Celebrating Earth Day with Repurposing Projects

Earth Day is coming up soon (although, really, isn’t every day Earth Day?)! I love a good celebration of recycling, upcycling, and repurposing to save our planet!

email about my love of recycling - thediybungalow.com
Remember this? From my IKEA Hack Trash and Recycling Center project.

In celebration of Earth Day, today and all week, I’m sharing my favorite DIY repurposing and upcycling projects.

I turned an old tripod into a floor lamp – and it looks a lot like one you can buy at Pottery Barn for $400+ more!

It's easy to make a tripod lamp. Here's how to make one from a surveyors tripod found at a thrift store! / thediybungalow.com

For the sports fan in your life, turn an old gym floor (or any old wood) into a headboard!

Turn an old gym floor into a headboard - Earth Day repurposing projects - thediybungalow.com

Old chairs’ fabric got you down? Here’s how to reupholster parsons chairs! Did I mention you don’t need to sew to do this?!?

How to reupholster parsons chairs - it's easy and you can do it in one afternoon! Earth Day repurposing projects - From thediybungalow.com

Can’t find a daybed you love or it’s too expensive? I had that problem, so I made a daybed out of old doors:

How to Build a Daybed from Old Doors - Earth Day repurposing projects - thediybungalow.com
This is the project that landed me in This Old House Magazine!

You can find extra cabinet doors at thrift stores and Habitat for Humanity ReStores for super-cheap! Grab one and turn the cabinet door into a memo board like this:

How to turn a cabinet door into a memo board - Earth Day repurposing projects - thediybungalow.com

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I’m a recovering lawyer. Join me on my DIY and organizing adventures!