4 Practical Uses For Empty Perfume Bottles

Here are some wonderful ideas to bring those old perfume bottles that you no longer use back to life. Look in here!

If you love perfume, you may have a collection of pretty perfume bottles of  all shapes and sizes.

Today we have a few ideas for you on how to use these. You can use them for decoration and give them a second life. Turning old into new is always better than just throwing things away, especially if you can use them to do something useful yourself. 

Ideas for turning perfume bottles into practical, beautiful decorations

All you have to do is let your imagination run wild. But don’t worry, here are some useful ideas that can help you. You can not only beautify your home, but also do something for the environment. It’s also a fun activity to do with the kids or on your own.

Vase

One of the easiest ways to reuse perfume bottles is to turn them into small flower vases. That is how it goes:

• Decide which bottle you want to transform.
• Take off the top along with the atomizer.
• Put matching flowers that fit well in the vial.
• Add water to keep the flowers fresh longer.
• You can also use dried flowers to make this last as long as you like.

terrarium

If your perfume bottles allow, you can also make small decorative terrariums with stones, sand and miniature plants.

The easiest way to tinker these is with artificial flowers. That way you don’t have to worry about it anymore. Or, if you like, you can add water and turn it into an underwater terrarium. 

There are all sorts of ways to make a terrarium. Get creative yourself!

Homemade air freshener for the home

If you love a good  room fragrance, you can use old perfume bottles to create a Mikado-style air freshener. It will naturally and continuously distribute a nice aroma. All you need is:

• alcohol
• water
• Essential oil of your choice
• Bamboo stalks or wooden sticks

The process is pretty straightforward. First you add two parts alcohol to one part water in your bottle, then you add a few drops of essential oil. You can also add a few small pieces of lemon or orange peel. If you prefer herbal scents, try lavender, rosemary, thyme, or mint.

Then add the straws. If you don’t have one (they are usually sold with in-store air fresheners), you can use grilled wooden skewers and cut them to size.

The scent is distributed throughout the room via the sticks . Make sure to turn them over from time to time and top up the scent mixture.

Perfume bottles as decoration

Because perfume bottles are so attractive, you can use them as decorations, depending on their size, shape, and brand. Here are a few ideas for a second life:

• Fill the perfume bottles with colored water. Use food coloring or dilute your favorite nail polish color.
• Paint the outside to personalize the vials.
• Then fill these with sequins, glitter, or pearls.
• Or use hot glue to decorate small pom poms on the outside.
• Mix up different colors, textures, and patterns of ribbons.

You can choose the look that best suits your personal style and interior. Let your imagination run wild and create small works of art!