You Rule! Yardsticks and Rulers Upcycled

For years, rulers and yardsticks were given out by businesses as token gifts to customers. Printed with vintage advertising, these common household objects have been given new life in many artistic projects.

 Let me know if you think they measure up!

Yardstick coat rack
Here's a how-to from Better Homes & Gardens

Fish Dream Brooch

Ruler planters

Yardstick-faced shelves to hold wall art

Ruler frames (above and below)

A unique yardstick buffet

Ruler bangle via jacqvon on etsy

DIY ruler drawer pulls from BHG

Stars

Business card holder via etsy

Kitchen backsplash

It took 234 wooden rulers to make this mirror

Yardstick wainscot from Better Homes & Gardens

Yardstick tray DIY

Ruler drawers

Trees

Ruler box DIY 

Vintage ruler lamp

Yardstick table DIY from Country Living

Ruler frame tutorial

Ruler lampshad from Roost Living  Here's a similar DIY project

Ruler tree

Woven mat made from recycled tape measures

A unique look: yardstick kickboards on stairs

Mirror by Better Homes and Gardens

Repurposed metal rulers

Upcycled yardstick has a new life as a chalkboard eraser from jessicaflores via etsy

Ruler / yardstick boxes

Rulers add graphic accents in this beautiful mixed media art by ElizabethRosenArt via etsy



* DIY Tip: When working with rulers/yardsticks, be sure to use rulers that are all the same thickness if your project is something that will require a flat, even finished surface, such as a tabletop.



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