Things for the house. Use unnecessary things in unexpected ways
If you have a fabric umbrella, it is easy to convert it for this you need to take:
- transparent elastic film;
- scissors;
- wide braid;
- thread with a needle.
Make a small circle in the center of the cellophane circle. To make this place strong, not torn, it is also better to sew a braid here. Put a cellophane cover on the umbrella, on your hands sew it from below to the knitting needles, piercing the braid with a needle. After that, you can cover the sown seeds.
There are others interesting ideas gardens, gardens, which are very easy to implement with your own hands.
This is how beautiful the signs of what is planted where can be. On dark stones, write with white acrylic paint, and on light ones - with color.
Pets won't trample on beds with still weak sprouts if you stick disposable plastic forks left over from a picnic here. In the course will go and knives from the same material. You can write on them with a simple pencil where what is planted.
Speaking about what interesting ideas for a garden garden with your own hands can be quickly implemented, let's focus on the next one. Summer residents know how quickly the soil dries up in street planters. If there has been a heavy downpour, water, on the contrary, can stand in a pot and lead to rotting of the roots of the plant. Ordinary baby diapers will help create optimal soil moisture in such a container. They will absorb excess moisture, and in a drought they will give it away.
To do this, simply lay a diaper on the bottom of the planter, fill in the soil, water it, plant a plant. Now you don’t have to worry about how green pets feel in the country while you are in the city at work.
How to make a pond from a tire in the country?
Using interesting creative ideas, you will create it with ease. Look at the photo of the master class, which shows the stages of work. Then prepare what you need, this is:
- tire;
- durable film;
- decorative stones;
- plants;
- cement;
- sand.
Clean the tire of dirt, leaving only one side part wheels, the second is cut with a sharp knife.
To make it easier to cut the tire, grease it with laundry soap. Cut the cord with a hacksaw.
The tire can be completely dug into the soil or only a third. Put it in place, outline the outline of the wheel with a shovel. Dig the soil to the desired depth. If you want to make a decorative pond to decorate an area in which they will not swim, then lay thick cellophane inside the tire. Secure the edges with stones.
Make sure that the film is not too stretched, but is freely placed in the tire so that the cellophane does not tear during operation.
Prepare a mortar of cement, sand and water. Using it, lay the rest of the stones along the edge of the pool. When the concrete dries well, it remains to pour water, and you will have a decorative pond in the country. It is pleasant to plant aquatic plants near it with your own hands.
If you plan to swim in it, then you need to dig recesses in the soil along the contours of the wheel, select the ground, pour a gravel-sand cushion, pour it with cement on top. When it dries, place a tire on the platform, pour 2 more buckets of concrete into it, level it so that there are no holes left between the bottom and the walls of the pool.
AT ornamental pond water can be cleaned with a net or by periodically adding preparations to clean it. And in a do-it-yourself pool, the water must be drained after it is contaminated in order to replace it with clean water. See how the drain system works.
Creative ideas will tell you how to decorate such a pond or pool in the country. Before filling with water, it can be painted inside and out.
If you plant moss along the edge of a dug-in pond, such a pond will also look great. Inside you can place small pebbles.
Looks good exterior finish a pond of stones that are "planted" on a concrete solution.
If you don’t have a dacha, but you want to have a small decorative pond, make it from a large planter and put it on the windowsill. Among indoor flowers, this one looks wonderful and creates the humid microclimate they need.
For a small home pond you will need:
- flower pot or pot;
- a strip of roofing felt, corrugated iron or other waterproof material;
- clay soil;
- water;
- aquatic plants.
And if you have not one, but several tires in your country house, then, in addition to a pond or a pool, you can make a swing for children. For the first, you must first cut a notch on the side of the tire, turn the tire to the other side. Both sides are cut in the form of petals. It remains to tie 2 strong ropes, and a children's swing
ready to give.
