Pillowcases can be a fantastic starting point for home projects or mini crafts. Owing to their convenient, boxy shapes, they can be used for a wide range of jobs starting from organizing, simple sewing, and whatnot. Put your old pillowcases to work all around the house with the following handy hacks.
1. Flying Dust Bunnies
If you want to clean your ceiling fan, slide a pillowcase over each blade and pull it off slowly. It’ll bring all the dust bunnies with it without spreading the dust all over.
2. Clear Out Cobwebs
Stay ahead of these dusty cobwebs by sliding a pillowcase over your broom. Run it along your ceiling and corners to remove unwanted dust without harming your walls.
3. Pillow Protector When Travelling
When traveling, we often use decorative pillows to sleep on while in the car or on a plane. If you’d like to keep your decorative pillows looking good while traveling alongside you on your adventures, put them inside an old pillowcase. This should protect it and keep your favorite pillow looking great.
4. Easy Sheet Storage
Folding a fitted sheet can be a difficult task. What’s even more difficult is finding out how to store your sheets easily and in an organized fashion.
No worries because pillowcases can solve the issue. Store your matching sheet sets inside one of the pillowcases to keep your sheets organized and ready to use.
5. Turn Old Pillowcase into Fancy Napkins
You should use linen napkins in the place of paper napkins. The reason is to save money. Moreover, pillowcases are available in a wide array of colors and designs that help you to create fancy napkins.
6. Wrap a Present
You can consider using pillowcases to wrap a gift. The next time you must wrap something with an odd shape, place it in a pillowcase and add a decorative bow.
7. DIY Garment Bag
It’s easy to get the clothes that you must hang up dirty when traveling. Avoid this by cutting a hole in the center of a pillowcase and slipping it over the hanger to protect the clothing.
8. Sweater Storage
If your sweaters create storage issues for you too, fold them and place them neatly in a pillowcase. This will allow you to contain and stack them in an orderly fashion.
9. DIY Delicates Bag
If you’ve washed a pair of pantyhose or a bra in your washing machine, you know how easily the hose can get a run or the bra’s clasp can become twisted.
These items aren’t cheap to replace. Therefore, place them inside a pillowcase when washing and drying them. It’ll protect them while they’re being cleaned.
10. Dirty Duds Bag
Whether you go to the gym daily, have a child with a diaper bag, or are traveling, you need a dirty duds bag.
Don’t put dirty clothing in with clean items. Instead, place them inside a pillowcase and tie it. This will keep other items from being soiled.
11. Protect Your Shoes and Purses
Plenty of dust your purses and shoes can gather if you don’t wear them regularly. Avoid this by placing purses and shoes which aren’t regularly used inside a pillowcase. This will keep the dust bunnies away.
12. Wash Your Cuddly Bear
Washing cuddly bears can be quite a chore because you don’t want them to get damaged in the washing machine. Avoid this by placing the stuffed animal in a pillowcase while being washed. It’ll help protect it.
13. DIY Canvas Tote Pillowcase Ideas
Do you like to use totes to carry items from one location to another, for easy car storage, or for storing your children’s smaller toys?
Don’t spend a fortune on these totes. Instead, save a cardboard box and place a pillowcase over it. It becomes an easy DIY storage tote for basically free.
14. DIY Chair Cover
If you have a dining room with drab-looking chairs, you should put pillowcases to work. They make excellent chair covers. You don’t even have to sew them!
15. DIY Children’s Dress
Whether you want to make a dress from pillowcases for a child in your life or make them in order to donate them, it’s a great idea.