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When you think of an easel, you’re probably imagining your childhood painting lessons and short-lived dreams of one day becoming an artist similar to Georgia O’Keeffe. But years later, your interest in art probably phased out a while ago. Either way, your once-treasured easel is doing nothing more than collecting dust in your room. Do you sell it? Store it in the attic? Give it to your niece?
What about reinventing your easel? Maybe it’s hard to imagine what you could do with your easel besides stick a canvas on it, but there’s actually a lot you can do to reinvent this relic of your youth into a useful piece of furniture. All it takes is looking at your easel a different way.
Keep reading to find out five ways you can revamp your easel.
When you’re exhausted from a long day at work, there’s nothing more you want to do except throw your clothes on the ground, climb into bed and watch Netflix. But for those delicate silk blouses and dresses, a couple hours on the floor could mean a lot of money spent at the dry cleaners. Save yourself the trouble and money and hang your clothes on your easel.
For a step up, channel your DIY skills and personalize the wood with a new paint job and some floral designs. Regardless, you’ll be turning this old easel into a hip, new clothes hanger. It’s easy, painless and you won’t have to worry about wrinkles in your favorite outfits. Plus, it’ll save room in your closet.
Want to feel more like a beauty queen? All you need is your easel and a mirror. Once you place a simple mirror on your easel, you’ve got a new vanity you can place in the corner of your room. Hang some string lights around it to add a nice ambiance and make you feel like royalty.
Go ahead, pull up a chair, powder your face and rock that red lipstick. With this quick and easy DIY, you’ll feel like you’re in your own movie star trailer getting glamorous for your next scene. Lights, camera, action!
Do your small succulents need a home in your space? Don’t go to IKEA to buy a shelf! Instead, look no further than your trusty easel! Position your easel next to a window, place your plants there and watch them grow into happy, thriving plants. They’ll get enough sunshine and won’t ruin your window shelf in the process with water and dirt. Just make sure to lay a mat under your easel so that your floor doesn’t suffer from the dripping water.
Admit it – you’ve researched cool, creative ways to personalize your room on Pinterest. From arranging empty, vintage frames on the wall to hanging your Polaroids with clothespins, you’ve tried it all. But if you’re looking to enhance your decorating game, why not use your easel to make a gallery? (This is especially great for apartment residents who aren’t allowed to poke holes in their walls.)
The great things about easels is that they stand on their own. They don’t need to be nailed, glued or Command-hooked to a wall. Place your easel neatly in a corner and then glue your photographs/frames in any open space. If you have a square easel, for example, you essentially have an open canvas. Glue photographs in different directions and use different sized photos.
No matter where you put your easel, it will stand out in your room. Use this to your advantage by putting important things on it! This will help you remember any deadlines or keep track of small items you don’t want to lose. If you want to go the professional route, you can hang a calendar on it, use it as a board for sticky-notes or put your to-do lists on it. On the other hand, you can also insert some hooks into the easel’s frame so you can hang necklaces, rings, scarves and other accessories.
So although you may have kicked your artist dreams to the curb, you don’t have to throw your easel out with it too.