You can make such a swing for the kids. For these use:
- tire;
- wooden board;
- bars;
- saw;
- paint;
- self-tapping screws.
How to decorate a mirror in the house?
Not only on suburban area you can embody a lot of interesting things with your own hands, the ideas of your home will tell you how to least cost decorate a backyard or city dwelling.
See how to decorate a mirror to make it stand out. If you spent a vacation at the sea, brought shells from there, use this design element. You can also buy them in the store. To decorate the mirror, take:
- mirror;
- degreasing solution;
- shells;
- glue.
When decorating rectangular mirrors, place large elements in the corner. Arrange identical shells in groups.
The pebble looks nice too. See how the decor of the mirror is done with the help of such smooth pebbles.
In order for the shells and stones to hold well, do not forget to first degrease the surface, and then glue these decorative elements to it.
And here are other ideas for the home, which are also interesting to implement with your own hands. See how to decorate a mirror with a mosaic.
For work, take:
- sheet of thin plywood or hardboard;
- jigsaw;
- glue;
- mosaic tiles;
- double sided tape;
- mirror.
- Put the mirror on a sheet of hardboard or plywood, outline it, leaving the same allowances for the frame on all sides, cut it out. If you have a wood or plastic frame ready, use that.
- Attach the mirror to the base with double sided tape.
- When applying glue to the frame, apply mosaic elements here. They can be left as such or at the end of the work, apply grout, let it dry, remove the excess with a soft cloth.
And here's how to decorate a mirror with ordinary plastic spoons.
For this idea, use:
- thick cardboard;
- scissors;
- plastic spoons;
- paint in a can;
- pencil;
- mirror.
- Cut off the handles of the spoons. We do not need these elements.
- Put a mirror in the center of a sheet of cardboard, outline. Outline the outer line along which to cut the frame.
- We begin to glue blanks from spoons first inside, stepping back from the place where the mirror will be glued. After completing the first row, go to the second, then to the next.
- When all the blanks are glued, cover them with spray paint, let it dry.
- Glue a mirror to the center of the frame.
Having cut off the handle at the metal fork, bend the rest with pliers and get such an original ring.
A grater will help you store your earrings in an original way and never lose them at home.
Crafts from kinders
Children love to receive kinder surprises as a gift, eat chocolate, and take out a toy. Don't throw away plastic packaging, they will also give a lot of interesting ideas for home, garden.
Let a vase with flowers flaunt on the table that will never wither. For such an interior decor, take:
- plastic packaging from under kinder surprises of different colors;
- straws for a green cocktail;
- scissors;
- small glass jar.
To secure it, cut with scissors or tie directly into the tulip over the hole in a knot.
After the kinder toys are removed from the eggs, plastic packaging can be used to make interesting entertainment for young children.
This will require:
- kinder surprise packaging
- a hammer;
- nail;
- pliers;
- lace;
- caps from plastic bottles.
And in a plastic container, make it with a hot nail. When the blanks have cooled, you can use them. Pull the string through the hole in the plastic egg, tie a knot on the back.
Educational toy for children is ready to use. Let the baby string the lids on the string.
So that the end of the lace does not fray, grease it with natural glue made from starch brewed with boiling water. Do not use artificial glues for such a children's toy.
To diversify useful entertainment, invite your child to string lids with holes on the pyramid, and its elements on a string.
Such a pyramid and a kinder toy also looks good in the interior, as well as a tea set.
For him, the child will need:
- Kinder surprise containers;
- plasticine;
- a sheet of glossy cardboard.
By the same principle, a sugar bowl is made and cups are decorated. Saucers - from plasticine.
From thin paper tapes you can make elements using the kanzashi technique and attach them by making: a teapot, a samovar, cups, a sugar bowl.
Such DIY ideas for the home will help unity with the child, make the living room even more comfortable. After all, then you will play tea drinking with him, seating dolls and animal figures next to him. To do this, make these stools with your children, for which you need:
- hair bands;
- toothpicks;
- cardboard;
- scissors;
- glue.
