We all know that apartment furnishing can be expensive, but DIY projects can turn everyday decor into unique and artsy pieces that are sure to catch any guest’s eye. Instead of resorting to an interior decorator or the pricey Anthropologie home décor section, try these fun DIY ideas to transform any apartment into your own one-of-a-kind home.
1. Ombre All the Way
Anyone with eyes will know that ombre is all the rage nowadays, so why not try ombre-ing furniture in your apartment? Drawers, benches, headboards, chairs…nothing is off limits. One fun idea is to ombre white wooden chair legs to match the color of your tablecloth or seat cushions. All you need is paint, sponges and an optional clear-coat gloss!
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2. Redneck Wine Glasses
Every guest will be asking you where you got your unique wine glasses at your first apartment warming party. Armed with only mason jars, glass candlestick holders and waterproof glue, this idea can easily be turned to reality. Coat the top of your candlestick holder with glue, press the candlestick firmly to the bottom of the mason jar, let dry and voila!
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3. Coffee Beans and Tea Lights
With a few porcelain white ramekin bowls, raw coffee beans and tea lights, you can make your apartment guests think they are entering a cozy, warm coffee shop…at least according to their noses! Fill the bowls with the coffee beans, and then simply place the tea light inside. The warmth of lit tea light will turn this piece into your own unique take on a scented candle.
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4. Wine Cork Bulletin Board
Whether for pictures, appointment reminders or grocery lists, apartment renters everywhere have uses for bulletin boards. Make yours something out of the ordinary by gluing corks on the inside of a vintage picture frame, which can easily be found at your local flea market. Try cutting the corks in half long-ways so that one side is flat for easy gluing purposes. This trick will also make it so you only have to collect half as many corks to complete your board. Another cool idea is to collect corks from wine bottles with memorable significance, such as wine you drank in a foreign land, for your anniversary or for your birthday.
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5. Thrifty Frame & Mirror Collage
Visit your local flea market, and pick up a few of your favorite vintage frames and mirrors. Try not to worry too much about size or shape—the more variety the better—but do try to keep in mind a color scheme. Go home, and make a kind of mirror and frame collage on one of those pesky huge bare walls that you have no idea what to do with in your apartment. Or try making a collage of frames above your bed with personal photos that will give your bedroom a much more personalized feel. The best part of this DIY idea is that it’s hard to go wrong. Any way that you hang your random array of frames will be sure to look artsy.
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6. Clothespins Not Just For Clothes
A great idea to hang across the top of your windows or above your desk area is clothespin photo displays. Just grab some yarn, wire or ribbon (make sure to choose a color that will accent other colors in that room), wooden clothespins and your favorite photos, postcards or notes. You can leave space between each photo for a more minimal look or put a photo on every bare space of the ribbon. You can also paint the clothespins if you’d like to add more color to the ensemble.
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7. Shutter Mail Organizer
Do you have roommates? Do you ever find yourself asking these roommates for that very important letter you were expecting in the mail last week? Avoid mail issues with this idea: get any old window shutter, paint it a bright color, and then hang it next to your front door. This is not only a unique form of wall décor but will also ensure that you and your roommates always know where to find the mail.
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