77 Things You Should Never Throw Out (and How to Reuse Them)

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Socks

The next time you need to clean your window blinds, slip an old sock on your hand! Your hand makes a perfect tool for reaching all the nooks and crannies on the blinds, and the sock picks up dust wonderfully.

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PVC Piping

There are countless ways to repurpose PVC piping, like these 56 brilliant ways to use PVC. Keep your drill(s) and accessories organized and close at hand to make your DIY projects run smoothly. By investing just two hours, you can build this wall-mounted drill dock to house everything you need. There’s a top shelf for accessories, a wider lower shelf for larger items such as battery packs, and the clever use of 3-inch PVC piping to hang holsters for different drill attachments. Here’s our guide to five must-have attachments.

The instructions for this drill dock include advice on how to customize it to fit your drill. You can even add a power strip to the bottom shelf to keep everything charged and ready to go. Besides basic tools, you’ll need a circular saw, a jigsaw and a clamp to complete this project.

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Milk Crates

If you don’t have cabinets or shelves in your tiny laundry room, buy inexpensive plastic crates at a discount store and create your own wall of cubbies. Screw them to the wall studs using a fender washer in the upper corner of each crate for extra strength. The crates hold a lot of supplies, and they keep tippy things like your iron from falling over. Here are some more ideas for small space storage solutions.