25 DIY Planter Ideas in a Weekend Two summers ago I killed every plant I owned because they were all in sad plastic nursery pots shoved on a windowsill, and watering them felt like a chore. Then a friend gave me a spider plant in a teacup she had planted herself, and I realised the…
23 DIY Wreath Ideas for Every Season My front door used to look the same in July as it did in December, and I never noticed until a neighbour hung a gorgeous autumn wreath that made my bare door look forgotten. That weekend I made my first ever DIY Wreath Ideas for Every Season project…
17 DIY Nightstand Ideas in a Weekend When I moved into my flat, I spent my entire furnishing budget on the mattress and then slept for three weeks with my phone charging on the floor. A decent diy Nightstand seemed like a small thing until I started pricing them: even the plain flat-pack ones were…
17 DIY Shelf Ideas That Look Expensive My living room had exactly one sad bookshelf for years, and everything I owned was crammed onto it in a way that made the whole room feel cluttered. I could not afford custom shelving, so I went down a rabbit hole of diy Shelf builds that look like…
19 Easy DIY Home Decor Projects for Beginners Under $20 When I moved into my first flat, I owned a mattress, a kettle, and absolutely no idea how to make a room look finished. Hiring help was out of the question, so I started collecting easy diy home decor projects that a complete beginner could…
15 Dollar Store DIYs Worth Every Penny I used to walk past the dollar store’s home aisle without a second glance, assuming everything there would look cheap in my house. Then a friend showed me her hallway, which I had assumed was styled with boutique finds, and half of it came from dollar store diy…
23 DIY Mirror Ideas for Beginners The first diy Mirror project I ever tried was a disaster: I bought a cheap round mirror, attempted to glue rope around the edge while it hung on the wall, and watched the whole thing slide slowly down the plaster. I have learned a lot since then, mostly by…
17 Thrift Store DIY Ideas in a Weekend Last spring I gave myself a slightly ridiculous challenge: spend one weekend and less than $100 on thrift store diy ideas, and see how many corners of my house I could improve. By Sunday night I had redone a bare hallway wall, rescued a wobbly wooden chair,…
19 Easy DIY Home Decor Projects for Beginners Under $30 The first time I drilled into a wall I hit a pipe, so I understand why DIY feels intimidating. These easy diy home decor projects need almost no tools, no experience, and not one of them costs more than $30. I picked every project on…
25 Minimalist-Style DIY Projects That Look Expensive My living room used to have a shelf of knick-knacks I never really looked at. When I started trying Minimalist diy decor, I gave myself one rule: every project had to make a room feel calmer, not busier, and nothing could cost more than a pizza night. What…