5 Uses For Empty Wine Bottles
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tuck bottles into the shafts of winter footwear so that they'll stay upright in a closet or mudroom. READ: Clever Ways to Maximize Shoe Storage (Wendell T. Webber | ThisOldHouse.com)
Fill a bottle that has special meaning with sand for a keepsake that doubles as a bookend. (Wendell T. Webber | ThisOldHouse.com)
Feed a 50-light string (get the kind with just one plug) into a hole drilled in a bottle's side. We used a ¾-inch tile bit, then enlarged and smoothed the hole with a conical grinding stone. READ: How to Turn a Wine Bottle into a Rustic Candle Hurricane (Wendell T. Webber | ThisOldHouse.com)
A bottle makes a sturdy spool on which to reverse-roll wallpaper or shelf paper to smooth it flat before applying it. READ: Best of '10 Uses' for Common Household Products (Wendell T. Webber | ThisOldHouse.com)
To make a slow-drip irrigator, drill a ¼-inch hole through a cork and stopper a water-filled bottle. Press the whole thing neck-first into well-hydrated soil. (Mark Lohman | ThisOldHouse.com)