19 DIY Gallery Wall Ideas for Beginners My first gallery wall was a disaster of crooked frames and eleven nail holes I later had to fill. I had hammered straight into the plaster with no plan, and it showed. DIY gallery wall ideas looked effortless on Pinterest but mine looked like a frame shop explosion….
19 DIY Coffee Table Ideas That Look Expensive The coffee table is the piece everyone judges your living room by, which is unfortunate when yours wobbles and dates from 2009. Mine did. A DIY coffee table build changed everything for about $60, and it is now the piece guests ask about first. Building your own…
25 DIY Planter Ideas That Look Expensive I used to think beautiful planters meant spending $40 at a garden centre, until I priced up the pots for my twelve houseplants and nearly fainted. A DIY planter obsession saved my wallet that spring. With paint, plaster, and a few clever tricks, cheap pots and thrifted bowls…
15 Cottagecore-Style DIY Projects for Beginners My cottagecore obsession started with a $3 teacup at a church rummage sale. I brought it home, and suddenly my sleek grey living room looked like it belonged to someone else — someone who wanted pressed flowers, gingham, and wooden things with history. Cottagecore DIY decor hooked me because…
17 DIY Mirror Ideas on a Budget A mirror is the cheapest way to make a room feel bigger and brighter, and making one yourself costs a fraction of the shop price. My first diy Mirror project was a pound-shop round mirror wrapped in jute rope, and it still hangs in my hallway five years…
15 DIY Coffee Table Ideas on a Budget Have you seen what the shops charge for a coffee table lately? I priced up a plain oak one last year and nearly choked — two hundred and twenty pounds for something I could knock together in an afternoon. That sticker shock is exactly why I wrote…
25 DIY Coffee Table Ideas in a Weekend I built my first DIY coffee table on a rainy Saturday in March, and it was dry enough to carry my pizza that same evening. Total spend: about ten pounds on screws and a sander pad. Total time: five hours including the drying breaks. That table lasted…
23 DIY Christmas Decor Ideas on a Budget Three years ago, my Christmas decorating budget was thirty pounds and a drawer of leftover craft bits. I had always wanted the full festive house, the kind you see in films, but the shop prices made my eyes water every December. That year I decided to see…
17 Easy DIY Home Decor Projects for Beginners Under $50 If you have never picked up a paintbrush for your walls, this list of easy DIY home decor projects is exactly where to start. Every project here was chosen for one reason: it is genuinely doable on a first attempt, needs nothing fancier than basic…
21 Dollar Store DIYs That Look Expensive Some of my favourite pieces at home cost less than a coffee. I started making dollar store DIY decor three years ago when our flat needed warmth and my bank account firmly said no, and I quickly learned the difference between crafts that look cheap and crafts that…