Two of the worse things together are poor DIY skills and not having a lot of time or money to work with. It quickly bloats up renovations or projects to astronomical prices that you did not see coming. But there are ways to spruce up your home without busting a big hole in your wallet, while also just requiring the same DIY skills you apply on building lego houses.
Reimagine your home with these simple tricks that can make the most boring spaces into favorite hangout places. Here are 55 simple home DIY hacks shared by the pros!
Make a wall organizer out of a board and mason jars. They are perfect for keeping bathroom supplies organized or cooking equipment in the kitchen. Learn how to create your own here.
Upgrade your boring clay pots by painting them. This crafter went with a simple pink and white color scheme and used a piece of tape to keep the paint lines looking clean. You can paint yours however you would like.
Turn an unsightly vinyl floor into a beautiful vinyl floor by painting stripes on it. This one used to have a weird brick pattern on it. Now it looks so much better.
This project is very simple to complete. The hanging rope mirrors look great when they are done. All you really have to do is attach an 8mm rope around the mirror using a hot glue gun.
This tutorial shows how to make your baseboards extra big without buying any additional molding. They simply added a single strip above the first layer of molding and then painted the space in between to match.
If you’re looking to mix things up with your drapes, consider basket-weaving them. It gives them a whole new appearance and should only take a few minutes to finish. Just make the appropriate holes and thread the fabric through.
Another way to spruce up drapes is to add some patterned fabric to them. Choose a fabric you like and then sew it on, or fuse it on using tape and an iron. Find out more information here.
Make a lamp look really cool by tying some driftwood around the stand. It helps to glue each of the branches together to keep them from moving. You can also paint the original stand a beige color to hide it.
You can use tab curtains to cover up ugly shelves in your garage. It will look much more organized and all of your items will still be easy to access when you need them. Just slide the curtain to the side.
Use your origami skills to make this neat lampshade. It utilizes the simple fortune-teller fold. Just make a few hundred of the origami fortune tellers and glue them together.
This fun city light wasn’t hard to make. They simply drew the city scene on the cheap lamp using a paint marker while using a photo as a reference. It made the lamp about one hundred times cooler.
Doors with built-in mirrors are expensive to purchase. However, you can also do what this woman did. She attached cheap mirrors to her closet door and painted the frames the same color so they matched.
The black or white electrical cords that are attached to most electronics aren’t very stylish. They often clash with the other decorations in the room. One good technique for improving their appearance is to make a suede cord cover.
Here we have another tutorial for adding mirrors to doors. It is a great way to make a room look more spacious. Just frame the mirrors, paint them, and hang them up.
This project features a clock with a vintage pin-up girl on it. The clock mechanism can be bought from a store. For the face of the clock, you can use either a circular wooden board or cardboard.
There are no ugly wires hanging off of this television. They hid them inside a plastic shower curtain rod cover. All that they had to do was slice the cover lengthwise and feed the cords through it.
You can make your windows look larger by placing the curtain rods higher up. This photo shows them attached at ceiling height. It makes the windows seem much bigger than if they were hung lower.
Corner shelves are a good way to create more storage space in your kitchen. Almost every kitchen could use some additional shelving — both for cooking utensils and for holding decorative items.
If you have a window that doesn’t require curtains, consider accenting it with metal brackets. These ones are actually shelf brackets. However, they fit the window frame perfectly.
An easy way to make a dresser or drawer look more stylish is by changing up the knobs. These ones were made out of clay by hand. The artist even labeled some of them to describe what was inside the drawers.
Create some additional storage space inside cabinets by attaching buckets to the door. These ones were picked up at the Dollar Store and then attached with mounting pads. It only took a few minutes to do.
Use gel tiles to add some texture to your kitchen backsplash. These 3D black, white, and gray ones are actually peel and stick. It takes no special skill to apply them to the wall.
Make your ceilings look higher by only painting the wall halfway. Then paint the rest of the wall the same color as the ceiling. It’s a cool trick that is very effective.
Storage space is a luxury. Yet, there are plenty of areas in many homes that are underutilized. For example, you can build a magazine rack for the side of a counter.
This wall was covered with fence board planks to give it a rustic cottage feel. They were then painted white. However, you can also stain the wood as well for a more natural-looking finish.
Instead of using a regular old headboard for your bed, you can build your own in the course of an afternoon. This one was made from plywood. You will need to acquire a jigsaw to cut it though.
It’s possible to completely change the feel of a room by wallpapering the door. This crafter actually used patterned fabric instead of wallpaper, however. It was attached using a mixture of water and cornstarch.
When it comes to placing area rugs in rooms, most people do it wrong. It looks best if you follow the tips in this diagram. If yours is currently in the incorrect position, it is a pretty simple change to make.
It’s possible to use curtain rods to build a beautiful bed canopy. There is nothing more romantic than drawing in the curtains around bed to create a cozy nook. They also help block out the sunlight in the morning.
This person took a plane grey doormat and added some color to it with paint. The red crisscrossing lines made it a lot more interesting. It was a very creative idea.
Give a worn-out refrigerator new life by covering it in washi tape. The tape is more durable than masking tape and often comes in various colors and patterns. If you are feeling really bold, you can use spray paint.
Utilize the space under your bed for additional storage by making a slide-out drawer on wheels. The drawers are great for young children’s bedrooms. You can use it to store all of their toys.
Most bath mats are made of some sort of fabric. However, why not use corks? It is a material that is both absorbent and dries very fast. Just glue all of the corks together with a hot glue gun.
Most garage doors don’t come with windows. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it look like there are windows. All it takes is a little bit of tape and paint.
Paint your ceiling a dark color to make the room feel more spacious. The ceiling will look much higher, especially if you paint down the walls a few feet as well. It’s a great hack for adding depth.
If your wall is looking a little bare, try hanging up some new decorative items. This crafter made their own piece of art out of postcards mounted on a foam board. It is essentially a collage.
Framing the mirror in the bathroom will help to make it look more finished. It’s much better than just attaching the mirror to a hook and leaving it be. You can match the frame color and style with the design scheme of the room.
Instead of tucking all of your photos away in a scrapbook, an alternative option is to hang them on the wall. This crafter made a cool display using a board and a few clothespins. If they ever want to change out the pictures, it’s not hard.
