Decorating your home can get expensive real fast. Being strapped for cash should never hold you back from decorating the home of your dreams. DIY projects will help keep the cost of decor down but DIY projects with items from a dollar store will make it even cheaper!
These 18 DIY dollar store home decor hacks will save you money without losing any of the charm in home decorating!
1. Welcome to the $1 Hack Home
For this project you will want to purchase photo frames, kitchen towels, and any extra touches you want to add, such as the greenery in the picture above. These signs were created by simple kitchen towels being fitted into the photo frames. Then the “Welcome” and “Thankful” stickers were put on the outside of the glass frames to add a special touch.
2. Side Table For The Win
A side table for three dollars sounds unheard of but that is what this cost! By purchasing two trashcans and a tray from a dollar store. All you have to do is glue the bottoms of the trash cans together to create the stand. Once that has been stabilized you will glue the tray to the top of one of the trash cans and, voilà, you have a side table. Remember you can always spray paint or paint the trashcans to match the already existing colors in the room.
3. Adorable Tray Organizer
Who knew that gluing a candlestick holder and a small plate could make the cutest touch to any room? You can spray paint your creation to any color to better suit your room. Genius!
4. Flower Vase
This flower vase started off as a shiny metal container but two items completely reinvented it. All you have to do is soak the container with vinegar to dull the shine. Then add a bit of black paint by smearing it around and you will have the perfect distressed flower vase.
5. Tattooed Plates
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to have a cute themed plate set. This hack does not last forever but that makes it more fun because you can continuously change the theme of your plates. All you have to do is buy plain colored plates at a dollar store and temporary tattoos of your choice. Stick those temporary tattoos to the plate and you can end up with adorable plates like the one above.
6. A Bit Extra
This hack is not for the crafter that is faint at heart. This hack is buying clear containers at a dollar store and the adding your own text onto the containers. The end result is totally worth it, as you can see above, but there are many steps to follow for this one so pay close attention.
7. Mega-Mirror
Let’s be honest, mirrors are often very overpriced. By completing this home decor hack you can create a large mirror for much cheaper price. By purchasing six picture frames at a dollar store, adding 8×12 mirrors into the frames and then molding the six frames together you can create your own larger mirror.
8. Laundry Basket Re-Do
This is another great hack that let’s you personalize the end product to fit your own style. This started as a small laundry basket from a dollar store, but turned into a unique basket for any need. All it requires is weaving in a material of your choice through the holes. This makes the basket stand out better then its original look.
9. Coffee and Cupcake Flowers
Coffee filters and cupcake liners have never looked so gorgeous! This hack will teach you how to turn simple coffee filter and cupcake liners into gorgeous fake flowers that will make your centerpieces really stand out and these flowers will last longer too.
10. Marbles Galore
Gemstones that are usually sold at dollar stores to fill flower vases have found a new use with this hack. On any surface of your choice, the picture above is done with an old window, you can glue those gemstones into any design you would like. A great tip is drawing out the design first to use it as a guide to glue the gemstones to.
11. Wreath of Plates
Are plates sold at dollar stores? Check. Are ribbons sold at dollar stores? Check. Is fake greenery sold at dollar stores? Check. This wall hanging decor hack will save you a lot of money when all the items are sold at the dollar store.
12. Mirror, Mirror, on the Planter
Don’t let that fun mirror planter fool you, it is actually a dollar store hack! All that needs to be done is to glue five identical size mirrors to each other in a cube shape. Let it dry, set a small cup of water at the bottom and pick a great plant to showcase in the planter box.
13. Make Your Walls Sparkle
These rough gemstones can create the perfect accent for any room. Using a foam wreath, you will glue the gemstones to cover the entire wreath. Choose what material to hang it with and, boom, you have a great accent piece for an empty wall.
14. Window to the Garden
The outside of your house deserves to be decorated just as much as the inside. This outside decor is created with only a poster board and the small fencing. It takes a bit of help from paint, wood stain, and spray paint to create this garden decor.
15. Winnie-the-Pooh Approved
Fans of Winnie-the-Pooh, bees, or honey will love this hack. What started out as a $1 flower pot completely reinvents itself as an adorable beehive to set around your house or to have it hanging from a wall.
16. A Serving Tray with Style
Spreading the paint just perfectly is needed for this stylish serving tray. It started as a silver serving tray but was hacked into this sleek new serving tray with handles added too. Another great piece to personalize by adding the colors of your choice.
17. Home Sweet Home
It really is the small touches that change a house into a home. Small touches like this small piece of decor to add to your house. The words are added by stamps onto the box, so you can make multiple of these pieces of decor with different sayings that mean something to you.
18. For DIY Pros
This DIY project will get a tad bit messy but looking at the after image will give you all the determination to complete it. This amazing flower vase started off as a plain glass vase but after layering different materials onto the vase it turns into a unique planter that looks as if you bought it from a store for way more money.
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