Old dishes repurpose

Have a few extra garage sale or thrift store plates around for times when you give a cake or goodies to relatives or friends

Are you purging your belongings in the spirit of spring cleaning, or decluttering in general? Well, don't throw those old mismatched, outdated dishes in the "donate pile just yet! Plates, cups, bowls

This makes me want to go to the thrift store and buy up all of the dishes!

Have you wondered what to do with old dishes? Here are several creative crafts made from dishes that are super easy DIYs!

Awesome Plate Pedestals Mitzi Curi at Mitzi’s Collectibles created these beautiful plate pedestals from plates she discovered at flea market. A Window Valance Karen via Somewhat Quirky Design shares a picture of a wonderful window valance created from plates. That’s just so clever! A Plate Mosaic Chair Image via: Lab Household A Wall Art Anna at Florence Finds shares a project of three china plates getting the form of a wall art saying ‘EAT’ with a magic ingredient and that is none other…

Vintage silver plate has a way of adding up at thrift stores. Stacks of trays, platters, serving dishes, and even silverware can usually be found at most secondhand shops. Thankfully, there are plenty of fun ways to repurpose all those silver-plated items, and not all of them involve paint!

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Don't leave your unused place settings to gather dust in the attic. These old dishes DIY projects repurpose plates and platters into new and useful items.

Thrift store dishes repurpose ideas are so numerous it's easy to find one you can do yourself.

Get crafty with our step-by-step guide on how to decorate plates plus other decorating ideas and homeware buys from Red Online.