The development of technology has led to the fact that the once popular records are no longer used for its intended purpose. In our time, they collect and use to decorate the room. The latter option will allow people to express their imagination and originality to decorate the room in vintage style. It's enough to find the necessary material and explore ideas on the use of old turntable.
Content
- interesting ideas
- Useful capacity
- original lamps
- Alternative embodiments use
interesting ideas
In order to breathe new life into the old vinyl discs, you need to be creative and to take advantage of interesting ideas of authors from around the world.
By using unusual methods can make at home unique decorations that give the interior individuality.
Useful capacity
In most cases, decorators used records for the manufacture of various vases, dishes, pots for indoor plants, bird feeders and other useful things in life. These simple items can decorate not only premises, but also the room in a kindergarten or school. Original ideas:
- Pot Flower. For the manufacture of such containers need to be hung on a phonograph record included electric. It should wait until softening material. Once this happens, the vinyl disc gently shift in pre-prepared form (the old flower pot), then beautifully folded edge and allowed to solidify the material. At the end of the finished container is carefully removed from the mold.
- A plate of fruit. Independently make such capacity is quite simple. To this heated shellac and give it any shape. The work can be performed using any tools at hand. Then take a glass or a wine glass, whose bottom leg is lubricated with glue. The bottom of the tank is applied to frozen and awaiting drying inflicted composition.
- Bird feeders. This simple and useful product can make from 2 vinyls and a simple plastic bottle. The first step is heated and deformed plate. As long as they are cooled and solidified, the capacity of a carbonated drink filled food. Then one vinyl disc is glued to the bottom of the bottle, and the other is put on the neck. Finished bird feeder hung on the nearest tree or balcony.
- Flower vase. For its manufacturing record is put in hot water and kept there until softening material. It is important to monitor the temperature that vinyl does not become too runny. After that, put on and take termoperchatki plate. Gently bend the edge of the workpiece, giving it the shape of a vase. The product is cooled and used as intended.
original lamps
Of records can make different decorations for the lamp. With their help, will be able to transform the damaged lighting unit time in the original piece of furniture. product options:
- Lampshade for a lamp. Make it possible to records by heating in an oven. This should be no more than 2 minutes at a temperature of 110 degrees. Softened vinyl carefully removed from the oven and flex, giving the shape of the lampshade. Once the material has cooled down, doing a hole in it for wires and cartridge. After that, the finished part is attached to the lighting device. Such a product can be deformed by exposure to incandescent bulbs, so the use of LEDs is better.
- The holder for the light. He will be appropriate, if used for framing the fixture cylindrical shape. The process of creating the holder to begin drilling three or four holes in the vinyl disc. You also need to remove the middle part of the plate. The diameter of the hole should match the size of the cylinder. Similarly fed with three other vinyl discs. All preform is put on the lighting fixture and is fixed at a short distance from each other by a thin metal rod.
- Round lamp. For its production takes a metal frame, made in the form of spheres. To her neatly glued previously cut in half and bent records. The finished product is fixed on a stand and placed inside the lighting unit, or a small lamp.
Alternative embodiments use
Of unnecessary records can make more original products.
They can be applied to decorate the room and create a cozy atmosphere in it.
Alternative ideas for the application of old vinyl records:
- Wall Clock. Is applied to the plate of the selected image. It can be silhouettes of people, buildings or plants. The material is then heated slightly and carefully cut unnecessary portion. To the central hole and attach arrows clockwork. At the end of the deal numbers and decorate the finished product.
- Coffee table. For its production form the frame of thick wire. If there is no desire or ability to do the job, then you can buy ready-made basis. By its upper part is attached shellac. The finished product can be placed near the bed and placed it on the small essentials.
- Wall decor and ceiling. If the room is done in a vintage style that little bit extra for it will serve as records. They must be carefully attached to the wall or to stick to the ceiling. It is important to choose a suitable location for the vinyl disc, otherwise they will only clutter the room, and not to decorate it.
If the apartment was overlooked several records, should not immediately throw them in the trash. Of these useless items, you can make beautiful exclusive things. If to be creative and design talent, you can make original decoration for the home.
