How To Turn An Old Cake Pan Into Home Decor

Your cake pan should last anywhere between five and 10 years, Remodel Move notes. However, you may need to get rid of your pan sooner if you notice it's scratched or bent. When it comes time for a replacement, instead of tossing your old cake form, you might as well turn it into home décor! Cake pans make great centerpieces, but you can also use them as wreaths to hang on your front door. It's a fun, simple DIY project that you can customize for a certain holiday or make neutral to keep up all year round.

Not only is this piece of décor unique, but it's also eco-friendly. Metal pans aren't recyclable, so you can feel good knowing you aren't contributing to a landfill by upcycling your old cake pan. It's a win-win situation. Now, let's get into what it takes to turn your old cake pan into a stunning home décor piece.

Before you start on your centerpiece, make sure the cake pan is completely clean (the last thing you want are crumbs flying everywhere). Next, grab your spray paint and hit the pan with two coats or however many it takes to completely cover it with the pigment of your choice. Once it's dry, it's time to start adding the decorations. If you're making this centerpiece for a specific holiday, such as Halloween, or Thanksgiving, as Hometalk notes, you might consider using a festive black and orange garland or an orangey-brown one (but any color will do).

Next, add a layer of hot glue to the side of your pan, then wrap the garland around it. Do the same thing to the bottom of the pan until you can't see it. You can stop here or add small decorations on top. Put a dollop of hot glue on the bottom of your ornament of choice, then place it on top of the garland. You can use as many ornaments as you like. For the final step, place a candle in the center of the cake pan, and you're done!

You can take this same idea and adjust it to the Christmas season by swapping out the garland and ornaments. Instead of orange and black garland, opt for Christmas colors, or forgo the tinsel and use greenery garland. Adorn the cake pan with small ornaments, pine cones, or both — whatever fits your style.