You do not need a big budget to make your home look designer. This guide gathers our favourite DIY home decor ideas: wall art and painting projects, lamps and lighting, vases and jars, shelves, projects with concrete, wood and other materials, and small DIY touches for every room.
Easy DIY home decor ideas
- Easy DIY home decor ideas that look designer: damage-free decor for renters and textile projects
- Step-by-step home decor ideas: a 2-in-1 console table, a bottle lamp, a rope ottoman and picture frame shelves
- Cheap and innovative DIY home decorations: a glowing jar and IKEA lamp hacks
- Budget-friendly DIY projects: string art, stairway art and gilded jars
- Clever weekend DIY projects: an egg carton mirror and a flower vase
- Inspiring DIY projects for the home: a felt ball garland, a cardboard bonsai and café shelves
- DIY home decorating ideas: lighting, paint, rearranging and wallpaper
- Simple DIY interior tips: decorated lamps, a handmade clock and corner shelves
- Smart interior design tricks: a new life for an old box and a ladder coat rack
Walls and wall art
- DIY wall decor ideas for the living room: weekend wall art by budget and skill
- DIY wall painting projects: a sponge brick design, a rainbow display and an ombre wall
- Creative DIY wall painting ideas: roller textures and 3D heart decorations
- DIY wall paint ideas: choosing colours, a Moroccan stencil and tape designs
- DIY butterfly wall decorations: butterfly stickers, a circle burst and a butterfly clock
- DIY photo collage ideas: a photo lampshade and a family tree collage
- Creative DIY photo frames: colored pencils, twigs, glass gems and popsicle sticks
- DIY wall clock ideas: magazine rolls, a bicycle wheel and a concrete clock
Lamps, vases and jars
- DIY desk lamps: wood cube, cigar box and wood slice lamps
- DIY chandelier ideas: bicycle, pallet, solar light and cardboard chandeliers
- DIY flower vases: chalkboard paint, mercury glass, photo and sweater vases
- DIY vases: photo, concrete, striped glass and origami vases
- Step-by-step DIY vase tutorials: nail polish, jute-wrapped and ombre vases
- Mason jar DIY crafts: a lantern, colored vases, a sconce and beauty dispensers
- Things to make with mason jars: mason jar photos, lanterns and cake in a jar
- Ways to use mason jars around the house
Shelves and storage you can make
- Cool DIY shelves: hanging, pegboard and floating shelves
- Practical DIY shelves: frame, fruit slice, pegboard and plywood bedside shelves
- Creative shelving ideas: corner, floor and wall shelves and a tree shelf
- Creative bookshelf designs: an invisible bookshelf and an industrial pipe shelf
- DIY charging stations: a charging drawer, tiny shelves and a wine crate
- DIY key holders: pegboard, arrow and key and mail organizers
Projects with concrete, wood and more
- DIY concrete projects: a photo holder, hexagon coasters, candle holders and an iPad stand
- DIY cement projects: furniture, flower pots and bookends
- DIY cinder block projects: shelves, a TV unit and a hallway sofa
- DIY wood crafts: a birdhouse, attached wooden boxes and jewellery boxes
- DIY log decorations: a log photo frame, wall art, serving tray and headboard
- DIY log decorations for home and yard: a clothes hanger, mirror frame and benches
- DIY chicken wire decorations: wall sconces, fruit and vegetable storage and a message display
- Easy gold DIY crafts: gold flower pots, mason jars, frames and vases
DIY touches for every room
- DIY ways to decorate your entryway: door mats, a pebble tray and a mini mudroom
- DIY home office decorations: a butcher block desk, a closet office and a cork wall
- Home office DIY projects: a chalkboard calendar, a gallery wall and marquee letters
- DIY kitchen decorations: branch hooks, a brass towel hanger and a bead trivet
- DIY baby room decorations: a crib mobile, a mountains wall and a letter shelf
- DIY floor cushions: floor pillows and giant chevron pillows
- Cheap DIY rugs: a large-scale rug, a pom pom rug and rag rugs
- DIY home bar ideas: a blackboard bar and a barrel mini bar
- DIY house numbers
Frequently asked questions
What are cheap ways to decorate a home yourself?
Paint is the biggest change for the least money, followed by DIY wall art, thrifted frames and vases, plants, new cushion covers and rearranging the furniture you already have.
More ideas: see our upcycling ideas and interior design styles.