The Best DIY Decorating Ideas for Your Home

Decorating your home shouldn't be hard and it certainly shouldn't be expensive. With everyday items from jars to baskets, you can discover unique and interesting ways of upscaling your home and without the high cost of artwork or ornaments from the local store.

Let's look at a few DIY decorating ideas you can use for your house or your apartment below.

Mason Jars

One of the easiest ways to decorate your home using upcycling ideas is with a mason jar. You can store these items in the kitchen filled with skittles or marshmallows which add an instant touch of color. You can also store battery-operated fairy lights in these glass jars making it a beautiful display for a living room or bedroom.

Logs and Stumps

With tree stumps and logs, you can easily create garden paths, areas of interest, and flower beds that are inexpensive and natural in appearance. Tree stumps could also serve as a unique coffee or side table in your living room provided it is free from any rough edges.

Some people have used tree stumps and secured a smooth glass top to it to create an interesting coffee table.

Repurpose Old Furniture

Outdated and old furniture can be reused and repurposed by sanding rough wood or old paint and then refinishing with varnish or a new coat of paint. Furniture is expensive so finding ways of reusing what you have is a great way to save and to ensure that you have functional pieces that work.

Old Crates

Think about turning an old wooden crate upside down to serve as a coffee table. You could even use it as a side table next to your bed or as unique furniture for a small apartment. Wood crates are great options for those who are interested in storage containers with a natural finish, or they can be used as a planter in the garden when lined and filled with soil. Once you find the right-sized crate, it can easily be transformed with some sandpaper or some new paint.

Painting

The simplest decorating technique is a fresh coat of paint! Think about the colors that will best suit your home and if you live in an apartment, ask the landlord if you can paint before you go ahead and make the change.

Get Creative

Decorating your home can be fun when you have the time to think outside of the box and get creative with the things you already have. If you are interested in crates and old furniture, you can visit the local yard sales, dump sites, and online marketplaces where people either giveaway these items or sell them at a low price.

To help you decide what you need, think about keeping organized, clutter-free, and ways you can beautify or personalize the interior. This should help you with DIY decorating!

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