10 Most Random Objects You Can Turn into Apartment Furniture and Decoration

10 Most Random Things You Can Turn into Apartment Decor

Here are some DIY projects that are destined to be conversation starters. Add something unique and different to your apartment decor without shelling out the big bucks. Here are some projects from around the web that will give you inspiration.

1. London Telephone Stand

Transforming a traditional telephone box will transport you to Europe every time you sit down. 

2. Trash Can

Who would have thought that trash cans could be transformed into amazing chairs?

3. Wine bottles

Your used wine bottles can have a second life as part of an original chandelier.

4. Wheeled pallet

It is not impossible to turn a basic wood pallet into an amazing piece of furniture like this coffee table.

5. Pool table

Your pool table can easily play the role of a dinner table when necessary.

6. Vintage clock

Analog vintage clocks are not a thing of the past: they can not only be used to embellish your walls, but also be transformed into an amazing coffee table with a romantic side.

7. Unicycle

Stabilizing them is obviously mandatory, but once you do that you can have safe and original bar stools made from unicycles.

8. Pickup tailgate

Your porch or balcony could surely use a trendy bench like this one, made of and old pickup tailgate.

9. Old CDs

Old CDs can be used to much more than just wall decoration, they can actually be turned into modern chairs like this one.

10. Old drum barrel

Turn an old drum barrel into a couch, according to your personal style and taste.

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DIY HOME DECOR: Lego Piece Family Portrait

Cute Lego Family Portrait: DIY for your Apartment Home!

If photo shoots make you cringe, then Lisa's Lego-themed family portrait might be more up your alley. It's cute, but not TOO cute. See how she did it....

What You Need

Materials

• Lego Minifigures
• IKEA Ribba Frame
• Heavy Cardboard
• Command Strips

Tools

• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Hot Glue Gun

Instructions

1. To make the mini figurine family, choose the right hair, heads, bodies and legs (and dogs!) from your Lego stash.

Tip: If you don't have quite the right pieces, hit up the Lego Replacement Parts department for anything else you need. It takes about a week in the mail to get them from Denmark.

2. Using the basic Ikea Ribba frame as a jumping-off point, first create a shadow box. Cut 1/2" "spacers" from heavy cardboard and wrapped them in plain white paper (using a glue stick). Hot glue the spacers to the inside edges of the frame, directly behind the glass.

3. To get the Lego people to sit flush in the frame, use stacked Command Strips on the back of each figure and attach them to a sheet of paper. Once everything is in place, insert the new artwork in the frame, and attach the back of the frame with more hot glue.

How to Clean The Things Everyone Always Forgets to Clean #NewYearCleaning

I'm always more motivated to deep clean in January than I am in the spring. While I always clean the big things, like closets, these eight quick project ideas are a good reminder that small stuff counts too.

1. If you haven't cleaned your lamp shades recently (or ever), here's a smart, one-minute tip from The Creek Line House.
   
2. Rid your stylish coffee mugs of unstylish coffee stains with this baking soda recipe from DIY Cleaning Products.
   
3. Make this the year you start actually sterilizing your kitchen sponges. Here's one quick way to do it from The Kitchn.
   
4. I've never cleaned my mattress past a simple vacuuming, but this lavender & baking soda recipe from Make It Do is a great idea.
   
5. My bathroom faucets are currently sparkling, thanks to the paper towel & vinegar trick in the post from Plumber Surplus.
   
6. Right now, I use baking soda and vinegar to clean my garbage disposal, but I want to try these genius Lemon Vinegar Ice Cubes.
   
7. If you have baskets that look a bit dusty, try this tutorial from eHow on how to properly clean them.
   
8. If you keep meaning to clean your humidifier, but haven't done it, you should. It may be gross now, but it will be sparkling after you do the steps in thisApartment Therapy post.