14 Recycle & Reuse Decor Ideas That Are Eco-Friendly

Do you want to decorate your home in an eco-friendly way? If so, you’re in luck! There are many ways to recycle and reuse old items to create beautiful and unique DIY eco-friendly decor. Today, I will share 14 of our favorite eco-friendly decor ideas. This includes a flower arrangement, saving packing materials, recycled wine corks, and my favorite recycled tin can projects.

As I have shared many times, I am a waste not kind of girl. I get an idea for a project and often don’t wait for a trip to town to purchase the proper supplies. Therefore, I make do with what I can find around the house.

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Recycle Ideas For Eco-Friendly Decorating

This post idea began because I wanted to arrange some new flowers I had received.

I realized I had no styrofoam to hold the stems and quickly searched for alternative supplies.

Tin cans rarely make it to my recycle bin. I have a million uses for them.

Recycle Tin Can Projects

Here are a few of my favorite ways to recycle tin cans.

More Aluminum Can Recycling Ideas

Patriotic Star Garland / Tin & Aluminum Can Plant Pockets / Aluminum Can Flower Wreath

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Recycled Materials Flower Arrangement

Here is a step-by-step tutorial for using recycled materials for a flower arrangement.

First, there is always a supply of tin cans for any project and some grocery store plastic bags.

In addition, I had a bag of leftover shredded filler that I had saved from Christmas. You may see that I’m a waste not kind of girl.

Eco-friendly Decorating with a Flower Arrangement

The tin can was perfect for the center stem, and the grocery store plastic bags held the stems straight when firmly packed into the containers.

The shredded paper was reused to hold the containers steady, and then new Spanish moss was added to cover the filler. A step-by-step video for arranging the flowers can be seen here.

This video shows how to make these recycled Wine Cork Hearts.

You can also see details about this Faith Print in my Store.

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Fall Decor From Recycled Materials

There are many ways to use recycled materials for stylish Fall decorating, and here are a few more favorites.

More Tin Can Recycle Projects

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Additional DIY Eco-Friendly Seasonal Decor Ideas

Another seasonal favorite was adding napkins to tin cans and creating this fun centerpiece. See all the details here in this Spring Tablescape Post.

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Recycled Faux Tree

Even this worn-out ficus tree was allowed a new life when fresh blossoms saved it. Here is How to Save a Faux Ficus Tree!

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Recycle Wine Corks – Sustainable Decor Idea

There are so many ways to recycle wine corks that are sustainable and eco-friendly. I’ve used wine corks for coasters and trivets and so much more.

Here is a video tutorial to make this triple heart made from wine corks, and you can see how to make flowers from corks in this post.

See this easy DIY Wine Cork Christmas Tree Tutorial.

And you can see how to make wine cork flowers on this Instagram video.

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Paper Garland by UpCycling Coffee Filters

This is a favorite holiday project. However, it would be a beautiful project for a summer brunch, a wedding table, a shower table, etc. See How to Make a Table Garland from Coffee Filters Here.

Recycled Scrap Fabrics for Sustainable Pillow Covers

Another way to recycle and reuse is to save your scrap fabrics. This could be favored baby clothes, sports clothing, or other fabrics from previous projects.

You can make unique one-of-a-kind pillow covers using these fabrics. There are so many options, and here are a few sustainable DIY eco-friendly pillow cover ideas.

• Heart Ticking Fabric Pillow Cover & you can see the video tutorial also.
• Spring Flower Pillow Cover.
• Patriotic Star No-Sew Pillow Cover.
• Easy Decorative Fall Pillow cover.
• Cutest Recycled Pillow Covers
• Pumpkin Pillow Cover from scrap fabrics
• Christmas Tree Scrap Fabric Pillow Cover

Bonus Recycle Reuse Projects

• Thanksgiving Table Centerpiece Idea
• How To Build A Shabby Chic Kitchen Cabinet with reclaimed windows
• Thrift Store Upcycle Peg Rail Shelf
• How To Make A Decorative Box with Napkin Decoupage
• 19 Ways To Upcycle Vintage Picture Frames
• DIY Shiplap Tree from reclaimed lumber

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