Tag: diy

home: made [ plant ladder ]

home: made [ plant ladder ]

With more and more of us indulging in the live if plants it is no suprise we find ourselves struggling for that last piece of shelf space or window sill.

Avoid the drama by creating your own plant ladder. A low level stand which can house a selection of your favourite plants.

Using some basic tools and pine board, follow a great tutorial at themerrythought.com and make a fab new plant storage solution.

home: made [ bamboo mirror ]

home: made [ bamboo mirror ]

Design Sponge, has always been at the top of blogging great ideas, diys and projects.

With bamboo being such a favourite material to have in the home right now, we love this bamboo sunburst mirror tutorial.

Simple but very effective. It could be done in varying shapes or sizes. And if a few were made they’d be great grouped together.

home: made [ DIY mobile ]

home: made [ DIY mobile ]

This super cute mobile will be a great addition to any babies bedroom. The bold monochrome colours will engage the baby, and it looks so stylish too.

With an embroidery hoop, some wooden discs, paint and thread you can create this lovely piece in a few hours.

Head to earnesthomeco.com for the full tutorial.

home: made [ printing ]

home: made [ printing ]

We love these collated design ideas for printing with potatoes from fun-stuff-to-do-with-kids.com that show a variety of great ways to carve a potato to produce some really modern stylish print designs.

This certainly isn’t just for kids but a great DIY to do together with great results.

Simply use fabric paint to print on fabric and you can create unique patterned fabrics to turn into cushion covers, table clothes, bedding, napkins… the opportunities are endless.

home: made [ propagation planter ]

home: made [ propagation planter ]

This really cute DIY project will get you excited about propagating your own plants and watching them grow.

Using plywood and test tubes you can create these modern planters. Cut out your own design and make them individual to you.

For the full tutorial head to vintagerevivals.com

home: made [ concrete furniture ]

home: made [ concrete furniture ]

We love the use of concrete within the home. It’s an affordable, versatile and a very beautiful material.

Concrete fans will love the collation of great DIYs with concrete that Remodelista have brought together.

Some are so simple purely using the weight and strength of concrete to create the structure.

home: made [ painted basket ]

home: made [ painted basket ]

It might seem pretty straight forward, but painting pieces of furniture and accessories yourself does take a bit of prep and time.

We found this great tutorial for spray painting an old wicker basket. Updating it with a new colour and handle will give it a new lease of life.

Head to hunker.com for all the details

home: made [ side table ]

home: made [ side table ]

We love this idea for a side table or bedside table using plastic tubes and a wooden top.

This design of table has become a popular style recently, but can be quite pricey ( West Elm used to do one ). You can make your own version for half the price with this tutorial from hunker.com

You should also check out Luke Arthur Wells Instagram stories, as he has done a similar one.