The rubber blanks are glued or sewn to the cardboard, then you need to glue 4 toothpicks on each stool - these are the legs.
For a kinder collection, several chocolate eggs are required. And from the remaining container you can make a Christmas wreath or just decorate your home. To do this, plastic packaging needs to be painted acrylic paints, and then glue together in the form of a ring.
If you want to get such funny chickens, then glue red paws from colored paper on them. From the same material make eyes and beaks.
Putting 4 black rubber bands on each yellow package from under the kinders, you need to bend the wire in the form of antennae, glue paper wings, and paint the muzzle. You get such mischievous bees.
And here are other ideas for creativity that will decorate the house. Let children's work be placed on the stand. Show them how with plastic containers from kinder surprises and plasticine to make such charming animals.
And if you cut out strips from cardboard, fold each into a pentagon, glue them together, then you get such honeycombs. Plant bees here, and you will have a natural corner at home.
Similar material is useful outside the city. Such ideas for giving will tell you how to decorate a mesh fence.
And to make juicy strawberries, take:
- Kinder egg packaging;
- acrylic paints;
- brush;
- pencil;
- wire;
- green plastic bottle;
- scissors;
- candle.
- If your Kinder packages are not red, cover them with paint of this tone.
- When it dries, by lowering the pencil lead into black paint, make dots on the berries.
- Cut off the neck of the bottle. Next, working with scissors, cut the tape from the bottle in a spiral. To attach it to the wire, heat sections of it over a flame and wrap it with plastic tape.
- Cut out a small circle from the bottle, make its edges zigzag. This is the green of the berry.
- Heat the remaining free tip of the wire over the flame, pierce the greens of the “berry” with it first, then it itself. Bend this end of the wire with pliers.
- Use glue or a flame to attach the green plastic leaves to the trunk. Here is the garden figurine you got.
If you want to see other interesting ideas for giving from improvised material, watch the video.
The second one tells how to decorate mirrors with film and rhinestones.
This article will be a pleasant find for everyone who seeks create cozy interior in my house. You don't need to spend a lot of money to bring a little magic to your home! improvised materials, imagination, a couple bright ideas- and the apartment is unrecognizable ...
The handicrafts collected here are created in no time, and they will please the eye for a long time. Each of them I fell in love with, the idea with the Easter basket seems especially cute. I'll be glad if you like it too!
DIY crafts for home
- Hanger for scarves and scarves. I need this! Very easy to do with wooden clothespins.
- wooden coasters for hot and cold dishes will never be redundant in the kitchen!
- glasses case from a tie. I think it's great...
- Pillowcases from shirts. I have one in mind, I need to do it!
- Second Life old furniture! A wonderful mini-bar.
- Replacing the watch strap with a bright scarf is a stylish idea.
- Amazing holiday table decor!
- lamp shade. It looks original during the day, casts cozy shadows in the evening! And it's so easy to make...
- A vase of paintbrushes!
- Another idea for using wooden clothespins is how you can keep your jewelry in order.
- Fork candlestick. I am delighted!
- How to make a decorative clock: such crafts will fit into any interior.
- It looks amazing, but how practical! I miss this hanger in my kitchen...
- A meeting place for lonely lost socks.
- Easter basket will be ready in 15 minutes! I will save these ideas for myself and will definitely make one for Easter this year. All materials are inexpensive and easy to make. Miracle!
- Here's what you can replace the handles of kitchen cabinets with!
- Decoration-clip for a kitchen curtain from a fork. Charm!
Interesting crafts create a special atmosphere in the house,
Unusual and unique handmade designer items have always been highly valued, especially among decorators and home interior designers. Doing interesting needlework for the home with your own hands is not only profitable, but also useful. This is an extremely exciting activity in which the whole family, including small children, can participate. In a short period of time, without having any experience in performing similar creative projects, from ordinary things and improvised material, you can get an original decoration that will become an irresistible individual decor in the interior.
