5 ideas for a garage and workshop
A real master’s workplace is always intelligently equipped: all tools are in their places; materials are laid out so that they are convenient to take; practical furniture, good lighting… And of course, in the arrangement of a comfortable working space, PVC pipes will also be useful to us.
Storing small items
Everyone who has happened to look for a screw or a screwdriver that has disappeared somewhere knows that this is far from a trifle. For small tools and small parts, so that they are no longer lost, you can make practical stands from scraps of polypropylene pipes:
Similar structures, only from pipes with a larger diameter, are easy to build and for storing materials — slats, bars, metal fittings, etc.
Please note that the structures can be both vertical and horizontal-depending on the available free space and your ideas about convenience.
Shelving and storage systems
But you can’t put everything that can be stored in the master’s bins into pipe stands, so a rack in a garage or workshop is an irreplaceable thing.
In order to always have order on the shelf, it is convenient to use containers of various sizes and make shelves immediately based on them. Containers are easy to sign, and it will be immediately clear where everything is.
Garbage containers
Well, how about without them? There will be garbage in the workshop in any case, and it is much more pleasant if it is convenient to clean it. And from PVC pipes, you can make a stand for a garbage bag or a cart for a bucket (container).
Here, I think, everything is extremely simple and clear from the photo, this idea does not need additional explanations.
Let there be light!
Good lighting is also necessary for comfortable work. And if there is no ready-made lamp, but there are scraps of polypropylene pipes, a wire, an electric plug and a cartridge, a light bulb and crazy handles, nothing prevents you from making a suitable lighting device yourself.
If you are a creative person, such simple models are unlikely to appeal to you, but everything is in your hands!
Comfortable furniture
At a minimum, a table and a chair are needed, you will agree. After all, many people spend a lot of time in the workshop or garage, and there is no way to do without furniture there. For example, here is such a:
Although those who wish can add something “more serious” — for greater comfort and convenient rest. For example, here are such chairs:
But since we are talking about furniture, let’s go from the garage to the house and see what homemade PVC pipes can be useful to us there.
5 ideas for a country house
Do not rush to close the page! Yes, I know that many people find the idea of using polypropylene pipes in the design of their home strange and not particularly attractive. But believe me, there are ideas that are worth at least looking at.
I chose from all the variety offered by the Internet only the most (in my opinion, of course) unusual ways of using PVC pipes in a country house.
Screens and partitions
A similar idea was at the very beginning of the selection, when it came to fences and garden screens. And now take a look at how it can be implemented in the interior:
In my opinion, it turns out very worthy. It is easier to make a screen from pipes of the same diameter, but “lace” comes out more interesting from rings of different sizes, of course. And you can also do this:
The option shown in the photo on the right may not be suitable for every interior, but it is worth recognizing: the idea is interesting and deserves attention.
Interior decor
If you do not risk taking up large-scale work right away, you can first practice on small decorative elements — frames, panels, etc.The technology of their manufacture is similar, but here the amount of work is smaller, and you can choose an option that does not require fitting in an area strictly limited by frames. Here, for example:
You can’t immediately say that the same polypropylene pipes served as the material for these crafts, right?
Unusual lamps
But this is definitely not an idea for beginners — to implement it, you need certain skills and time for experiments: I doubt that everything will work out on the first attempt. But the result…
As you can see, these lamps are fundamentally different from those that were intended for a garage or workshop (although, in fact, the choice depends not only on the purpose of the room, but also on its interior as a whole).
Yes, it will not be too easy to implement such an idea, but it may inspire someone.
Wine storage Rack
I paid attention to these racks, because the last season was a wine-making season: there were so many berries and fruits that there was no way to cope with them in any other way. And then, of course, I had to think about the device of my own wine cellar…
By the way, the idea of a narrow rack (as in the photo on the left) can be adapted for other needs — such sections will be useful both in the kitchen and in the bathroom. The only nuance that confuses me in such a design is the difficulties with cleaning: here’s how to wipe the dust here, I wonder?..
Kitchen trivia
Returning from the heights of design thought to everyday trifles, I want to show you what can be made from PVC pipe scraps for a country kitchen. It seems to be mere trifles, but every housewife knows that comfort and convenience often depend on such “trifles”.
As you can see, the possibilities of polypropylene pipes are almost limitless. But the selection contains only a part of the ideas of their possible use! I hope it didn’t take too long, you didn’t have time to get tired and found something useful and interesting for yourself. If you realize any idea, share the result and impressions in the comments, agreed?