3 ideas for reusing an old wooden ladder Nowadays, a wooden ladder can be much more than just a tool that you use when harvesting or trimming trees or renovating and painting walls and facades. Lovers of repurposing old wooden objects will be impressed by the potential that an old wooden ladder has if you just move it from the outside to the inside of your home. Looking at an old wooden ladder, only a few people would have the idea of moving it from the patio or a garage into the house or apartment and using it as a decoration in their home. In a few simple steps, you can transform an old wooden ladder into a rack for towels or clothes, or place your favorite books, plants, etc. on it. Find out how in the rest of the article, where we will present three ways to reuse an old wooden ladder. A ladder as a rack for towels and clothes An ideal accessory that will brighten up your bathroom or your bedroom, and at the same time it will not take up much space as a normal towel or clothes rack. Also, an old wooden ladder will visually raise your space. To make a stand from an old wooden ladder you need: A wooden ladder An abrasive paper A brush Water-borne stain for wood Belinka Interier Colourless liquid impregnation coating Belinka Impregnant Active (if necessary) First, carefully inspect the old wooden ladder to make sure it does not have any parasites or pests that could settle in the wood over the years because you definitely don’t want to have them in your bathroom or bedroom. If you are going to install the ladder in a bathroom where there is a lot of moisture, you can apply first the biocidal impregnation Belinka Impregnant Active, which protects the wood preventively against biological pests (blue mold fungi, mealybugs, insects). Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use. At the same time, it is important to check if the wooden ladder is really dry. After a thorough inspection, sand the old wooden ladder with sandpaper. This creates a smooth wooden surface with no wooden chips sticking out to damage your towels or clothes when you hang them on the wooden ladder after the work is done. Now you have one last step left. Use a brush to apply Belinka Interier stain on the wooden surface of the ladder, which will preserve the natural colour of the wood. When the coating is dry, move the renovated ladder to the bathroom, bedroom or any other place in your home, and hang bath towels or hangers with your favorite pieces of clothing on the ladder. A ladder as a flower stand Give your plants a new and slightly unusual space in your home. An old wooden ladder can be an excellent stand for plants and flowers that you currently have arranged on windowsills and other shelves. Your new decorative flower stand is sure to catch the eye of visitors. To make a flower stand from an old wooden ladder you need: A wooden ladder An abrasive paper A brush Water-borne stain for wood Belinka Interier Flower pots for hanging First, sand the surface of the ladder with fine sandpaper to smooth its texture. At the same time, sanding is also important because it removes any remaining paint and thus properly prepares the surface for a new layer of wood coating. If you do not remove the old paint residues on the ladder, the new layer of coating will begin to peel off in a relatively quick time. After finishing the sanding of the wooden surface of the ladder, protect and coat it with water-borne stain for wood Belinka Interier. Thanks to its quick drying, you will be able to install beautiful flower pots on your new wooden stand in just a few hours. We recommend purchasing flower pots that are suitable for hanging. Decorative stand from an old wooden ladder From an old wooden ladder to a modern decorative shelf… a completely simple stylistic transformation of a wooden ladder that will brighten up any room. You can place books, candles, indoor plants and flowers, vases, photo frames and other works of art on it. To make a stand from an old wooden ladder you need: A wooden ladder An abrasive paper A wooden board A measuring tape Screws A drill A brush Water-borne stain for wood Belinka Interier First, carefully inspect the old wooden ladder to make sure it does not contain any parasites or pests. Sand the wooden surface of the ladder with fine sandpaper to remove irregularities and old coatings that may have been applied to the ladder in the past. If you are tackling the project with a traditional A-shaped ladder, first measure the span between the individual slats, as this varies depending on the height of the ladder. After the measurements have been made, choose long enough wooden planks that you will attach to the ladder slats with a drill. The attached boards will serve as convenient shelves on which you will place selected items. When installing the boards on the slats, make sure that you install them in a horizontal position. You can also paint your new decorative shelf made from an old wooden ladder with the selected shade of water-based stain, or emphasize the texture of the wood with a colourless stain Belinka Interier.