Interesting needlework for the home with your own hands (photo)
To beautifully decorate the living space, there is no need to purchase expensive decorative interior items. Everything can be done with your own hands, the main thing is to have imagination and be able to handle various materials and tools.
Having invested a piece of your soul into a hand-made product, you will get a worthy decoration that will bring a special zest to the interior, give warmth and comfort to your home, make your days brighter and more fun.
wall decor
- a great idea, especially if they show off good author's work with an original design.
For the first product, we need ordinary things that are in almost every home. And so, we need:
- Cutting board (you can use a piece of laminated chipboard);
- Nails and hammer;
- Thread for knitting;
We make panels with our own hands:
- Draw on the board the pattern or design you have chosen.
- Using a hammer, drive nails along the contour of the pattern at the same distance so that their height does not differ from each other.
- Tie the tip of the knitting thread to the first nail, then carefully pull the thread to the next one and make one turn around it. Continue pulling the thread from nail to nail until the whole picture is complete.
With knitting skills, you can create many beautiful things. For example, using yarn or threads, you can get unusual wall tapestries that will help enliven the interior and create an element of exclusivity.
This decoration is made quite simply:
- To begin, tie the threads of your chosen color into thick braids;
- Connect the resulting braids together into a single carpet. By top edge make loops so that the tapestries can be hung on the wall.
- Pass a bamboo stick through all the loops, with a rope threaded into it in advance, and hang the decoration on the wall.
Knitted panel - a good idea for wall decor
Carpets and pillows
Skill in knitting craft is useful for others useful elements or home decor accessories.
- Very stylish and original look: floor mats, pillows, ottomans, blankets. You can master the art of knitting them by studying several detailed master classes and lessons with step by step photo which can be easily found on the Internet.
The most popular are soft floor mats with a long pile, having a round or rectangular shape. To knit such a “fluffy decor”, you will need an exquisite artistic taste, a little patience and attention, especially if beautiful needlework done by hand for the first time.
- For fast manufacturing fluffy products are tied into mesh weaves with small strips cut from fabric.
- They fasten all the elements from the inside with adhesive tape, and a beautiful terry rug can be laid near the bed.
Replacing the strips with many pompoms made of multi-colored yarn, you get a soft, cozy product for a child's room.
There are a huge number of different knitting techniques. Despite this - this species handicraft continues to develop actively.
The result is a lot of beautiful designer things that not only decorate the interior, but are also useful in everyday life. For example knitted plaid, in addition to the decorative function, it is able to warm you on cold winter evenings.
Ethnic motifs remain the most fashion trends in interior design. A do-it-yourself “cape rug” will decorate an armchair, sofa, chair, stool. For needlewomen who know the technique of crocheting, the material will be not only strong thick yarn or cord, but also ribbons cut from outdated knitwear and textiles.
Most often, craftsmen knit oval or rectangular multi-color capes. Lace elements sewn around the perimeter give them a special charm.
- To insulate the tiled floor in the bathroom will allow a small cozy massage mat, which is easily made from ordinary wine bottle corks. They are cut in half along the longitudinal line and glued to a piece of linoleum.
Wine cork rug
- Smooth stones fixed on a rubber base will give the room an element of sophistication. As finishing material wood saw cuts, polished and impregnated with antiseptic compounds, are great.
Free stitch embroidery
Stitch embroidery is one of the ancient species artistic needlework, which consists in embroidering a plane of a certain pattern. Simply put, a piece of fabric with a pattern of your choice is completely or partially covered with dense stitches of thread. As a result, beautiful, picturesque paintings and panels are obtained, which in their beauty are not inferior to expensive masterpieces of art.
It will take a lot of time and patience to master this craft on your own, but believe me, the final result will exceed all your expectations. From seemingly simple things, fashionable, stylish and unique decor elements are obtained that can emphasize the individuality of any interior.
