8 Fresh and Delightful DIY Home Decoration Ideas

Miriam Braga
Jul 10, 2017 · 4 min read

A well-decorated home not only looks good, but also feels good! Well, if you plan to add a touch of decoration to your home, there are a host of ideas you can take help from. And if you are someone who likes to do things on their own, you have come to the right place.

Here we have put forth some amazing DIY home decoration ideas that are easy as well as fun to work on.

1. Shutter Side Table

Here is a small table you can build by skipping painting and going for a weathered finish. A great base is created by a few rustic shutters. This table makes a great place for a flower vase or a potted plant.

2. Interesting Trim

Curtains and pillows can be given a more interesting look with new fringe. One more tip: If you have leftover wall paint, refresh an old chair’s frame.

3. Colorful Drawer Pulls

Refresh the look of existing hardware using colorful fabric swatches. It’s fun to see the color pops on the drawer pulls and use them everyday. Get instructions on how you can do it.

4. Decoration with Die Cutting

You can make some really fun home décor items with die cutting. However, you need to be proficient in using a die cutting equipment for that. Here the bulletin board consists of die cut tags, frames, flowers, and butterflies.

With die cutting, you can get quite creative and make various fun craft projects. You can cut paper, fabric and a number of other materials with a die cutting equipment. Make your pillows interesting by die cutting fabric in different designs and sewing on the pillow covers. You can also die cut paper or fabric in various shapes and stick them on walls, furniture and other places. If you stay in California or nearby areas and are looking for materials needed for die cutting, you can find them at any store selling die cutting supplies California.

5. Cool Tray

Don’t discard that old cabinet door! Be creative with it. With a fresh coat of paint and a drawer pull pair, you can make that salvaged cabinet door a cool tray. If any holes are there in the board, fill them using wood filler that you can find at a hardware store. Then, let it dry for a minimum of two hours. Sand the surface and paint it. Then, pre-drill holes on the surface and screw in 4-inch handles.

6. Pocket on Pillow

Here is a no-sew pocket on a pillow that makes a great place to keep the clicker. Things you will need are — a throw pillow having a removable cover, a pocket from jeans (men’s jeans are more suitable size-wise), and fusible webbing (you can find these at fabric stores). Cut out the entire pocket from the pants. Then, sandwich the fusible webbing between the cover of the pillow and the back side of the pocket edges. Iron the layers together. Then, put the cover on the pillow back.

7. Sun-Inspired Mirror

You can turn a simple, round mirror into a sun-inspired one easily with wood shims and glue. It’s an easy DIY project that gives an interesting look to the room.

8. Moroccan-Style Lanterns

Old spaghetti sauce jars can be easily re-purposed into Moroccan-style lanterns by applying some gold paint on them.

So, ready to start with your home decoration venture? These ideas will help you enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home. They are simple, cost-effective and great for DIYers.

Miriam Braga

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Being experienced in the manufacturing industry, she loves to share her knowledge about die cutting tools.

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