Tire furniture

Looking for a new flower pot for your yard or a new piece of furniture for your home? Tires can be a perfect fit for many projects.

Raksha Bandhan is a beautiful Indian festival that celebrates the love and bond between siblings. While traditionally, the festival was celebrated by a sister tying a ‘rakhi’ to her brother’s wrist, asking for his protection and wishes for rakhi, modern-day siblings don’t abide by those archaic (and frankly sexist) traditions.

If you've ever owned a car, chances are you had to change the tires at least once, leaving you with a dilemma as to what to do with old tires. Thankfully, the times of burning used tires in your yard are long forgotten, and if there's no tire recycling facility near you, these DIY projects can help you to give them a second life.

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Comfortable deck chair

Make some of these easy Tire Poufs and upcycle tires into comfortable, whimsical & practical patio seating or party decor! Add pallet table on wheels too!

Thabo Maringa aged 43, creates recycled tire furniture and other decorative items from salvaged tires of vehicles.

From tire workouts to landscaping projects using old tires, come find out what to do with the old tires that are no longer on your car!

A tire ottoman is a simple way of upcycling a discarded tire into a comfortable and stylish decoration in your living room. Read our DIY guide!

Most people are aware that you can not just throw out old tires. You also cannot burn tires. Rubber is a harmful product and needs to be handled safely. Tire

You can easily toss out old tyres and forget about them. But it takes about 50 years for rubber to decompose. So, your old tyres will be sitting in the compost for a long time. You can do your share of minimising trash and protecting mother earth. Converting reusable trash like tyres into functional items also helps encourage creativity, some will give you a good workout and save you a lot of cash you would be spending on buying household items. Here are some tyre recycle projects you can do…