If there is one thing I often forget to do it is clean off the paint brushes. While I am no DIY expert I have been known to try to have a go at the very least. But more often than not I forget about the paint brushes I use and the go all stiff and unusable. So what can I do with an old stiff paintbrush? Well, it seems there are some very good ideas indeed…
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned Into Hangers
10 – Stiff and Hanging!
This amazing idea was first seen in my post “Top 10 Amazing Coat Hangers” and is still a great idea today. Nothing more required than a varnishing bush left out all night to go hard.
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned Into Super Heroes
9 – Super Stiff!
What better thing to turn all those old paint brushes into than a Super Hero! With just some simple paintwork and a touch of cloth, you to can be pretending to save the World!
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned Into Art
8 – The Stiff Old Ladies
This is the incredible work of artist, Rebecca Szeto who makes some rather amazing carvings and art from all her old paint brushes. Done in a 17th-century portraiture style they are well beyond anything I could make myself, but well worth seeing.
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned into Muppet
7 – Paint By Muppets
Everyone loves Beaker from the muppets! And so this idea for me was a real winner. Not just for the creative design, but also for the step by step making guide in the link!
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Recycled Paint Brushes Turned into paintings
6 – Painting, painting brushes!
With the spin of doing a painting on a painting bush, this recycling idea Artskrap over on ETSY is not only a great idea, not only a great piece of art that you can own, not only beautiful but also fantastic recycling as well.
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned into Vase
5 – Painting Vase
Not only do these upcycled paint brush vases look incredible, but they are also dead simple to make! What I love about these sorts of simple ideas is the creativity people use when coming up with the idea in the first place!
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned into a wreath
4 – Paint Wreath
With the festive season coming upon us thick and fast this recycled paintbrush wreath might not be such a bad at the idea at all! It looks great and is fairly simple to make as well.
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned into door Handles
3 – Stiff Handles
Why not spruce up your old kitchen draws or cupboards with this cool idea! Making great use of the original paint bush handles this idea isn’t just good, it is born of pure genius!
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Recycled Paint Brushes Turned Into clock
2 – Look at the time, it is paint-o-clock!
While I am sure these are new paint brushes the idea still stands. This amazing DIY clock has it all going on. Creativity, colour and dare I say it; a touch of designer class as well.
Recycled Paint Brushes Turned Into Chandelier
1 – The Hanger
When it comes to recycling design ideas Chez Marie Claire is most probably the Worlds best and this impressive paint brush chandelier shows exactly why. Simply amazing.