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12 Gorgeous Projects Made With Towels

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Here are some gorgeous  projects that can be made by repurposing new or old towels.

12 Gorgeous projects that repurpose dish towels

Maybe you have some towels that are  a bit frayed but you don’t want to cut them up and use them as rags. Or perhaps you found some really cute tea towels.  Hopefully this collection of ideas will inspire you to make something new out of those towels.

kitchen towel made into an apron

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This apron was made from a kitchen towel – see how at Then She Made…

tablecloth made from dish towels| Beach Vintage

I’ve always wanted to do this. Beach Vintage made this cute tablecloth from a package of 12 dish towels!

bedskirt made from towels via BHG

I had to include this project even though it doesn’t use dish towels – they’re bath towels. It’s just such a creative idea I couldn’t leave it out. See how to make this easy no sew bed skirt at Better Homes & Gardens

skirt made from dish towels via lil blue boo

How adorable is this skirt made from dish towels!!  Go to lil blue boo for the tutorial

pet bed made from dish towels via Martha Stewart

Make a pet bed with using 2 same sized  towels via Martha Stewart

cafe curtains made from dish towels

Add some clips to some cute dish towels for easy cafe curtains via Southern Living

pretty banner made from vintage tea towels

If you have cute towels with too many stains cut them up and make a banner! via Vintage Bag Lady

tea towel sewing machine cover

Here’s a really easy sewing machine cover from Martha Stewart

framed tea towel art

If you find a really cute towel you can frame it like House 8810.

bag made from a vintage tea towe| A Sort Of Fairytale

A Sort Of Fairytale made this bag from a vintage strawberry print dish towel

stool covers made from dish towels| In My Own Style

You could make stool covers with dish towels like these from In My Own Style

Pillow made from a Target kitchen towel

Some of you may remember this pillow I made from a Target dish towel. I still have it!

Which is your favorite?

Comments

  1. Leann says

    February 5, 2014 at 6:05 am

    Great ideas! My favorite is the bag – I think it’s the print on the towels that draws me in.

    Have a wonderful day my friend!
    Leann

  6. [email protected] says

    February 5, 2014 at 9:07 am

    Like you, I’ve been wanting to make that tablecloth. I don’t have the right kind of table to make this work but I think I would us it as a table cover at a picnic,

    These ideas are all adorable. I think what makes so many of them special is the choice of towel rather than the actual execution. I wish I could find towels like these! Your pillow is perfect!!

  9. Debbie says

    February 6, 2014 at 8:05 am

    I kept changing my mind as to a favorite thing. Finally just decided that I liked all of them. That tablecloth is awesome, IMO. I also love the framed one. I think I’m going to copycat that one first since it doesn’t require a sewing machine.

    • Manuela says

      February 6, 2014 at 5:42 pm

      I really want to make the tablecloth and I’ve been collecting dish towels for it for a while now. But I have to pull out the sewing machine… 🙂 I don’t think hot glue would work for that project!

  11. Susan says

    February 6, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    I love love love the banner! I love to find vintage towels in thrift shops and estate auctions. Making a banner from the ones that are too stained to sell is a great idea!

  14. Mel @ brokeGIRLrich says

    February 13, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    That purse is adorable. I would absolutely buy that somewhere – although I’m sure the thriftier version would be to make it myself ;o) The curtains are pretty awesome too. What a great collection!

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