How do I upcycle glass furniture coasters?

Ashlee Georges
by Ashlee Georges
  9 answers
  • Lifestyles Homes Lifestyles Homes on Jan 01, 2020

    Candle holders.

    BTW, the new plastic ones are junk- so keep the glass ones.

  • Michelle Leslie Michelle Leslie on Jan 01, 2020

    Hi Ashelee, here's a lovely tutorial where the blogger turned them into pretty tea light holders - https://theapplestreetcottage.blogspot.com/2017/04/repurposed-glass-furniture-coasters.html

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jan 02, 2020

    They can be wonderful to use with epoxy pours and photographs.

  • Holly Lengner - Lost Mom Holly Lengner - Lost Mom on Jan 02, 2020

    Lots of ideas here:

    https://www.hometalk.com/search/all?filter=coasters

  • 17335038 17335038 on Jan 02, 2020

    Are your coasters coloured glass or clear?


    Could be placed on top of each other (one bottom down, and the other bottom up, like a lid) after placing transparent wire fairy lights inside, to make patio or porch lights?

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 02, 2020

    Hi Ashlee,

    Do you mean Glass Caster rests? Maybe you could post a picture or two?

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 02, 2020

    Hi Ashlee,

    If these are the heavy glass cups used to hold casters, then they make great Paper weights or door stops, ring holders or soap holders too........Happy New year!

  • Janice Janice on Jan 02, 2020

    Hi Ashlee, you could re-purpose them as tealight holders or perhaps small containers for office supplies such as paper clips, push pins, etc. A series of them with tealights would be quite nice.

  • Alex Alex on Jan 03, 2020

    Hello Ashlee.

    I noticed you said UPcycle not recycle.

    You could try acrylic pouring on them. Then, when dry,you an either seal with a varnish or with resin.

    You can also mix acrylic paints with resin, to do the whole thing in one step.

    Either one or 2 colours, a dirty pour, or tree rings, the options are endless & you'll find all these options in videos on YouTube.

    Please show your end results!

    OR, if you decide to recycle into something else, you could take 5 coasters, glue together to form a box & use to keep photos in, or accessories etc.