Horseshoes are said to bring good luck. Some believe that to hang it with the ends pointing upwards is good luck as it acts as a storage container of sorts for any good luck that happens to be floating by, whereas to hang it with the ends pointing down, is bad luck as all the good luck will fall out.
Need more luck at home? You can not only attach them to them to the walls but also create cute decorations or use them for making furniture. Horseshoes are available in a wide variety of materials and styles. The most common materials are steel and aluminum, but you can also fund faux plastic ones if you can’t work with metal and want some easier material. Now let’s see what you can make.
This American-styled wreath is a cool horseshoe star in national colors, such a wreath is perfect for Independence Day and all over the year, too. You need to glue the tops of the horseshoes to create a star. Then just paint it and voila!
DIY horseshoe star wreath in national colors (via https:).
Make a cool rustic sign with a horseshoe to bring more luck to your home. Make a pallet sign, stain or paint it, write ‘LUCK’ and attach a horseshoe instead of U letter. Voila!
DIY LUCKY rustic horseshoe sign (via www.fynesdesigns.com).
Make a horseshoe decoration using just gold spray paint and clay. Clean the horseshoe, attach clay letter – luck or any other you like, then spray paint the whole thing with gold. Now you can hang it on a wall or just place somewhere.
DIY gold horseshoe decoration using spray paint (via aprettyhappyhome.com).
Make a pallet coat rack for a rustic entryway. Make or buy a pallet shelf that you like, then cut 2 shoes in half and weld them. Once the paint cures out you can secure the hooks. Then hang the shelf on the wall and that’s it.
DIY pallet horseshoe rack for entryways (via www.instructables.com).
Here’s one more rack made with horseshoes! Here the pallet shelf is made with a storage space, and the horseshoes aren’t cut, they are just attached so that you could hang your coats on the shelf.
DIY pallet horseshoe rack with a storage space (via 101pallets.com).
Make a lucky key holder using a horseshoe and a couple of nails. Attach the horseshoe to a piece of scrapwood, then add some nails into it and around and voila – these nails will serve for holding your keys.
DIY rustic horseshoe key holder (via horsecountrychic.blogspot.ru).
A cool candle stand is a great rustic piece and an amazing fall-inspired decoration. Take a board, stain it, then make holes inside the board to accommodate some candles. Attach metal horseshoes to the sides using nails, and the piece is done.
DIY horseshoe candle stand for cozy decor (via simplycountrylife.blogspot.ru).
Make cute color block horseshoes for décor. Use a foam brush to apply an even coat of liquid gilding paint all over the front and edges of a new horseshoe. Let them dry and attach them to the walls, doors and so on.
DIY color blocked horseshoes for home decor (via sarahhearts.com).
Turn horseshoes into cool photo frames. Cut the photos to the size and shape of horseshoes, then just glue photos to them. make as many as you need and enjoy.
DIY horseshoe photo frames (via www.cutoutandkeep.net).
Make an adorable shamrock sign for luck if you are Irish! Attach horseshoes in the shape of a shamrock to a pallet sign and that’s it. Add colors or letters as you wish.
DIY Irish shamrock sign with horseshoes (via www.fynesdesigns.com).
This horseshoe decoration is made of a foam piece because it’s perfect for wrapping with string, yarn etc. Wrap it with yarn and add some cute decorations to the piece after it and voila, hang it on the wall.
DIY lucky horseshoe decoration (via ourpeacefulplanet.com).