Unique! It turns out various musical instruments can be recycled into furniture. Musicians like you must know what instrument this is!
Do you like music? Or maybe you can even play musical instruments? You must be familiar with instruments like the Guitar and Piano, right? Musical instruments are essential tools in creating a sequence of notes in music. There are various types of musical instruments based on how they are played, such as plucked, struck, blown, pressed, and bowed.
Often, after using musical instruments for a long time, they become damaged or outdated. But wait! Don't throw them away or store them in the attic until they become junk! Your musical instruments can be recycled into attractive decorations for your room or home. With just a little touch and modification, you can transform them into something new! Let's explore the following ideas.
Recycling Wind Instruments
Saxophone Lamp Stand:** You can turn a saxophone into a beautiful lamp stand. Simply buy a light bulb larger than the saxophone's bell, then install the cable inside the saxophone's pipe. You can also add a stand to hang the saxophone, or simply attach it to the wall with nails. It looks lovely!
Clarinet Lamp Base For those who own a clarinet, you can transform it into a unique lamp base. Get a lampshade that matches the clarinet's color, buy a bulb and its holder, then attach them to the top of the clarinet. Now, you have a stylish lamp to display in your living room!
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Beep... beep... New Year's Eve is just around the corner! Brass instruments like trumpets are usually a common sight at celebrations like New Year's. Well, this time you can modify your trumpet, which is made of metal, into a fountain. Here's how: place your trumpet at the water spout area of the pond. To make it stand upright, you can add some rocks around the trumpet. Voila! Isn't it charming?
Additionally, you can also modify your trumpet into a dried flower vase. The process is very easy. Just buy a bunch of dried flowers that you like, but make sure they have tall stems, like lavender for example. Then, insert them into the trumpet's bell. Next, hang your new vase on the wall with nails like shown below.
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Recycling Keyboard Instruments
Ist must be quite well-known to many, right? Yep, you're correct, the Piano! This keyboard instrument played by pressing keys comes in various classic forms. If you happen to have a Grand Piano that's old or damaged, you can transform it into a unique piece of furniture. Here's how: open the lid of the piano, remove the strings, and clear out the inside. Cut off the four piano legs, then add wooden shelves. Now your piano looks like a bookshelf, doesn't it?
If you have a classic upright piano, you can modify it by drilling holes in the top of the box, then adding glass and small lights inside. You can also add wooden shelves of the same size to the bottom of the box. This way, you've created a multifunctional wooden shelf!
Recycling Stringed Instruments
Who doesn't know the guitar? The guitar is one of the most commonly used musical instruments by people of all ages. But what if your guitar is damaged or worn out? Don't worry, because you can create various decorations from your guitar. One of them is turning it into a bedside lamp. You can install a light inside your guitar and paint its body to make it more attractive to display in your room.
Alternatively, you can cut the body of your guitar in half and turn it into a lamp stand like the one below. It's ready to be displayed in your living room!
If you need a new shelf, you can also transform your guitar into one! To do this, cut the front of your guitar and add wooden shelves as many as you like. Then, hang it on the wall using nails. Your new shelf is ready to accompany you!
For a design that doesn't use the full body of the guitar, like the one below, you only need the headstock of the guitar. Cut the headstock from the body and attach hooks underneath it. Now you have a unique new clothes hanger!
Recycling String Instruments
Do you know the cello? It's quite large and tall, and it's played by being bowed. Because of its size, you can also turn a cello into a shelf. This shelf can hold a lot of your items such as clothes, books, and decorations. To do this, split the cello into two parts and cut off the neck. Then, polish one half by removing the cello's edges and add shelves. Isn't it unique?
Besides the cello, there's also a wind instrument called the violin. It's much smaller than the cello, but that doesn't mean you can't modify it. An old violin can be turned into a wall-mounted lamp like the one below. Just remove the strings, cut the violin's neck, and then attach a metal or wooden lamp holder along with a light bulb.
Recycling Percussion Instruments
The drum is a well-known set of percussion instruments. Drums are often used as part of a band and set the tempo for songs. Each part of the drum kit has its name and function, and you can modify each part into unique decorations. 
For example, the Bass Drum, which is usually played with a pedal and is quite large, can be transformed into a TV stand. Remove one side of the Bass Drum's skin, add wooden shelves, and then add a table with small support columns to hold the TV. Now you can place DVDs and speakers on your custom-made shelf!
Another part of the drum kit called the Cymbal can be modified into an elegant wall lamp like the one below. You don't need to change the golden-yellow color of the cymbal; just attach a light to the back of it and provide a wall mount. Looks great, doesn't it?
For you drummers out there, the Snare Drum is a familiar part of the drum kit. Well, you can turn your Snare Drum into a unique wall clock like the one below. No need to change anything; just add clock hands in the center of the snare and a clock mechanism on the back. You don't need to add clock numbers to keep it simple and chic.
