Doing your own home upgrades does not need to be complicated and time consuming! With fun DIY projects that anyone can tackle on their weekend home improvements, everyone from novice DIY-ers to experts alike can complete these simple upgrades easily! From painting walls and installing flooring tiles to making fun mosaic designs – there’s sure to be something exciting in store for you.
Paint-by-number projects for beginners are great DIY projects to take on; easily customizable and quick to complete. Give IKEA hacks a try to have it looking brand-new and on trend in no time!
1. Mason Jar Oil Lamp
Are you looking to add cozy ambience or simply enhance the decor in your home? This straightforward DIY is ideal for beginners. All it requires is some paraffin lamp oil, mason jar and other hardware supplies for creating your very own unique lighting piece!
Choose decorative elements like pine cones, berries or vintage ornaments and infuse them with soothing aromas for an engaging seasonal craft project. Next, coil some steel wire into an inch or two tall coil and attach this coil to a jar containing oil – ready for filling!
2. Photo Booth Props
Photo booth props can add tons of fun and entertainment to any party, enabling guests to shed any shyness they might feel and capture candid moments that would otherwise pass unnoticed.
Frame It – Cut out what looks like the border of a Polaroid picture and let your guests take fun “framed selfies”.
Celebrities – Select your favorite celebrities and create masks of them so that guests can play pretend in your photo booth easily. This idea works particularly well at teen parties.
3. Color Block Crayon Candles
Make beautiful candles out of broken crayons that you can use around the home or give as gifts! This DIY project is an effective way to recycle old crayons sitting idle in your drawer.
Start by mixing candle wax and crayon pieces together in a small glass cup, using either a microwave or double boiler to combine.
Pour a layer of melted wax and crayon into your candle votive, and allow it to set before adding another color in another layer.
4. Loom Bracelet
Loom bands are the latest craft craze and make great accessories for friends and family. Additionally, they can even be used to spell out names or words.
Start creating this bracelet using a Rainbow Loom or plastic S-clip and two pencils or chopsticks; additionally you will require various colored loom bands to get started.
Start by pushing back the cap band and triangle band on the right side, followed by single-chaining up by grabbing and pulling over the lower “A” band to reach over to the center pin above it – repeat this process until reaching the top.
5. Rustic Coasters
Renovating furniture can be one of the easiest DIY projects for beginners that can instantly upgrade a room. Refinishing wooden pieces is a straightforward way to revitalize outdated or worn items.
Replacement hardware on furniture pieces is another simple DIY furniture project you can tackle yourself, offering both vintage and modern touches at the same time. Vintage glass knobs give pieces a shabby chic aesthetic while sleek metal handles bring it up-to-date quickly and cheaply! Plus it makes upgrading very cost effective!
6. Wooden Signs
Wooden signs are an attractive choice for holiday decorations, gift-giving occasions or business advertising. Made from various materials – such as gatorfoam (technically wood with an added foam core), wooden signs offer versatility that makes an impressionful statement about any business or organization.
Even for beginners, DIY home improvements don’t need to be ambitious undertakings; even changing out furniture knobs can have an instantaneous positive effect!
7. Fairy Garden
Fairy gardens are miniature plots filled with flowers, plants, mushrooms, tiny statues and whimsical trinkets to foster children’s creativity and imagination. Fairy gardens can be created indoors or out and are an effective way of nurturing this aspect of their development.
Create an unforgettable fairy garden in a vintage galvanized washtub using live moss, lobelia and sweet alyssum plants, along with the added touch of a pink birdhouse and penny roof for extra whimsy!
Make an old broken pot into a wishing well with a rock path and mini flowering plants like asparagus fern, ageratum or miniature daisies to create fairy gardens.
8. Mason Jar Candles
Candles add warmth and coziness to any room in the home, and mason jar candles can make the process simple for novice DIYers.
Add an individual touch by placing herbs, flowers or petals at the center of the jar before pouring your gel wax into it. Additionally, glitter can give the final product more sparkle!
Refinishing furniture can be a rewarding DIY project that’s ideal for beginners, bringing life back into an old piece while saving money. Restoring an outdated piece can add years of life while saving money!