A lot of people are going with the latest eco-friendly trends and recycle almost everything in their houses. However, most people throw away cork as they might seem non-recyclable. But in fact, there are many things you can do in your home with cork and especially cork tile flooring material. If you love to recycle unused things, then here are some out-of-the-box ideas that you can make using cork tiles
World map
You can make a world map using several cork tiles by attaching them together and take a map over and glue it. You can hang it wherever you want and pin the places you traveled to and the places you want to visit. This world map will give your room a new look and will remind you of your next destination. Or you can glue a small sized map onto a piece of cork tile and place it to your office.
Corkboard
You can install a small or large cork board into the kitchen cabinet to pin down the things you need to buy from the grocery store. You can add the cork board to any kitchen cabinet that you use a lot and add a to-do list of yours. That way you will know what you need to do during the day and will not forget a thing.
Floor
If you are planning on changing your bedroom design, you can install the cork tile floor. Having the floor made of cork tiles has many perks. They are insect resistance as there are no places insects can move or breathe from, and very easy to clean. Cork tile floors are affordable and have many benefits along with the new room design you will be having.
Coasters
You can cut these tiles into smaller pieces with any shape you like and paint it with your favorite colors. That way you will have beautiful handmade coasters that protect your tables.
Walls
If you have kids who love to draw on the walls and put stickers on it, then cork tile walls are the answer for you. You can get as many cork tiles as you want and glue them to the wall. Based on the wall space you are going to use you can measure the cork tiles and cut the unneeded parts. You can add papers to the new wall so that your kids would be able to draw as much as they like. And you will be able to remove or change the papers after they’re done. You can also add pictures, calendar or your to-do-list without worrying whether it will damage your wall or not.
Bathroom mat
You can easily make bathroom mat with cork tiles at home using a mat base, cork tiles, and glue. Cut the cork tile to be the same size as the mat base attach the tile to it. Using these simple equipment, you will be able to make a stylish and useful bathroom mat out of cork tiles.
These ideas will help you not to throw out any cork tiles you have. There are endless ideas to be made with cork tiles that can be used anywhere in your home or your office. Whether your eco-friendly or not, these ideas will give your home a brand new look and will be beneficial in many ways.