Rasmus and I have saved most of the corks from bottles of wine we’ve opened since we got married. 22 months of drinking wine adds up to quite a lot of corks. Until now they’ve been sitting in bowls and vases around the house. But today I went searching for some creative ideas beyond the usual pot holders for how to use them when we get back home again… vote for your favourite in the comments! (please don’t pick the chair… ;)
From top to bottom: cork place holders from a lavish affair, cork monograms from Re-nest, heart artwork from lovely morning, cork bath mat from Crafty Nest, cork armchair from Aaron Kramer’s flickr, cork stamp craft idea from (who else?) Martha Stewart, cork kitchen backsplash uploaded in the comments of this post on Houzz, cork wine glass charms from griggworks‘ etsy shop, cork Christmas trees from 4eyesandears‘ etsy shop, cork candle holder from two twenty one, cork notice board from young house love, cork wall art from an Anthropologie store, photo taken by life love larson.
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August 10, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Hannah
ooo I like the chair!
:)
My sister made a cork cork board once. It looked a bit weird tbh.
Maybe you can put your own twist on one of these and start an etsy shop yourself!
xxx
August 12, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Jen
Candle holders would be easiest. Chair would be coolest. I love the wine glass decoration which I reckon your creative flair would manage, however I have never actually been handed a wine glass with jewels and decorations to drink from. If you combined those with the little name holders you could have cork themed table decorations at your next soiree! This may be more of a question for Rasmus, but would it be possible to build a whole house out of corks?
August 12, 2011 at 7:49 pm
fionalynne
A whole house out of corks? We probably have enough… and certainly enough for a cork themed business too :) I probably will use them as dinner decorations some day, it could look fun to have all those corks everywhere!