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15 Rusty Bed Spring Crafts for Your Home

December 16, 2020 By: Katie38 Comments

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Repurpose those old rusty bed springs into beautiful home decor pieces that you made! Below are 15 bed spring crafts you can make for your home!

Some would say that old bed springs are just rusty and trash, but there are so many things you can do with those old rusty bed springs!

You can turn them from trash to treasure and into beautiful DIY projects and home decor! 

An easy way to make sure that vintage rust stays on the spring is to cover the spring with some polyurethane to seal in that rust. This also makes the item easier to clean later on.

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Box Spring DIY Projects:

Simply click on the project title to be taken to the step by step tutorial.

1. A Fun Surprise Rusty Spring Wreath

A Fun Surprise Rusty Spring Wreath

2. Vintage Spring Vase

Vintage Spring Vase

3. Vintage Spring Bulletin Board

Vintage Spring Bulletin Board

4. Candle Holder

Candle Holder

5. Vintage Bed Spring Centerpieces

Vintage Bed Spring Centerpieces

6. Spring Wreath

Spring Wreath

7. Beauty Reimagined

Beauty Reimagined

8. Photo Display

Photo Display

9. Spring Planters

Spring Planters

10. Bed Spring Bells

Bed Spring Bells

11. Bed Spring Vase Holder

Bed Spring Vase Holder

12. Bed Spring Pendant Light

Bed Spring Pendant Light

13. Holiday Spring Tree

Holiday Spring Tree

14. Rusty Spring Decorating

Rusty Spring Decorating

15. Rusty Spring Vases

Rusty Spring Vases

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Comments

  1. Curtains in My Tree says

    March 22, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    I love those old bed springs, I had several once and sold them in my yard sale for $2. each a lady bought all of them
    I have one left and I have a candle in it, I think you can see it in my last post setting on my TV in the studio

    Janice

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  2. Beth Vanstone says

    March 22, 2013 at 10:52 am

    Wonderful..Love them all!!

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    • Amie'lie says

      March 20, 2014 at 10:08 am

      Franchement super, bravo ! je n’aurais jamais imaginé tout ça, félicitations !

      Reply
  3. Donna Wilkes says

    March 23, 2013 at 12:20 am

    I grab bed springs whenever I can find them. They have a million and one uses whether they are still whole or individual springs. Thank you for the “spring” inspiration!

    Reply
  4. Patti @ Pandoras Box says

    March 23, 2013 at 2:26 am

    I just recently saw these springs in a junk shop…I stood there starring at it just wondering what I could do with it – wish I saw this earlier, because I passed them up! Cute ideas

    Reply
  5. [email protected] Dream Canvas says

    March 25, 2013 at 8:59 pm

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    Reply
  6. Bev Carter says

    March 26, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    Love all of your old bed spring ideas. They are adorable.
    Have a great week,
    Bev
    @http://eclecticredbarn.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Jeannie Clemens says

    March 26, 2013 at 4:58 pm

    The “Spring” spring wreath is cool, but the thing I pinned is the cheese graters. Genious. Over from Pintastic Tuesday.

    Reply
  8. Di says

    March 26, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Love the all. I gave my daughter a couple of bed springs with her other vintage birthday gifts, she was a bit unsure of them. I’ll pin this for her.

    Reply
  9. Mary Beth says

    March 27, 2013 at 12:50 am

    What a great round up ~ and another pin to the board! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Emily Thompson says

    March 27, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    oh how fun! I’ve haven’t seen any of these project before! love them all! Thanks for linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays! love it!

    Reply
  11. Consie @ AtopSerenityHill.com says

    March 27, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    These are such great ideas…very unique!

    Reply
  12. Y B Normal? says

    March 28, 2013 at 3:57 am

    Those snack holders resemble Belgian Fries holders: http://happyandharried.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/good-ol-butter-chicken-murg-makhani/

    Reply
  13. Julia Forshee says

    March 28, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    This post is so intriguing! I cannot believe how many uses there are for things that most people would throw away. Case in Point: Old Bed Springs 🙂 I know our readers would love this, too. We have a weekly link up party going on now (Thursdays), and we would love to see this post and/or any others you would like to share at allthingswithpurpose.com. Hope to see you soon!

    Reply
  14. Mixed Kreations says

    March 29, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    These are some great ideas! I never would of thought of using old bed springs to create things. But these are great. Love them all. Bet there hard to find, and if you are lucky enough to run across any, I bet they want a fortune. It’s funny how we use to consist things like this trash. Now we would love to get our hands on things like this to create with.

    Visiting from Project Inspired linky party.

    Linda

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  15. Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says

    April 1, 2013 at 2:56 am

    So fantastic! You are one of the features tonight at the Sunday Showcase from the Make it Pretty Monday party. Pop on in and grab a Sunday Showcase feature button. Hope to see your prettiness again at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

    Reply
  16. Natalie Buehler says

    April 3, 2013 at 8:41 am

    Gorgeous projects!
    Thank you so much for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays, I hope to see you again this week.
    x
    Natalie

    Reply
  17. [email protected] will craft says

    April 20, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    How fun that I stumbled upon this post only to find my bedspring jewelry holder picture! There were lots of great ideas featured. Thanks.

