17 cheap ideas to decorate and bring life to your home

You don’t need to spend a fortune in design stores to have a beautiful and original home. With these ideas, you will be able to carry out ingenious projects that will require little or no investment and will make your home look better.

1. Display your favorite images in a different way

Gather some images that you like. They can be from your family, friends or partner. You can also look for some online. Hang a string of Christmas lights and, along it, hang your photos. Use paper clips, bobby pins, or tape to hold them in place.

2. Personalize your cabinets with chalkboard paint

Paint the inside of your cabinet doors with chalkboard paint. Here you will find instructions to prepare it.

Click here to find more ideas to apply it in different places in your home.

3. Decorate a wall with streamers

If you are looking to add a touch of color to your walls, you can use strips of paper to create streamers. Paste them on the wall to create a cheerful decoration.

4. Create faux photo frames with duct tape

Forget fancy frames. Get some masking tape that has a design you like and use it to create faux photo frames like the ones in the picture. If you can’t get patterned ribbons, you can decorate a plain one with indelible markers.

5. Hang a colorful garland around your door

Glue some plastic or paper flowers onto a long piece of ribbon and hang it around your door frame. Click here to learn how to make bottle flowers.

6. Design geometric works of art with papers

Cut squares and triangles from papers that you like. Use them to create geometric shapes that will bring your walls to life.

7. Create a painting with a blank canvas and gold thumbtacks

Go to an art store and get a blank canvas in a size that is comfortable for you to work on. Before you start, think about what drawing you want to make and make a sketch on a piece of paper. Copy your design onto the canvas and fill it in with thumbtacks.

8. Create a work of art with paper circles

Take colored papers that you like and on them cut several circles. You can use the base of a glass or some other container as a mold. Use a piece of wood or cardboard that you have in your home as a support. When you have all the materials, mark equidistant lines on the base using a pencil and ruler. These marks will be your guide for gluing the circles.

9. Decorate the edge of your shelves

When it comes to decoration, the details make all the difference. To make your bookcase look prettier, tape half circles of paper side by side over the edge of each shelf. Cover them with a ribbon in a color you like.

10. Create magnets with old jewelry

If you lost an earring, if you broke a ring or a beaded necklace, stick the remaining pieces on a piece of magnet. Thus, you can decorate your refrigerator with style.

11. Don’t forget to incorporate a bit of green

Place plants in your home to give it a little life. You should always make sure to choose varieties that do well indoors.

12. Create decorations with masking tape

Choose adhesive tapes of different colors and stick them on your walls to create original geometric designs. Diamonds are just one option, let your imagination run wild!

13. Beautify your libraries

If you don’t like the idea of ​​wallpapering an entire room, consider wallpapering the backs of bookcases.

14. Create a simple table light

Find a clear glass jar that you like. If you are going to reuse, make sure it is clean and dry. Fill it with a string of Christmas lights for a simple and beautiful warm light to place on the table.

15. Frame dried leaves and flowers

The next time you walk in the park, collect leaves and flowers that you think are pretty. To dry them, place them between some sheets of newspaper or kitchen paper and store them inside a book. When they are dry, you can place them between two pieces of glass or in a nice frame, and hang them on the wall.

16. Create an inexpensive headboard for your bed

Take the measurement of the width of your bed. Find a piece of stiff cardboard that is the same width. On it, mark the outline of the shape you want to give your header. Cut it out and wrap it in fabric.

17. Decorate with colored glass jars and bottles

If you need to add a touch of color to your home, look for bottles and jars in shapes and colors that you like. Display them on the windowsill or on a shelf.

Click here to learn how to make these decorative bottles.

Here you will find instructions for coloring your glass jars.

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