Repurpose Old Fish Bowls – Creative Home Décor Idea

Re-purpose the old fish tanks into something innovative and interesting, as it will gain a fresh new look and serve a totally different purpose. So what are the best possible ideas can you come out with? This blog is all about the various beautiful ways by which you can make use of the old fish bowls. These glass bowls will look fabulous when used like this!

DIY Fish bowl Succulent terrarium

Here is a tutorial

DIY Fish bowl  centerpiece:

Creative  DIY winter holiday centerpiece with fish bowl

Create a beautiful centerpiece for your living room by designing the fish bowl with a pair or cute bird along with their nest. You can also add faux plants to create a natural artistic look to the bowl.

Floating candle décor:

Floating candle-fish bowl centerpiece
fish bowl with candles and flowers centerpiece

This is one of the prettiest ways to make use of the jar on special occasions, where you can fill the bowl with clear water, some fresh petals and floating candles in it to make the fish bowl look stunning.

Floral arrangement  – Table Decor:

 

Just like the fish bowl décor you can also create floral bowls by neatly arranging the flowers in the bowl and to simple arrange them on the tables to make these floral bunches look cute and decorative. This is very easy to create ad you can make it even on the last minute.

Flower vase décor:

Fill the fish bowl with some colorful beads and fill it with some flower or flower heads alone to make the flower vase look decorative. You can make use of clear marbles or even other items to fill the space in the bowl.

DIY Fish bowl lamp – Fairy lights décor:

How about something like this on a Christmas night? As you can fill the bowl with fairy lights and the shimmering lights will make it look very different and decorative! As these fairy lights shimmer in darkness the bowl of lights will look fabulous.

DIY fish bowl centerpiece with flowers and fairy lights

Nail polish holder:

If you have a variety of nail polish colors then you can store them in to the fish bowl to reduce the clutter and also to make the best use of the bowl.

Snowman décor:

 

Among various items that you can think of to make a snowman, this is one of the easiest and coolest ideas to make a snow man.

DIY Candy Jars made with Fish bowl:

Look at this cute candy jar made out of fish bowls and terracotta pot. You simply need to rest the bowl on the pot and fill the jar with candies, and don’t you think kids will love this?

I made a set of three DIY fish bowl candy jars . Here is one with some Jelly Bellyflops to show off the jar’s GINORMOUS size.

Materials you will need:

  • 8″ glass bowl (Michael’s, $2.50 on sale, regularly $5)
  • 4″ terra cotta pot (Michael’s, $1.19)
  • 6″ terra cotta saucer (Michael’s, $1.29)
  • 1.5″ wooden doll’s heads (Michael’s, 7-pack, $3.49)
  • E6000 glue (Michael’s)
  • Acrylic Paint (Michael’s)
  • Paint Brush (Michael’s)
  • Non-sanded grout (Home Depot)
  • Total Cost = $5.50 each

Notes: Items without prices were not purchased for this project.

Have you made a candy bar?

If so, what kinds of containers did you use?