Washing machine drums are interesting looking pieces of equipment, but what are they good for once your washing machine has spun its last cycle? Well, quite a number of things. I’ve seen them used as planters, made into gorgeous glowing tables,and now esprit cabane has made one into a very stylish ottoman on wheels, with full instructions.
Can you think of anything else you can make with an old washing machine drum? Suggestions in comments please.
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Comments:
The obvious one would be a bin.
Maybe the base for a big lava lamp?
A totally recycled coat rack base?
I’m not very creative. T_T
I may use the drum once ours has died.
Thanks.
use it for one of those rolling composters, if you positioned it just right inside of an outside sheath, the small holes would be nearly perfect for the finer compost to fall thru as it breaks down.
OR
a wet tumbler for rocks, jewelry, etc. again- would have to be inside a larger, solid core.
a planter?
hamper?
storage for stuffed animals?
storage for live animals?
mounted to the wall to store gadgets, gizmos, books, yarn, shoes, gloves, whatever?
glass on top for a table?
we had a dryer that died and i would crawl into the drum and have someone roll me around in it. it was quite fun.
i could see that as a modern shelf, or a few of them could make the base of a table. a storage bin is a good idea especially if you have children with lots of toys. if you get a nice metal screen at the bottom it could be a ceiling light fixture (if it has holes in the base, which i assume it does). if you line it with… i forget which fabric it is… but you can line it an use it as a pot holder. if you have a few, you can put bords on them and make them a shelf, assuming there sturdy.
i dont know much about them because i’ve never looked at one carefully. an end table if you find a nice piece of wood or rock to fit ontop. maybe if its not to heavy, a dirty clothes bin if you make a bottom.
actually the options are endless if you add a few more things to it.
My sister’s 4-wheelin club has 3 or 4 of the washer tubs-they use them for firepits while camping.
How about very cute toy bins under the foot stool top? Divide into quarters with two pieces of wood and hang on the wall for cute shelves. Stack them and cut an opening on side, and they can hold winter hats, mittens, backpacks and purses — one for each child/person in the family — littlest kid on the bottom! (be sure and make them safe with wood or something around the cut edge) Keep swim toys for the pool neat and cleaned up. A fountain for the pool when not in use.
We used to use them as bonfire pits.
I took 25 front-loading drums, and made a nice 5.5 meters-high lamp in my stairs, using a Christmas lamp. See http://frederic.thu.free.fr/Images/StairsLamp_by_fred.jpg
I used other 21 drums (top-loading) to figure 3 big Boosters for a rocket in my garden… I’ll post some photos if someone is interested.
It looks like it would be a killer cheese grater!
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