Is Your Bamboo Cutting Board Falling Apart? Give It New Life With A Clever Diy

Bamboo is a fantastic material for cutting boards thanks to its hard and nonporous nature. As long as you treat your bamboo cutting boards well, they can last a long time, but of course, no matter how well you take care of them, they won't last forever. If you start to see cracking, chipping, deep grooves, and other signs that it's time to replace your cutting board, that doesn't mean you need to throw it away, though. Just because a cutting board has been retired from kitchen use doesn't make it garbage; instead, it is an opportunity to try out a fun macramé DIY.

Macramé, the beloved craft of using string to create decorative knots, isn't just for jewelry or curtains, as there are a variety of ways to incorporate macrame into your home. While a wooden dowel is often used to hold knots in macramé, you can instead use a piece of your bamboo cutting board to attach your strings or cords to. To start your cutting board macramé DIY, all you need is your worn-out cutting board, some string or cord, and some glue. You may also want to use beads and ribbons for additional decoration. If you have a palm sander, that can also be helpful for improving your cutting board's look. 

To begin your project, split your bamboo cutting board in half. Then remove a small strip of wood from the bottom. This will act as the dowel that you can attach your knots to. Next, begin knotting your cords onto your wood strip. While there are a variety of knots that can be used for this, a basic hitch knot like a lark's head knot is a fast and easy way to attach strings quickly. Attach multiple strings this way until the entire strip of wood is covered with cords.

Once you have all your cords attached, you can trim the ends of the strings to make sure they are even. Then, if you want, you can use a palm sander to sand down any imperfections in your cutting board. Next, use hot glue or another type of glue you have on hand that works well on wood and string to reattach your wood strip to the cutting board half. At this point, the wall hanging is largely finished. If you want, you can add a ribbon to cover where your cords are knotted to the board or add beads to the end of the strings for some extra detail.