While work from home is here to stay for a while, all of us can agree that a few creative breaks every now and then are always welcome! Why not use this time to perk up your home interiors? While home decor is seldom inexpensive there are some fun and easy DIY projects that can help you add beautiful elements to your house without being over the top. Scroll through these 11 DIY crafts for home decor to inspire your own home decor project.
Vintage Cases For Home Decor
Those old suitcases might have become too heavy to lug around but that doesn’t mean they serve no purpose anymore. Vintage suitcases look really classy when substituted for regular coffee tables. The only effort you might need to put in is to clean and polish these. Added perks include the availability of storage space that they offer.
DIY Crochet Wall Hangings
If you are skilled at crochet or have old crochet items that are sitting in your storage, fashioning a beautiful decor item out of these isn’t too difficult! Make your blank walls look pretty with these intricate weaves as decor.
Twisted Paper Ribbon Vase DIY & Bonus Idea
Here are two creative home decor ideas to do when decorating your home for fall.
They can be done by using up craft supplies you may have leftover from a previous DIY crafts and projects.
As I mentioned in a recent post, I am keeping my fall decor simple and natural this year.
Fall is my favorite season so I still want to enjoy all the fall colors and textures in my house,
but in a less cluttered way without the need for seasonal items that have to be stored once the season is over.
When I was thinking about a way to add some fall color to my kitchen,
I wanted to add fresh flowers and brought out this short glass vase.
I only have 16 inches of clearance between the counter and bottom of the cabinets so I was thrilled to find it.
Thinking Ahead to Fall Decorating
Notice the title of this post says… thinking ahead to fall decorating, as I am not quite ready to actually decorate my house for fall yet. It is still August, but how to decorate for fall has been on my mind now that the summer will soon be winding down.
Well of course you can! You should do what feels right for you or when the fall chills starts where you live even if the decorating world considers anything before September 1st to be too early.
use August as my fall decorating “planning ahead” month. I still like to see summer all around the house, but use the “dog days” of August to think about how I want the house to look and feel so I will be ready to implement fall decorations once fall does arrive.
Wood Candle Holders as a Simple Dining Table Centerpiece
When it comes time to make decorations for my house I always prefer to make them, especially around the holidays. I like that when you make your own items I have something that is more unique and not mass merchandised.
These candle holders can also be made with other pieces of scrap wood you may have in your wood pile. That is half the fun of DIYing. You get to be a designer and make decorative items that fit exactly what you envision.
I like that my scrap wood candle holder project can be used not only on my dining room table, but will look just as nice on a console table or a set of two or more lined up along a mantel.
Clothes Closet Organizing: No Slip Hangers
I like using these inexpensive hangers because they keep everything hanging in the closet looking uniform. What I don’t like about them is the fact that some of my tops or dresses slide right off the ends.
I thought about adding rubber bands to the hangers, but that was way too hard and would not look very nice.
To come up with a way to keep my clothes from slipping off the hangers, I rummaged through my stash of crafty supplies and began playing with a few colorful pipe cleaners.
They worked perfectly to make no slip hangers, plus they look colorful and pretty hanging in my closet.
DIY Magnets
This is one of the crafts I did with my nieces and nephews on our recent family vacation. The girls especially had a lot of fun with it.
I used this magnet kit plus my own art. The magnet kit makes it super easy to create these: just stick the art to the magnet, and glue everything to the glass bead. The glue does tend to blur or bubble the art just a bit, so an alternative would be to stick the paper straight to the magnet and use as-is without the glass dome.
DIY Coffee Table For Home Decor
You have a rustic makeover on your mind? Give your regular coffee table a ditch and give.
Do you, empty crate a fresh coat of paint. Discarded crates have multiple uses. They can serve as tables or additional seating. It adds a rustic touch to your space. You can have fun with colours and patterns while you paint and get as creative as you like with such DIY crafts for home decor.
Washi Tape Art For Home Decor
One of the most minimal DIY craft ideas for home decor with maximum impact is the use of funky washi tapes to create your own modern art. Geometric patterns like these are easy to make. If you have a spare wall in your room this is what you can do. All you need is a couple of cool washi tape rolls and a pair of scissors to add an element of decor in almost no time! P. S. This origami-inspired decor also gives you a peek into the use of origami art for wall decor.
Those old suitcases might have become too heavy to lug around but that doesn’t mean they serve no purpose anymore. Vintage suitcases look really classy when substituted for regular coffee tables. The only effort you might need to put in is to clean and polish these. Added perks include the availability of storage space that they offer.
Grow Your Own Herbs Patch
One of the simplest ways of adding a touch of green, a new piece of decor and growing your own herbs, and all in one go is to plant your favourite herbs in old planters or containers. You can also get creative while decorating your containers. Greens are a minimal yet great way of giving a fresh new look to any space.
DIY Lamp Shades
This DIY wall hanging craft idea is sure to bring out your inner child! These string lampshades are super fun to make and are a testament to how simple materials like a string, a balloon and glue can help create something so elegant looking.
Ribbon Storage Ideas That Will Keep Your Rolls of Ribbon Organized For Good
The first is a wall rack that requires a few tools. The second and third organizers do not require any
DIY skills or tools to make and can be completed in 30 minutes.
When creating this wall mount ribbon rack, I wanted to make use of one of the empty frames on the wall I call my craft room’s
After a trip to the home improvement store
where I went to see about using gutters to organize my ribbons,
I ended up buying Corrugating 2.38-in x 10-ft Aluminum Drip Edge instead.
I also like that the “drip edge” was inexpensive and white.
No paint was needed to make my DIY ribbon rack!