6 Surprising Ways To Recycle Your Old Shoes

Old shoes  tend to accumulate in our house. Boots, sandals, sneakers, high heels …  we no longer know what to do with them.

As time goes by, fashions vary and we get tired of them. Therefore, from an ideal complement they become a really bulky nuisance that we do not know where to place.

Fortunately, when it comes to decoration and recycling, there are very original ways to give them another use.

For this reason, we want to tell you what are the most original ideas that you can carry out to give that second life to both your high-heeled shoes and your boots. The results will be amazing.

Surprise yourself with these ideas and use them  soon in your home.

Recycle your old shoes

Boots like birdhouses

It is very common to combine everyday and normal objects in spaces that are out of the ordinary. That happens with boots that are used as bird feeders.

You can hook your shoes to a tree trunk in the garden and fill them with food so that the birds can supply themselves with the fruits and seeds that you give them. On the other hand, you can make a hanging shed with a boot combining wood and the structure of the footwear.

Flower vases

Another very simple and original way to use our old shoes is to turn them into pots for our garden. It does not matter if you have a small or large garden, the important thing is the decoration and the style you give it.

To get some original flower pots made from shoes or boots, you just have to add soil inside and plant what you want. Whether medicinal, ornamental or colored flowers. In addition, you can combine different species to achieve a more beautiful effect.

Decorative elements

Similarly, old shoes can be used to make great art decorations. From adding eyes to forming mouths to create a figure and thus decorate our wall.

You can also use them  as a container to store keys, for example. It all depends on your creativity.

Decorate stools with boots

By this we mean putting a pair of boots and a cowboy on the legs of the stools. This will create the feeling that the chair has a pair of legs.

Heels like book holders

Nothing more chic than using old heels as a book holder.  It is very original and does not require any effort on your part. If you see that they are very destroyed, you can give them a coat of paint to improve their appearance.

Shoes or boots as lamps

Another way we can recycle our old shoes is to make lamps out of them . You can use shoes or boots for this, and you only need to create an opening so that the light comes out more beautifully and evenly.

As you can see, these are some ideas that you can carry out to use your old shoes and thus give a special touch to your home. A great way to recover these items that always end up in the trash.

Recycle shoes

If you are still sure that you want to get rid of your old shoes, we will tell you how to recycle them properly.  Sometimes we believe that we dispose of our objects well, and we err in the choice of the container.

First of all, think that they can be fixed if we take them to a specialist shoemaker. Today’s abusive consumption makes us immediately part with our belongings and  look for an immediate replacement. This fosters a consumer culture.

If you are looking to recycle them in the container, there is no specific one.  Ideally, donate it to organizations so that the most disadvantaged people can have second-hand shoes and clothing.

As you can see, there are some perfect, simple and very original ideas for making crafts.  Combine the tools, your knowledge and imagination to get articles that will surprise everyone.