10 Creative Ideas for Using Egg Trays in Your Interior That Every Housewife Will Appreciate

Unusual wall decor

A simple way to use egg trays. All you need to do is paint or paint (optional), and after drying, glue them to the wall like mosaic pieces. There is no need to additionally level the surface, but it would be a good idea to prime it for a strong connection.

Dutch artist Enno de Kroon created an original style of painting called Eggcubism. He collects and paints large canvases from square trays. Such panels will make the most unsightly wall interesting at minimal cost. You can ask for the missing material at a supermarket or grocery store.

Original lampshade

You can make a relief lampshade for a table or pendant lamp from egg trays. You can make a stylish cubic lampshade from four large packages. With solid walls, the light is directed downwards and does not blind the eyes.

This option is suitable for a work or dining area. To create interesting lighting effects on the walls, figured holes or dot perforation are made in the trays.

Additionally, the lampshade can be painted or decorated with twine, dried flowers and other materials at hand. Recommended for use with energy-saving lamps.

Container for seedlings and forcing greens

Egg trays with compartments are convenient to use for sowing vegetable seedlings and forcing young onions instead of peat cups. Soil is poured into the recesses and several seeds are planted. The tray is placed on the windowsill and covered with a lid or film. For green onions, instead of a substrate, put a little cotton wool or a folded paper napkin in each section to retain moisture.

Before planting in the area or in a balcony box, the tray is cut into pieces. Adult plants can be planted together with part of the tray. Cardboard is destroyed in the ground and does not pollute the environment.

Poufs for the kitchen and more

You can make a compact seat from several dozen square egg trays. You just need to stack them to the required height. To prevent individual layers from shifting, the improvised pouf is secured with tape along the edges, or each tray can be glued during assembly.

To increase the area, the seat is assembled from several cubes of trays. For comfort, the seat is covered with a soft pillow on top. You can also sew a removable fabric cover that can be washed.

Homemade liquid wallpaper

Ready-made liquid wallpaper is expensive, but using cardboard trays, you can make this mixture yourself. To do this, the trays are crushed and soaked for several hours. The mixture is constantly stirred by hand or with a construction mixer. Next, glue, antiseptic components and decor (glitter, thread trimmings) are added to the mixture.

If necessary, tint with acrylic color. The finished mass is left to settle for 10-15 hours, and dry putty or gypsum is mixed into the composition before application.

Household waste bin

Several trays can be used to assemble a cubic or cylindrical waste bin for small waste, which can be placed near the work table. Cut out the bottom from boxboard and glue the walls of the trays to it. It will be easier to throw out the waste if you add a cardboard box of a suitable size inside the container. The bottom can be cut out of plywood and furniture wheels can be attached to it.

Organizer for small items

A small egg tray for 6 or 10 eggs is a ready-made base for an organizer. It can be used to store sewing supplies, fittings or small office supplies. It can be used as a box with a lid or unfolded to organize space in desk drawers. A pin cushion, loops for small tools or pockets are glued to the flat part inside. The outside of the organizer is decorated with cutouts, braid and other small items as desired.

Paper flowers

The shape and density of egg trays is suitable for cutting out flowers of different shapes. You do not need a template for work. You just need to cut off or carefully tear off one section and form a flower. With small cuts you will get a bell, if you separate the petals and round the edges – poppy.

The blanks are well painted with gouache or acrylic. After drying, the flowers are fixed on the stems or collected into a wreath. They can be used to decorate frames, compositions from dry branches or gift wrapping.

Figured mold for casting from cement

Original molds for casting vases from cement mortar are created based on egg trays. For work, you will need two containers of different diameters. The first one will fix the trays until the mixture hardens, the second one is inserted inside to form a useful volume for planting plants. This can be a bucket, a large flower pot or a box made of thick cardboard.

The walls are lined with trays. The first portion of the solution is poured in to form the bottom. A smaller container is placed inside in the center and the space between the walls is filled with the solution. You need to pour in small portions, shaking lightly so that the mixture spreads evenly over all the recesses.

Flower vase

To make it, you will need a base container – you can take an old vase or a tin can. The egg trays need to be cut into strips and glued to the base with hot silicone glue. The cardboard decor can be removable, then the parts are glued only to each other. The appearance of the finished product depends on the shape of the tray and the relief of the strip. You can glue the pieces in horizontal or vertical rows.

For greater decorativeness, paint the vase from a spray can. An easier option is to wrap the container with a whole egg tray and fix it with glue, ribbon or paper cord.

I am sure that after reading the article, you will never throw away a single egg tray. This is a universal material for creating useful and beautiful crafts. Trays make cool products – from simple toys to furniture. It is convenient to work with packaging made of pressed paper pulp, and when you get tired of the craft, you can hand it over for recycling in a waste paper container with a clear conscience.