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12 Stunning Ways to Repurpose Vintage Glass

April 21, 2021 by Amanda Leave a Comment

Do you have a bunch of old glass bottles laying around your home? Don’t throw them away! Instead, check out these cool ideas on how to repurpose old glass bottles throughout your home.

Pickledbarrel.com is THE place to find rustic charm and repurposing projects that look great and are a blast to do. Find ways to completely transform antiques into modern decor. Get started with these repurposing ideas for vintage glass.
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How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

Here is a tea light holder made from a green glass insulator and a rusty bed spring. The two together have a great industrial  look that is really unique.

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

By simply wrapping an insulator with floral wire and adding a handle to hang it from, you can make a lovely garden lantern like the one shown here. The bottom of the insulator is filled with sand, and then a tea light is added.

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

This insulator was purchased at a thrift shop for $1. Turn it upside down into a metal stand and add an old key {painted black} tied on with rustic twine. It makes an awesome candle holder!

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

A vintage glass insulator is used to house the light bulb in an industrial pipe table lamp. This is a great DIY project!

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

Two might be better one: this version of an industrial style pipe lamp uses two vintage insulators.

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

I love the look of these pendant lights made from repurposed insulators!

Insulator Pendant Lights Lamps & Lights Recycled Glass

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

Create a cool centerpiece from vintage insulators and a piece of reclaimed barn wood. The insulators are lit with a string of battery operated lights. Greenery and winterberries hide the wires from the lights.

Interesting insulators

A pair of rustic industrial table lamps fashioned from vintage insulators and railroad screws are quite unique.

Isolavis Lamps Lamps & Lights

Combine a vintage insulator with a chrome shade for a modern take on an industrial pendant light. Love the clean-lined look.

Vintage Glass Insulator with Chrome Shade Pendant Lighting Pendant Lighting

A similar pendant to the previous one uses a spun brass shade instead of chrome. Which is your favorite?

For another garden use, try turning an insulator into a hanging planter for small plants.

Insulator Planter

Vintage glass insulators happen to be the perfect size for planting succulents! Small rubber “feet” were added to the bottoms of the insulators to help them stand. These would be lovely displayed in a kitchen window!

How To Repurpose Old Glass Bottles

I hope these ideas on how to repurpose old glass bottles have inspired you for your next DIY project! Looking for more glass projects? Check out my post on why I love glass block crafts.

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