1Paint a Front Door
Whether your front door is drab or in need of a new paint job, it's not hard to fix it up to up your curb appeal. Here's our step-by-step guide, so you can have a front door that looks brand new in no time!
2Paint a Door Inside of Your Home
Don't have a front door that you can paint? Try livening up a door inside your space instead. Here's our tutorial with tips on how to make your door a design statement.
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4Upgrade Your Closet Doors
Keita Turner Cursed with ugly, builder-grade closet doors? Try this surprisingly easy hack from our friend designer Keita Turner to give them a bespoke look with just a few yards of fabric and a staple gun.
5Propagate a Plant
Brad Holland Have plants at home? Great news: You can turn them into more plants. Here's our step-by-step guide to growing a new plant with cuttings from an older one.
6Make a Cozy Window Seat!
Brittney Morgan No sewing machine? No problem! This cozy window seat was made using safety pins—all in under 20 minutes! Get the step-by-step guide here.
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7Swap in a Cool Doorknob
House Beautiful This is one of those small changes that makes a big impact. With just 10 minutes and a screwdriver, swap out old, boring doorknobs for something prettier. Here's how.
8Upgrade Your Lamp Shades
Bet you wouldn't have guessed that this expensive-looking shade was actually handmade with decorative paper found on Etsy. Yep, a bespoke lamp topper for just a few dollars. Here's how to make your own.
9Create a Faux Brick Wall
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10Whitewash Brick Walls
Or, perhaps, you prefer a more modern look that the exposed brick in your home can't provide? Here's an easy fix: Whitewash the brick wall. Follow our step-by-step guide to get a finish you'll love.
11Make Candles + Soaps
These DIY kits from Craftzee let you create candles, soaps, and bath bombs customized in classic scents like fresh cotton and cherry blossom. Their pre-mixed bases are safe to use (read: no lye-mixing) and include plenty to make for friends and neighbors. Shop here.
12Make a Set of No-Sew Curtains
Kathryn Wirsing Want new window treatments but no sewing machine (or seamstress skills) at home? No problem. I made this set in my apartment just using double-stick fabric tape. Get the tutorial here.
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13Put Together Closet Shelving
If you love the look of a custom walk-in closet but want a cheaper solution to getting built-ins, use bookshelves to create faux ones. Here, designer and blogger Victoria Lee Jones shows how it's done in just three easy steps. Get more details here.
14Give Your Furniture a Distressed Look
Anyone who's into a farmhouse antique look will adore this DIY. With some paint, a sander, and a few other materials, you can easily turn any piece of furniture into one that'd surely be Joanna Gaines-approved. See our step-by-step tutorial here.
15Make Professional-Grade Curtains
House Beautiful If you can sew, why not make sone professional-level curtains? We had the founder of Stitchroom show us how to do it. Watch here.
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19Hang Some Art!
Kathryn Wirsing 20Contain Your Pillows
Courtesy of Sugar & Cloth Keep pillows and throw blankets contained in these adorbs pom pom baskets. Bonus: They could also double as laundry hampers.
Get the tutorial at Sugar & Cloth.
Hadley Keller is the Director of Editorial and Community Engagement at the Design Leadership Network, a community of top interior designers. She has covered design, interiors, and culture for over 10 years.
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