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17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

You think corks are just for sealing a bottle wine or champagne?

Then this trick is for you!

The recycling of corks is simple and super useful.

Decoration idea, rug, kitchen furniture handles, curtain, sculpture... There is no shortage of decoration ideas!

Here are 17 clever and surprising uses for these little plugs that few people know about.

However, they are very useful.

Now discover the 17 good reasons to always keep your wine or champagne bottle corks. Watch:

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

1. Trivet

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

You want the same trivet design at home?

Craft it by following the directions here. It also makes a beautiful decorative object.

2. As a fire starter

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

Never buy an off-the-shelf fire starter again!

If you wonder if a cork burns, the answer is yes!

To light a fire quickly , corks are excellent firelighters. Find out how to use them here.

3. Against bad smells in the fridge

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

As you will discover in this tip, corks literally absorb bad smells from the fridge . Magic!

4. To wedge wobbly furniture

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

A used cork is perfect for balancing a piece of furniture . Your chair is wobbly?

Secure it with a strip of cork. Here's how.

5. As a floating keychain

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

What can you do with a cork? A DIY keychain !

Find out how to make this floating keychain in less than 2 minutes.

Don't even need to clean it. It's even more authentic that way.

6. As labels for your vegetable patch

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

It's much more original and (much cheaper) than those little slates for the garden , don't you think?

Just write on it with a marker and put it in the plants. Read the detailed tip here.

7. To lift the lid of a saucepan without burning yourself.

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

More practical than a tea towel, a cork is the perfect little thing to lift the lid of your saucepan without burning yourself .

To slide before the start of cooking of course.

8. As a needle stick for sewing

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

You don't have a needle picker ?

Use a cap, it's just as practical. Read the little tip here.

9. As a coat rack

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

What to do with champagne corks? Coat racks!

To find out how to make this great coat rack , follow the short tutorial here.

10. As an earring clasp

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

If you have lost the clasp of one of your earrings, use a piece of cork as an extra clasp . Read more.

11. To store the wires easily

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

Tired of tangled sewing threads in all directions?

With a few corks, you will find an exemplary organization! Find out here.

12. To keep your fruit longer

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

With this awesome trick, you'll throw away a lot less fruit!

Want to know why corks prevent fruit from rotting too fast ? Click here to find out.

13. As place cards

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

relatives get married soon ? Share this tip with them. They will love it! To learn more, click here.

14. To stop scratching the parquet

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

Avoid scratching your parquet by placing a stopper slat under the legs of your furniture.

To cut corks easily, use a sharp knife. Did you know this trick?

15. To replace broken handles

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

Original this trick toreplace handles , don't you think?

It works for chests of drawers, kitchen furniture, shelves... Click here to read more.

16. As a doorstop

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

Nothing is more practical than a cork to cushion a door slamming against a wall.

To drill the plug, just use a drill.

Discover the other, even easier way to make a doorstop with a cork by clicking here.

17. To recap an opened bottle

17 Surprising Uses for Wine Corks.

It's child's play with this tip to recap an opened bottle .

Just boil them before recorking with an opened bottle.

Corks will soften. Not to mention that it allows them to be disinfected.

If you want more explanation, click here.

Your turn...

You tried one of these things with corks ? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!