23 Ways to Repurpose Old And New Linens

I loved the colors in the cloth calendar, and it wasn't pricy so I bought it. There is nothing special about 1980 to me, but the cloth calendar sure looks good framed

If you’d rather not sew, this DIY pillow tutorial is the perfect way to make a new throw pillow for your home decor this season. It uses hemmed cloth napkins and fabric glue, and it only takes about 15 minutes to create

Another colorful project. I don't know who used placemats. I NEVER did. A good use fo them is as framed wall decor.

The beautiful fabric with the red and white design was cut from old curtain panels.

This is a seasonal DIY, but you can take this idea and cut out chicken shapes, letters, etc., and make a garland to display year-round.

My original 100-year-old back door with a cute little valance. These are two napkins. Don't you agree that they are the perfect size and look for that window

Another colorful cloth calendar tea towel. I guess these were really popular a long time ago! Like in 1979.

I came up with this idea a number of years ago and the pillowcase curtains are still hanging in our small bathroom.

The fabric for this chair seat cut from a shower curtain that used to hang in our bathroom.

I love vintage barkcloth and it is hard to find. The curtain panel was large enough to make a pair of curtains for the kitchen window.

Wrap vintage quilt stirps around a wreath form and add flowers to make a unique wreath.

Another pillowcase curtain idea. Add sticky decals to the curtains. Easy to apply and easy to change for a new look.

Gather old linens of various kinds and cut strips to tie onto jute string to make a garland.

Recover a vintage stool seat with a beautiful brocade fabric. This fabric was originally a curtain.

Here we have new kitchen dish towels from IKEA. Just hang them from curtain clips on a cafe rod to make stylish curtains.

Our eyes lite up when we saw this darling wood bistro chair. The curves and legs are just to die for. But the only issue was the old maroon vinyl seat cover.

This thrift store shower curtain find was a steal. The shower curtain was from World Market. The design looks great on the vintage bar stool.

Cut strips from new fabric squares to make a cute garland to hand anywhere in your home.

This is a fun project created with scrap wood, a vintage cutter quilt, and colorful pom-pom fringe.

 knew in an instant that they would make great pillow covers for our master bedroom. The colors were perfect and I knew they could be sewn into pillow covers with minimum effort! Also, the price was right – at $6.99 I

You can use colorful cloth napkins to re- cover chair seats and update all kinds of items around the house. I also used napkins to replace some of my old wall decor.

 re-purposed runner idea I came up with to still enjoy these napkins on the table, 

This love sign is perfect for Valentine's Day. Cut a heart from an old quilt.