New life for ladders
Ladders are versatile structures that can be tweaked into pretty much anything…Suspend them from the ceiling, hang them on the wall or let them stand naturally tall…then add a pinch of creativity to score amazing new functionality and style in an instant! Here’s a selection of 10+ hacky ideas to get those DIY juices flowing…Enjoy!
Beautiful D.I.Y project involving a ladder +2 wooden brackets from Italian daily ’Corriere della Serra’, DIY TUTORIAL HERE
Pics, clockwise from top left: HomeMadeSimple, Shelterness, Stylizimo, RedOnline
Sculpture made from reclaimed ladders, by Dutch Artist Chris Ruhe, spotted via Make
Suspended ladders provides great options for party décor, pics via here, here & here
Julie of blog ’Less Than Perfect life of Bliss’ shows you the way to score stylish ladder shelves in no time, DIY TUTORIAL HERE
Another set of D.I.Y Ladder shelves, spotted on ’RealSimple’, DIY TUTORIAL HERE
Ladders+LED=Ladder chandeliers designed by Studio Bertjan Pot, spotted via DesignBoom
Awesome idea from blog ’Rock That Horse’, check it out here
Spontaneous & decorative ladders add instant charm to any nook around the house, pics from left via here, here & here
Hang a ladder horizontally and score some instant bookshelves, pics via here
Ladders make awesome towel racks, such as spotted (from left) via here, here & here
I love the ladder shoe rack idea so much I went out today to the antique shop in town and found the perfect four step ladder for $7. Cant wait to add some color and set it up in the bedroom! Thanks for the great idea!
Hey Jessica! Glad you acted on a D.I.Y impulse! Good luck in setting it up;-D
This Is Insanely Amazing! So Surreal And Such A Wonderful Idea, I Might Have To Try This For My Bedroom! Thanks xD
Glad you like it Dan;-D
i have to try it all! these are great, and i think i know where to score some ladders!
Glad you like ’em Lacey! I really hope you get your hands on some ladders to give one or two hacks a go! Good Luck;-D
your many pix and ideas. Can’t wait to get started.
Good Luck Juanita;-D
Oh… now I am inspired! I especially love the ideas of the ladders sideways on the wall as shelving and used to hang children’s clothing. Next time a ladder appears out by the dumpster it’s mine!
Hey Karen, glad you like the ladder hacks! Good luck hacking;-D
Holy Moly Ladder Overload!! I love it!!
Hey Steph, glad you like it! Hope you get round to some ladder hacking of your own;-D
I’ve been repurposing 2 ladders (one tall, one short) on my front porch for several years. Now I’m inspired to bring them indoors and try these cool uses. It’ll be like getting new funky junk all over again! Just moving stuff from one local to another can be inspiring. Thanks!
That’s awesome Lolly! Keep up the good work;-D