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Any useful ways to use slats..

tanith
tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite
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I am putting up wooden venetian blinds and have loads of slats to remove to shorten them , I am loathe to just chuck them in the bin as they are a really nice pale wood and there must be a good way to use them .. Any ideas welcome? Some are 2' long and some are 6'...
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  • Yategirl
    Yategirl Posts: 839 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    use the slats as plant labels! Just trim the slats to equal lengths! well... that is what I did with mine! :lol:
  • sandy2_2
    sandy2_2 Posts: 1,931 Forumite
    tanith wrote: »
    I am putting up wooden venetian blinds and have loads of slats to remove to shorten them , ..

    I didn'tknow you could shorten venetian blinds, can you post the instructions please and more importantly is it easy
  • zarazara
    zarazara Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    can you make an old fashioned cloths dryer ? a "sheila maid"?
    "The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    matching shelves???

    nail 2 or 3 or 4 (depending on width) to a strip of wood or a piece of another lat? and mount on the wall??
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  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    You could make place mats with them and matching coasters..
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    Pot stand (or lots of them)?
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
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