What do you need for embroidery
A set of necessary material and tools that will be required for work:
- Fabric of any density (silk, woolen or linen is perfect);
- silk threads High Quality, the fibers of which have a characteristic sheen;
- Hoop ( special device for embroidery);
- Sharp scissors;
- A set of needles and a thimble;
Important! When choosing a needle, or rather its thickness, you should start from the density of the fabric you have chosen. For example, if the fabric is dense (sheepskin or wool), the needle should be as thin as possible, but if linen is used, the needle should be chosen thicker.
As for the technology of pulling stitches, everything is simple here. Each of them can pass in two directions, longitudinal or transverse, the main thing is that all of them are not tightly tightened on the canvas. After the entire pattern along the contour is filled with threads, we can assume that another original needlework for the home is ready.
Beautiful needlework for the home has always attracted and attracted people with its subtlety and elegance. So hand-made masters, with their own hands constantly create new, stunning interior items, delighting their fans with real masterpieces of art.
Exclusive handmade things can decorate the interior, fill the atmosphere with warmth and comfort, bring a touch of personal attitude to the choice of design ideas from a variety of interesting options.
Soft toys for children
Tilda dolls in their original and unique design will fit into any interior and it is not at all necessary that it be a children's room, their well-deserved place, these dolls can take in the very center of the kitchen or living room.
Every connoisseur of needlework will appreciate your choice and will not be able to resist admiration, especially if these dolls are made by yourself.
- You shouldn't think that sew a Tildy doll quite difficult. In fact, if you have the skills to work with sewing machine and you have the opportunity to buy everything necessary materials for the manufacture of clothing parts and accessories - you may well get a unique interior doll.
Not to spend money on expensive materials, some of the clothes for Tildy can be altered from your unnecessary items of good quality, but with fabric for sewing the doll itself, it’s better not to skimp and buy quality material in a professional shop.
Lamp from improvised means
Make original lamp with a do-it-yourself wire lampshade, even beginner needlewomen can do it. To make it, you will need a simple set of materials and tools:
- Colored wire for home needlework;
- Bulb;
- Cartridge with extended wire;
- Multi-colored double-sided figures on a clothespin - in our case, butterflies.
- We fasten the wire to the wire at the base of the cartridge and wrap it around in a circular chaotic motion, fixing the wire in the desired position.
- After a couple of circles, we again fasten the wire to the wire, we do it every time above the previous one. With each new circle, the lamp increases in volume, repeat the work to the size you need.
- Upon completion of work with the wire, you need to give the product a certain flavor. To do this, attach various figures to the newly made lampshade in random order. You can make them yourself or buy them in a specialized store.
The lampshade will gain lightness and airiness due to the free space between the wire, so try not to tighten the product and perform each circle in a different direction.
Decor from old light bulbs
Do you have old light bulbs at home? Don't rush to throw them away. This unpretentious material can be used as a decor for decorating the interior. On the Internet you can find a huge number unusual ideas on their application. Here are some of them.
A miniature garden in light bulbs made with your own hands will be a great gift for a creative person
paper decoration
Wall compositions in the quilling technique, the material for which is paper, look charming. Even children can create them, which will serve as an occasion for organizing joint family creativity.
On their own, craftsmen make stained glass fragments that fill the space with a bizarre play of color spots. They are trimmed interior doors, lampshades, create screens, zoning rooms
Knitwear, sewing, patchwork, weaving
Do unusual decor for a home with your own hands, you can also use plain paper.
- Wicker vases, voluminous toys, decorative baskets look great and can fit into a variety of interior styles. For their manufacture, not everyone has the opportunity to prepare wicker. Home craftsmen successfully replace this wonderful material for weaving with tubes folded from ordinary newspapers.
The prepared sheet is wound obliquely on a thin knitting needle, glued together, obtaining a thin elastic tube for weaving.
- