Top 10 Creative Ideas to Repurpose Old Book

Top 10 Creative Ideas to Repurpose Old Book

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Coming up:

10. Stacked-Books Table Lamp
9, DIY Vintage Book Picture Frame
7. A Book Planter
6. Bookmarks from Old Book Spines
5. Vintage Book E-Reader Cover
4. Book Pages Paper Vase
3. Vintage Book as Custom Journal
2. Old Book Lamp Shade
1. Vintage Book Purse/Bag
Bonus: Invisible Book Shelf Made with, yup, Books

Source/Other reading:

[duranx]

I have my 100+lbs of my hubby's grandparents books carried from Austria in 1938, in German; and early 1950's nursing books. It hurts to know this and know I can't keep them all. Sell? They are not deemed as valuable. I am donating some, keeping some for family, but no one wants the clutter. Why not reuse/repurpose in some way? Thank you

[LWolf]

I like that lamp shade idea. Probably work pretty good with CFL or LED bulbs.

[Ginny]

As a prospective book conservator this hurts me. A lot!

Edit: Now I'm crying

[vaporwavevocap]

My uncle hollowed out an old outdated medical book to hide a gun in it.

[SUPREME]

I don't know but idea destroying books is hurting my brain 😤

[razoreye]

Neat but, for some reason making books into furniture or nick-knacks doesn't seem right.

[KelniusTV]

1. Read Them
2. Read Them
3. Read Them
4. Read Them
5. Read Them
6. Read Them
7. Read Them
8. Read Them
9. Read Them
X. Read Them

[qxydffz]

Is this for a people who don`t like to read?

[steckelton]

I can't the only one that just is confused that Today I found outs Simon Whistler teaching me DIY Book Ideas, right?

[marigeobrien]

Please tell me these are truly horrible books... ones that only made print because, at the time, finding decent authors was nearly impossible.  Tell me that.  Lie, if necessary.

[angelonieves]

destroying A book in general is a sign of self negligence and pure ignorance 

[butthurt]

Or maybe you could READ THE BOOK instead of destroying it
Or at least give it a dignified end by recycling it instead of turning it into some of this shitty junk