It doesn't matter if you sleep on the finest satin or sateen, or if cotton, tee shirt material, or flannel sheets are more your style, once they become worn, it's time to figure out what to do with them. Read this instructive article and learn about 10 smart ways how to recycle your old bed sheets! 1. Make Draft Stoppers for Your Outside DoorsI use draft stoppers on my outside doors all year around. At least, when I'm running the furnace or the AC. They are not only great for keeping the cold winter wind out, but the sweltering summer heat as well! Old flannel bed sheets are the best material for draft stoppers. You can use the flannel to make the outside casings and the inside filler as well. 2. Recycle Bed Sheets- Patch or Replace Inner Pants PocketsMen's pants pockets are more likely to need patched or replaced than women's. That's because they keep coins, pocket knives, and other items in their pockets that wear the fabric thin. Old cotton bed sheets work amazingly well for this purpose. 3. Tear Bed Sheets Into Strips and Make Rag RugsAnother smart way how to recycle your old bed sheets is to make rag rugs out of them. Any material- cotton, tee shirt material, flannel, or even satin or sateen would all make gorgeous rugs that would feel good on your tootsies. 4. Turn Bed Sheets Into Covers for Tractors, Autos, Antiques, and More!I recycle some of my sheets by using them in the garage and attic. I cover my tractor, lawn mower, barbecue grill, old furniture, and other items. The sheets keep them free from dirt, dust, bird droppings, et cetera. It doesn't matter what material the bed sheets are made from. All fabric seems to work well for this purpose. 5. Sew Old Bed Sheets Into Window CurtainsHave you priced window curtains lately? Just like everything else, they've gone up in price! Besides that, sometimes it's hard to find a pattern you like. That's why, if you're handy with a sewing machine, turning old sheets into window curtains is one of the smartest ways to recycle them. Cotton would be the best material for this project. Even if your old bed sheets are plain white, you can spiff them up by dying them and/or adding ruffles, fringe, appliqués, et cetera. 6. Protect Outside Plants With Old Bed Sheets Recycle your old bed sheets by using them to cover your garden plants, flowers, and bushes before a frost. Around here, I keep several worn sheets folded and stacked for such occasions. Whenever I hear "Frost Warnings" on the TV or radio in the fall, we make sure to cover and protect our greenery that night. Just be sure to remove the bed sheets first thing in the morning so your plants can get sunlight. 7. Recycle Your Old Bed Sheets- Cover Picnic TablesOne of my thriftiest sisters-in-law uses her old bed sheets to cover their picnic tables. Everytime I go over to her house for a cook out, their tables are covered in all kinds of bright colors and patterns. Once, I even ate lunch on a Mutant Ninja Turtle "table cloth"! It was fun, and definitely a conversation starter! 8. Cotton Bed Sheets Make Cool Chair Covers Another smart way how to recycle your old sheets is to turn them into covers for stuffed fabric or leather chairs. I like fabric-covered furniture, and leather as well. But, when the weather turns warm, these same comfortable chairs can be hot to sit on. I remedied the problem by folding top sheets and using them to cover the seats and backs. Cool cotton sheets work the best. 9. Use Old Bed Sheets for Real Christmas Tree SkirtsWhen I was young, getting a pine to be used as our Christmas tree was always a family event we looked forward to. Mother would get a white sheet out of her stash, and we'd spread it around the stand after the tree was up. The sheet worked better than a tree skirt because it was large enough to catch the needles that fell. It was a breeze cleaning up after Christmas. All we had to do was carefully fold the sheet up and take it outside and shake the needles off. 10. Turn Old Bed Sheets Into Rags You can also recycle your old bed sheets into rags. Satin or sateen materials don't work well, but the rest are useable. All you need to do is cut the sheets into ample squares- remove the elastic first, if applicable- and you'll have plenty of rags for cleaning windows, dusting, polishing, washing items off, working in the garage, et cetera.
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