We all love a new perfume, but what happens to those beautiful bottles when the fragrance is finished? Don’t throw them away just yet. You can repurpose these beautiful glass bottles into useful home decor items and gifts.
Here is a handy guide to help you upcycle your empty perfume bottles and give them new life.
1. Candle Holders
Empty perfume bottles, especially those with a wider neck, make excellent candle holders. Find a candle that fits snugly in the opening, and make a table centrepiece with bottles of different sizes for maximum effect.
2. Mini Vase
Fragrance bottles are perfect for single blooms or mini bouquets of fresh flowers. Consider using silk flowers to make permanent floral decorations. Rinse the bottle well before use to remove any perfume residue.
3. Jewellery Storage
Scent bottles can be used in various ways to store your jewellery elegantly:
- Slip rings over narrow necks for easy access.
- Use tall bottles for delicate necklaces. Thread the necklace through the opening and let it hang inside. This prevents tangles and looks good, too.
- Drop small earrings into an empty perfume bottle to prevent them from getting lost. They’ll also make a nice display on your dressing table.
4. Reed Room Diffuser
Use essential oils to fill an empty perfume bottle with one of your favourite scents. Add some diffuser reeds (available at craft stores) for an easy DIY room diffuser.
5. Fairy Light
Thread fairy lights into a used fragrance bottle to create a magical night light. Use it to create a romantic ambience on your dinner table, or cluster a few around your bathtub for a relaxing soak.
6. Pot Pourri Holder
Fill empty perfume bottles with dried flowers, leaves, and herbs. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oils for the ideal DIY scent creator. Place them in bathrooms, cupboards, or anywhere else that needs a boost of floral fragrance.
7. Decorative Plant Holder
Use small bottles as holders for small succulents or air plants. Fill the bottom with stones or pebbles for drainage. Place on window sills for a lovely display.
8. Chic Cosmetic Storage
Transfer cosmetics from their plastic storage containers to empty perfume bottles. They are also great for travel-size packaging for creams, lotions, shampoos, conditioners and more.
9. Tech Organiser
For those who can’t live without their gadgets and attachments, use larger perfume bottles as handy tech organisers. Pop your wireless earbuds directly into the bottle. For wired ones, drop in the earbud and carefully wind the cord around the neck of the bottle to ensure they don’t get tangled.
10. Personalised Gifts
Make unique gifts for your loved ones from empty perfume bottles. Clean and refill them with bath oils, bath salts, or even notes of appreciation. Decorate with acrylic paint, beads, glitter, or ribbons to further personalise the bottle for that special person in your life.
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