40 Most Creative Examples Of How To Fix Broken Stuff

Dropped that ancient vase your great grandfather brought from his Middle East expedition in the 19th century? Happens. But it might not be trash just yet, as these creative fixes will show you in a second.

The guys at Bored Panda have compiled a list of these outside-the-box thinkers who patched their broken things in the most creative of ways. Which has actually inspired us to look at things a bit differently, like everything's a mash of interchangeable parts.

Does this remind you of your own creative fix? By now you should know that we're waiting to see it in the comments below!

#1 Repair Broken Birdbath Using Recycled DVDs

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#2 When A Truck Bumped This Russian Man’s Car, He Decided To “Fix” It In The Most Creative Way

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#3 Fix Broken Flower Pots By Turning Them Into Diy Fairy Gardens

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#4 Creative Kid Draws On Wall, More Creative Mom Fixes It

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#5 Lego Pieces Are Used To Repair And Fill Holes In Broken Walls

Image source: Jan Vormann

#6 My Boyfriend Fell Down Our Stairs On Thanksgiving Day. Instead Of Fixing The Hole, We Got Creative

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#7 Repair Torn Couch With Lace

#8 Wall Got Busted From Water Damage, I Think It Looks Way Better Now

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#9 Fix Broken Mug With Polymer Clay

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#10 Wall Cracks Fixed With Crystallized Geode Installations

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#11 Artist “Fixes” Broken Wood Furniture With Translucent Materials

Image source: Tatiane Freitas

#12 Cracked Wall Turned Into Camels Journey Through The Desert

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#13 Fix Ruined Heels With Glitter

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#14 Russian Urban Interventionist Andrey Syaylev Fixed Library Walls With Old Books

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#15 Creative Car Owner

#16 Chicago Doesn’t Fix Its Potholes, So This Artist Fixes Them With Ice Cream Mosaics

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#17 Chipped And Pitted Sidewalk Repaired With Intricate Patters In Multiple Forms

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#18 Broken Doors Fixed

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#19 Cracked iPhone Back? Use Highlighters To "Pimp Yo' Phone"

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#20 Not The Worst Way To Hold Up A Graphics Card

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#21 Heal Your Jeans With A Monster Mouth Patch

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#22 Broken Vases Repaired By Sewing Them With Gold Thread

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#23 Don't Have The Money To Fix It? Improvise

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#24 Open Bottom Chairs Have A Chance To Be Useful Again By Repairing Them With Tightened Belts

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#25 How To Fix A Cracked Mirror

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#26 Cover The Cat Scratches On The Sofa With Flea Market Doilies

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#27 Mend Moth Holes With Cute Patches

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#28 How To “Unbreak” Broken Ceramics With The Ancient Japanese Technique Kintsugi

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#29 The Only Way To Fix A Hole In The Wall

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#30 DIY Custom Repaired Toms

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#31 Repair Cat Scratches On Couch With The Colored Yarn

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#32 The Proper Way To Fix A Dent

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#33 Creative Ways To “Fix” Your Broken Phone Screen

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#34 Bike Seat Repair With Duck Tape

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#35 Cat-Scratch Fever To Cool Bespangled Couch

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#36 Cracked Sidewalk Repair With Knitted Bricks

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#37 Roommate Punched A Hole In His Door. I Fixed It

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#38 Broken Ceramics Repaired With Embroidery

Image source: Michelle Taylor

#39 Potholes Filled With Braided Strips Of Colourful Fabric

Image source: Juliana Santacruz Herrera

#40 Creative Parchment Repair In Medieval Books

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