If you watch DIY and craft videos on YouTube, you’ll find plenty of projects that look intriguing but, in reality, don’t work out. Channels like 5 Minute Crafts, for example, have thousands of videos with craft ideas that always turn out more disappointing than they look in the video. A lot of DIY home accessories sound cool and easy to do, but the results end up being less than amazing. Fortunately, there are plenty of simple home accessories that you can make yourself and get a great product that you actually want to use.
Here are some DIY home accessories that you can be proud of, without having to put in too much work. You’re sure to want to display these around your home.
Rope Coil Accessories
You might be surprised by what you can do with a length of rope and a glue gun. Rope is super versatile and can be coiled and shaped however you want to create a range of things for your home. With a bit of wire, you could do even more with your rope and make lots of different shapes. Take a look at some hot melt glue guns from Glue Guns Direct and find one that’s the right size for you. With your glue gun, you can make things like coasters (simply coil the rope up into circles and glue as you go) or even bags and baskets. Once you’ve made your accessories, you can decorate them or add on extra features, like a handle for your rope basket.
Decorate a Lampshade
Lampshades are fantastic home accessories, and they’re something you can easily make yourself. The simplest way to DIY a lampshade is to buy a plain one and set about decorating it. That means you don’t have to make the actual shade, and you can concentrate on making it look beautiful. There are a few ways you can revamp a plain lampshade, including painting it, gluing on some beads or other accessories, or even covering it in fabric. Alternatively, you can buy craft kits for making your own lampshade.
Cushion Covers
One of the simplest and most effective home accessories to DIY is a cushion cover. It’s a very versatile project, giving you multiple ways to make the same thing. It can also be a great way to recycle old clothing or other textiles. You can turn an old sweater or T-shirt into a cushion cover if you want to recycle some existing fabric. You don’t necessarily need to be able to sew (or knit), but it does help if you want to have some more options. However, no-sew cushion covers are a possibility too. Try using some adhesive tape if you don’t have a sewing machine.
Homemade Candles and Soaps
Making soaps and candles has been a popular activity for a while. The easiest way to make these is to buy readymade wax or soap that you can melt down and mold into any shape you want. Melt and pour soap can be mixed with whatever colors, fragrances, and decorations you want. You can then pour out your mixture into molds of whatever shape you like and even layer up different colors to get a cool effect. It can take a little while to really get it right, but the sky’s the limit once you pick up the necessary skills.
Curtains
Curtains are a necessary home accessory, helping you control light and temperature in your home, as well as privacy. One of the great things about curtains is that you don’t necessarily need to have any sewing skills to make them. There are no-sew curtain projects that make it easy to put together a pair of beautiful curtains. You just need some double-stick fabric tape to put your curtains together. Of course, if you have the skills, you could sew yourself some professional-grade curtains too.
Wall Hangings
If you want decorating items to hang on your walls, wall hangings can be pretty easy to make but still produce impressive results. There are lots of ways you could make a wall hanging, and you don’t have to have expert DIY skills. Pom pom wall hangings have been popular. They’re easy to make and you can arrange the pom poms in a number of ways, whether you string them up or group them together in a cluster. You could use any materials you like to make a wall hanging, from sewing a patchwork design or embroidery to using colorful string.
It’s much easier than you might think to create beautiful home accessories that you’re proud to display.
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