Old But Still Useful

For some reason, I feel like I might be referring to myself with the title. LOL! Oh, well, on to the real subject of this post - old, worn-out bath towels, hand towels, wash clothes, kitchen towels, dish clothes, and cloth napkins. Our first impulse is to throw these items out when they become worn, get frayed edges, or get holes in them. Don't do it! They can be reused and repurposed in so many ways. Here are some of the ways we reused these items.

Bath Towels 

• Use them as bedding for your pets. They make nice cushioning and can be easily washed. In the building, the cats sleep in a night I drape them over surfaces to keep them from getting dirty from muddy footprints, lots of hair, and cat litter debris. 
• Use them to dry your animals off when you give them baths. 
• Use them to line the bottom of pet taxis on trips. This way if the animal gets sick it will make for easy clean for the pet taxi. The pet maybe another story. 
• Use them to lay on the ground to provide you a clean, dry place to sit while working in your gardens. 
• Use them for any spills or to clean up other messes that would ruin something else. They are old and can be easily replaced.
• Use them in the wintertime as a mat in your laundry room or mud room to set wet, dirty snow boots on. The towel will soak up any water and help to keep your floor clean. 
• Use them to line tubs or boxes that you are storing breakable items in. They will provide a cushion layer that will help protect your delicate items. 

Hand/Kitchen Towels/Cloth Napkins

• Hang one near your outdoor water spigot to dry you hands on if needed. Since they are old it won't matter much if they are out in the elements. Put one near your rain barrel for the same purpose. 
• Great for drying things off such as outdoor furniture. 
• Use them for messes and other clean up jobs that would ruin a good towel. 
• Useful as grease rags for the shade tree mechanic. DH almost exhausted our supply when he rebuilt an engine. 
• Use them to wipe your dirty hands or tools on when you are working out in your garden. 
• Use them to wipe down your car after you wash it. 

 

Wash/Dish Cloths

• Use them to wash those really messy, mildew items that can be found outside. I use them to wash flower pots, litter boxes, windows, buckets, and rain barrels.
• Use them to wash your vinyl siding, windows, and over hangs.
• Use to wash your cars with or as grease rags. 
• Use them to wrap breakable items in for storage. 

The uses I have shared are only a few of things that you can do with items like these. Their usefulness doesn't have to end when you no longer can use them in the bathroom or kitchen. We use them until they are almost falling apart. Since, they can easily be washed they can be used over and over again. 

 

Giving old things a new life and purpose is simply a good thing!