It's Just the Coffee Talking: Used Burlap Coffee Bags to Decorate Your Home

9.04.2015

Used Burlap Coffee Bags to Decorate Your Home

I think this post originally appeared on Coffee Talking in 2013 or 2014 but with a re-decorating project underway of the master bedroom, the feature piece is a large vintage wood and iron with cream and beige peeling paint (in a good way!) and the whole rustic theme is kind of coming together on its own. I knew I had some burlap ideas on my site so this morning over coffee I went back into my posts to see where it was.

I'm re-posting again since it's relevant to me and maybe it is to someone else too!

My love of vintage looking burlap coffee bags goes back... almost forever. I am not even sure where I managed to get my hands on them, but about 15 years ago, I managed to procure a few of these and made them into throw pillows for our Living Room couch. Time went by, our little toddlers weren't conducive to them and they were a little scratchy for tiny little toddler heads that wanted to lay on them so they soon found a new home.

Lately, they've been on my mind again!

There are SO many awesome fun things you can do with them. Here are just a few I've brainstormed;

Curtains
Hats
Accent Pillows
Tote Bags
Chair cushions
Smaller coffee bags for 'goody' bags
Christmas Stockings
Backpack
Wall decor (canvas covered)
Wall decor (framed)

Because visuals are always nice, I did a quick internet search for images that were labeled free for reuse, and here are three that popped up right away that give you an idea what I was thinking of in my list.

They are very affordable as many coffee shops resell dirt cheap and some (if you ask nicely) may even give them to you for free. If you can't find any locally, I did a quick search of Amazon and found packs of 10 bags for under $20 and sometimes even under $10. That's about a buck a bag. LOVE the look of decorating with burlap and my current living room (and lack of toddlers) would do well with a few awesome throw pillows.

You can find an assortment of bags available on Amazon among other sites;