Danielle Hegedus stops by today with some DIY ideas for sprucing up your home.
Integrating Crafty DIY
Projects to Upgrade Your Home Aesthetics
By: Danielle Hegedus
Are you due for a home interior makeover? Maybe you’ve just
moved into a new place so you have a blank canvas, but you’re on a budget. Or
perhaps you’re ready to let your inner artist loose as you fashion your home to
reflect your unique style. We here at Modernize are passionate about helping
homeowners create the living spaces of their dreams, regardless of budget or
style. And some simple DIY craft projects are the perfect choice for
customizing your home without spending lots of money. With a minimal investment
in supplies—including some things you can salvage or repurpose—and a little
elbow grease, you can have a big impact on the appearance of your home—not to
mention how you feel when you are in it!
Create a Unique
Interior Space with a Versatile Chalkboard Wall
Adding design elements to your home can be pricey, especially
when it comes to professionally framing pictures or purchasing artwork to
personalize your space. And depending on your budget, if you’re purchasing
items from a chain store, you’re likely to see that vase or print that you
thought was so unique show up in five of your friends’ homes, too. Where’s the
fun in that?
Ever think about creating your own artwork? If you’re not ready
to commit to one image, use chalkboard paint and let your creative impulses run
wild. It’s affordable and easily erasable, so whether you have a grand vision
for a mural, want to have fun with some doodles, or just want to display your
favorite inspiring quotes, here’s your opportunity.
Chalkboard paint is also a great option for a kitchen wall,
since it helps organize your grocery list and plan your meals. It can replace a
sterile whiteboard in a home office, while still helping you work through
projects on a larger scale than pen and paper. And it’s a great option if you
have little ones who, let’s face it, are probably inclined to draw on the walls
anyway!
Bring the Outside
Indoors with Fun, Unexpected Houseplants
Most people enjoy fresh flowers, but a good houseplant improves
the look of your home while lasting longer and usually costing less money.
Plus, a number of houseplants have been proven to improve the quality of the air in your home,
removing harmful toxins found in cleaning products, carpets, and paints to help
you breathe easier. Plus, plant pots are a perfect opportunity to repurpose an
unexpected item for an interesting design feature in your home. As long as you
can create some holes for water drainage (and that’s not even necessary for all
plants, bamboo for instance), let your imagination run wild. Give items that
might otherwise be headed to the landfill (or just cluttering up your home) a
second-life, like old-fashioned tea and cookie tins, plastic bottles, retired
kids’ toys, or gift baskets. If you have pots already, refresh their look with
a coat of metallic spray paint, or maybe use some leftover bathroom tile or
even glass coasters to try your hand at a mosaic. The possibilities are
endless.
Take Repurposing to a
New Level by Building Your Own Furniture
Whenever I see a wooden palette, I see possibilities. Set it up
flat against a wall and you have a great structure for an herb or small vegetable
garden. Orienting it vertically enables
you to create a garden in any small space—from an apartment balcony to a
small nook by a sunny window. If you have a yard, if you’re an active cyclist,
or if you have kids who love to ride bikes, consider using a palette as a bike rack that is attractive and keeps you
from backing over one in your car!
My younger brother though, has taken my love of palettes to a
whole new level. His entire apartment—bed, coffee table, and bookshelves—are
fashioned out of palettes that he either found or asked a small business if he
could take off their hands. Usually the businesses are happy to part with
palettes, as it saves them money on trash removal, but make sure you ask! If
you want to be just as ambitious with your palette projects, you may need some
baseline carpentry skills, but there are loads of DIY articles on the internet
to help you along the way. Plus, if you make a big mistake, the risk is low
because the supplies usually don’t cost you anything and would otherwise be
headed to the landfill anyway.
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