How to upcycle old, one inch, metal venetian blinds for the home?
How to use old, one inch, metal venetian blinds in a useful way in my home?
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Hi Sandra, here's a headboard one hometalker made out of blinds! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/bedroom/furniture/diy-woven-headboard-from-vertical-blinds-1180960
DIY Woven Headboard from Vertical Blinds!
If they’re steel, they will rust when used as backsplashes.
If you want to take them outside & use them to shade your porch, they’ll last the summer and then be so dirty, they’ll be ready for the trash can.
I saw someone use blind strips as a back splash. I think theirs were a little wider than one inch but it could work. It is actually a Hometalk post! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/kitchen-dining/backsplashes/from-windows-to-walls-34186882
Using Old Blinds as a Back-splash!
The picture in Michelle's answer shows slats from faux wood blinds.
The picture in Grandma's answer shows slats from vertical blinds.
Sandra's question asked about metal venetian blinds.