20 Garden Junk Ideas Hiding in Your Kitchen

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Hey, garden junk fans! If you have a bunch of kitchen items sitting in your cupboards that never get used, why not give them a new life as garden art and decor? Here’s 20 simple ideas to make your garden unique.

For more repurposed and upcycled project ideas, also see the DIY Idea Bank.

Creative garden art and decor ideas made from kitchen stuff.

Garden Art & Decor Ideas Made from Kitchen Stuff

Garden junk art ideas hiding in your kitchen.

Unless you’re a real minimalist, you probably have stuff lurking in your kitchen cabinets that you have not used in years. If they don’t have some special sentimental (or other) value, why not turn some of it into garden decor? And yes, donating useful items is always a good option as well.

These ideas are all simple, probably pretty obvious, and do-able in an afternoon.

20+ Garden Junk Ideas from the Kitchen

A bundt cake pan makes a perfect umbrealla table planter.
Bundt cake pan

Bundt pans make excellent patio table planters. And muffin tins are fun for smaller succulents.

Vintage spoon fish by NevaStarr on Etsy
Spoon Fish

Vintage silver-plated fish windchime by NevaStarr Etsy Shop. Get a metal drill bit and make your own.

Turn a ceiling fan into a fabulous garden art dragonfly.
Ceiling Fan

Garden Art Dragonfly: The fan blades make perfect wings. Many other parts of the fan can be used as well.

A chandelier makes an excellent oriole feeder.
Chandelier

This one doesn’t require any DIY. Just hang it up and add orange slices.

Funky chandelier made from a kitchen collander.
Colander

Garden Art Chandelier: Use a mish-mash of old treasures for a shabby chic look. Colanders and other metal containers work great.

Crazy-fun idea: put kitchen cutlery inside an glass garden totem or bird bath.
Cutlery

Make a See-Through Garden Birdbath or Totem: Pick a theme and fill the containers.

Dress up a garden fence with old plates.
Dishes

Here’s my low-cost plate hanger tutorial. Makes it easy to hang them where you want them (indoors or outdoors).

Turn old dishes and serving plates into garden art flowers.
Dishes

Garden Art Dish Flowers: Use plates and other small dishes from the thrift store or your kitchen cabinets.

Using old dishes to decorate a garden planter.
Dishes and blue bottles

I like to use garden art to fill in the spaces while waiting for the flowers to grow.

Old doors and windows are fabulous in the garden.
Doors
Turn old kitchen drawer pulls into garden hose guards.
Kitchen Drawer Pulls

Kitchen Drawer Pull Hose Guards: protect your plants in style. I use these to keep the garden hose out of the flower beds.

Turn a knick-knack shelf into a hobbit house for the garden.
Knick-Knack Shelf

Any little cabinet with doors can convert into a little fairy or hobbit house.

A mirrored lazy susan makes interesting fence art.
Lazy Susan

How to Safely Use Mirrors in the Garden: Be safe and get artistic.

Old canning jars are useful for rooting plants in water.
Mason Jars

How to Grow Sweet Potato Vine from Cuttings: Great way to use mason jars.

Keep mason jars handy while tidying up the garden and keep any flower clippings for display.
Mason jars

I keep a jar handy while cleaning up the garden: great way to display flowers.

Glass pie plates are the right depth for bird baths and water feeders.
Pie Plate

Make a Water Feeder for Butterflies and Bees: Easy project, much-used by wild things.

Giant tea cups make great tipsy pots!
Tea cups and saucers

How to Make Tipsy Pots: A garden art favourite.

It doesn't get easier than this. A favorite tea cup and saucer can be super sweet as garden art.
Tea Cup and Saucer

This one is beautiful all on it’s own. But you could plant some pansies in it too. Or succulents.

Kitchen trivets and metal candle holders can dress up a garden fence or wall.
Trivets & Candle Holders

Hang them up and you have instant wall art.

Whisks and mixer blades are perfect for dish flower leaves.
Whisks & Mixer Blades – See the tutorial here
Turn wooden salad bowls into garden toadstools for your gnome.
Wooden Salad Bowls

DIY Garden Art Toadstools: give the gnomes some shade.

Use wooden spoons to create garden plant markers.
Wooden spoons

I hope you’ve found some repurposing ideas you want to try for your garden. When it comes to garden junk, if you love it: it works.

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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  1. Very inspiring, love your creativity… I’m just embarking on my love of metal sculptures and have discovered, YES she can weld! Look forward to seeing more of your creations

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