Calling all home decor addicts: 5 funky DIY tips to recycle old tyres

Aworn-out tyre need not drive you into the cribbing mode. Before you think of discarding it, take a look at these super cool and trendy do-it-yourself ideas and put your old throw-away tyre to creative use. You can also hunt your neighbourhood junkyard and buy a few worn-out tyres at cheap rates that can be turned into statement decor pieces.

From peppy planters to a quirky table, options abound for those who want to recycle old tyres. Remember, you would also be doing your bit for the environment by re-using old tyres as they are one of the largest and the most difficult to manage waste items.

Toptable
Paint two tyres. Place one on top of the other. Get a glass cut in round size, bigger than the size of the tyres. Place it on top of the tyres and your centre table is ready.

Fun planters
How about turning your tyres into planters? Paint tyres in colourful hues and use them to pot plants in your garden area.

What a display
Take eight tyres and paint them in bright colours. Arrange the tyres on top of each other as shown in the picture and place a painted wooden slab on top of it. Use this to exhibit your decor pieces.

Swingin’
If your neighbourhood has trees, then you can become a favourite among the kids. Paint a tyre in fun hues and hang it with a strong rope on a sturdy branch to make a swing for them.

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