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How to Use Scrap Wallpaper
Thu 16 Apr 2009 - 08:24
How to Use Scrap Wallpaper
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Thomas_B._Chuong]Thomas B. Chuong
There is no need adding on to the amount of garbage sitting in landfills when you are stuck with scrap wallpaper when you can learn how to use scrap wallpaper in many more ways. Even though you may not need it anymore or you've completed the project you were doing you should consider saving it as there are many ways in which you can utilize wallpaper, and not just on your walls.
If you have a plain old tin sitting around that you can't think of how to use it consider putting some wallpaper around the outer layer of the tin. This will allow you to spice up an unused tin as well as use some of the wallpaper you have lying around. Now you've designed yourself a great waste bin or a container for other items to go throughout your home.
Many people are known for just throwing away things that they no longer need and this can be something that is causing the huge affects on the environment. Wallpaper itself is something that can be used anywhere in your home on anything. It is very durable and can withstand a lot so why not use it.
Within your kitchen and bathroom you are guaranteed to have a few drawers throughout so why not use your scrap wallpaper to line these. Place your scrap wallpaper onto the bottom of your drawers and now you will have a drawer that has lining that matches other areas of your home. This is a great way to help keep the drawers clean and also reuse some of that wallpaper lying around.
Now many people wouldn't think of using scrap wallpaper to create lampshades but it is something that can be done. Simply place your scrap wallpaper over the lampshade that is currently in use hot gluing on and if you'd like to go one step further you can plead the wallpaper so it has a ribbed feel and look to it. This can really help match your lamps with the rest of your room.
There is literally hundreds of ways that you can learn how to use scrap wallpaper throughout your home making it a great option for many who want to stop throwing away everything imaginable. By reusing simple things such as wallpaper you are minimizing the amount of waste coming out of your home and doing your part to help save the environment.
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