There is some­thing beau­ti­ful about tak­ing some­thing old, dat­ed and once used for a total­ly dif­fer­ent pur­pose and cre­at­ing some­thing com­plete­ly orig­i­nal. These 15 DIY License Plate DIY Ideas will make you crave more upcy­cled projects in your life! 

Check out these amaz­ing and total­ly cre­ative uses for your old stash of plates. Per­fect for a man cave or for a rus­tic pop of col­or. Click on images to view orig­i­nal source.

License Plate Flower Sign

Did you know a license plate could be this cute? I did­n’t either! I adore how it is attached to an old, aged piece of wood to make an adorable sign.

DIY Wind Chime

I have seen many DIY wind­chimes designs but nev­er one using an old license plate until now. Can you imag­ine how beau­ti­ful this will become as it rusts? 

If rust is your favorite col­or, like mine, then you will be hap­py to know that you can lit­er­al­ly rust any­thing you can paint…yep you heard me! I did my own DIY rusty hard­ware a while ago and it changed everything!

License Plate Owl

Isn’t this DIY out­door decor project just so cute? I could see using this license plate owl in my out­door space as a cute addi­tion to my gar­den or she shes (if I had one)

DIY Outdoor Dragonfly

Like those cute fan blade drag­on­flies, except bet­ter I love the look of the old license plates as the wings of the drag­on­fly and the chip­py spin­dle for a body. Spin­dles make some of the best upcy­cled out­door projects.

License Plate Crate

DIY Metal Planters 

License Plate Signs

Upcycled Pendant Lights

Upcycled License Plate Table Top

Rustic DIY Wall Pockets

DIY Coat Rack 

DIY Lampshade

License Plate Birdhouse 

I am obsessed with the textufre and col­or of this upcy­cled license plate bird­house. The added dormer made of an old rusty hinge is the cher­ry on top of this cute upcy­cled project.

DIY Clipboard

License Plate Wall Clock 

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