    Reply
  18. [email protected] will craft says

    April 20, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    How fun that I stumbled upon this post only to find my bedspring jewelry holder picture! There were lots of great ideas featured. Thanks.

    Reply
  19. Jean @ www.thebackyardbungalow.com says

    May 13, 2013 at 3:09 am

    i stumbled across this, as well. Thanks for sharing my bed spring wreath!

    Reply
  20. Jean @ www.thebackyardbungalow.com says

    May 13, 2013 at 3:09 am

    i stumbled across this, as well. Thanks for sharing my bed spring wreath!

    Reply
  21. Kim says

    February 3, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Found this on Serendipity and Spice and I have pinned three things already! thanks for compiling this for us!

    Reply
  22. Donna McMorrow says

    March 12, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Great ideas! I was intriqued with the title of this post and had to check it out. So glad that I did.

    Reply
  23. patti says

    March 16, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    Super clever! I saw this headline and had to stop over. I never thought of using old springs for decor but these are very cute!
    Favorites are the wreaths and the popcorn server.

    Reply
  24. Claire says

    March 17, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Oh wow, so many good ideas, love the candle sticks 🙂

    Reply
  25. Annie says

    March 18, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    These are so fun and creative!!

    Reply
  26. Kim Hood says

    March 20, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Love those bed spring ideas! My favorite is the flower pot holder, but they are all terrific uses for old springs. 🙂
    Blessings!
    Kim

    Reply
  27. Brooke @ Putter home says

    March 21, 2014 at 7:51 am

    I love the wreath, but don’t have enough springs on hand to do that project. I went about as easy (lazy) as you can get with them and just sprayed them and used them as Christmas trees on my mantel this winter. I’ve also seen old glass insulators added to them as a candle holder.

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  28. Judy Pimperl says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    I just did a blogpost about rusty bed springs, and I used your Pinterest pin. Just wanted to let you know that I used it and I put the link back to you there. Thanks so much for your wonderful inspiration.
    judypimperl.blogspot.com

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  29. Barbara stoldt says

    March 7, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    I found 2 old rusted bed frames full of their original springs way back in the Colorado mountains. Now I have more ideas! Thank you for sharing .

    Reply
  30. Traci Gill says

    February 7, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    Thanks for the inspirations. I have several of these old bed springs from my Grandmother. I’ve just always kept them in storage. I think it’s time to get them out & get my repurpose on.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 8, 2016 at 7:52 am

      Traci, that is awesome! Yes, you should use them and then you’ll have something beautiful to remember your Grandma.

      Reply
  31. Tracy says

    February 17, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    I love the old rusty bed springs and all the things you can do with them! I just found an old bed that was dumped years ago providing a lot of these gems to utilize. I’m thinking of creating some as rustic gifts in my shop/webpage…my questions are: 1) do they need to be de-rusted for the safety of customers for tetnous reasons? and 2) what are they usually being sold for (ballpark)?
    Any help would be appreciated!
    Thanks, Tracy

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    • Katie says

      February 19, 2017 at 9:14 am

      Hi Tracy, great questions! I have never actually sold bed springs myself so I’m not really helpful with the selling price. I would look around on etsy and see what similar projects are being sold for to get you started. I also don’t think you want to treat the springs. They are old and rusty and that is why people love them. The age of them tells an untold story and that is the reason they are in the condition they are. I would, however, say in the description that they have not been treated so they buyer is aware. This, of course, is just my opinion but I am sure you could treat them if you wanted.
      Thanks and I’m glad I could send a little vintage spring inspiration your way! Good luck!

      Reply
  32. Gayle says

    May 6, 2017 at 4:17 am

    Hi
    I love your bed spring wreath, I have tried to access the instruction to make one but can’t seem to connect to them. I was wondering if you would kindly send them to me, I have never seen anything like the wreath before, it is beautiful.
    Kind regards
    Gayle

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    • Katie says

      May 7, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      Hi Gayle! I am sorry but this wreath tutorial was not mine. It was on another blog that I was featuring. It looks like that blog took the tutorial down and is no longer available. I have removed this feature from my post.

      Reply
  33. DONNA WILLIAMS says

    August 30, 2017 at 3:44 am

    Hi Katy,
    Just trying to find a bedspring idea I had seen and liked and the first one I found was this 15 DIY Vintage bed spring projects.
    I opened it and low and behold it was yours. Hope you are well my friend. I will be in Utah in October maybe the training team and you and I can all go out to dinner or something?
    Cheers
    Donna Williams x

    Reply
    • Katie says

      August 30, 2017 at 7:30 am

      Ha Ha, I love it Donna! I miss you oodles and I would love to hang out!

      Reply

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