There’s always time for wine.

 

Sometimes a glass of wine is just what I need after a long, stressful day. Sometimes a glass of wine brings old friends together to laugh about fun times. Sometimes a glass of wine is the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion. And sometimes after all of these glasses of wine you have a lot of leftover wine bottles. So why not use them to decorate your home?!

As you’ll see from the photos in this post, maybe you should think twice before recycling the wine bottles that you finish. I fell hard for the wine bottle chandelier pictured above a few years ago when I saw it in a Pottery Barn catalog. Unfortunately, I don’t think that they sell it anymore - but it is definitely something that someone very handy could probably make on their own. If you’re one of those handy people let me know, maybe we can work out some kind of deal ;)

The wine lights below definitely may be on the easier do-it-yourself scale. DIY expert Shannon Quimby wrote up some instructions for OregonLive.com if you’re interested in how to bring these lights into your dining room.

 

From the more difficult DIY to something so simple and pretty - using old wine bottles as vases. Clean those suckers out, take off the label, and voila! you have beautiful vases for your flowers.

 

 This is also a very fun idea, wrapping old wine bottles with string or twine. These make colorful accents to any room, and I really like how these are lined up under a television for a fun pop of color.

 

Another great mantle piece - putting a string of lights into the wine bottles. What a cool way to add a sparkle to a room.

 

What about bringing your wine bottles BACK to the table? The bottle opening is the perfect size to hold a candle, and this brings such an elegant touch to your table.

 

Rethinking throwing your wine bottles in the trash? Let us know how you plan on repurposing your old wine bottles.