Second Time Around: Repurposing Your Wine Bottles
During the holiday season, doesn’t it seem everything goes down a little better with a sip of wine? (Ok, maybe not just during the holiday season.) Regardless, with the holidays in full festive bloom, you’re bound to have a few empty wine bottles around the house after a gathering or two. Instead of tossing them into recycling bins, consider how you may be able to repurpose them around your home. Between their unique shades of glass and artful labels, empty wine bottles can be just as distinct as full ones in the rack. Take a glance at the following photos to discover some new ways to rethink your wine bottles. Bottoms up!
In many cases, the same types of displays created with unopened bottles of wine work just as well with empties. Instead of tossing the bottle that you pull and finish from this line-up, stick it right back where it came from. The glass itself will carry its own allure, and hopefully each empty bottle a story to remember.
This specific wine bottle candelabra is sold at Sundance, but you can easily make one yourself at home. That’s the great thing about wine bottles: they can double as anything from candle holders to vases.
We’ve all popped that bottle of champagne or opened that aged bottle of wine for a celebratory event. Remember those times by framing the cork in a shadow box. Memories for years to come!
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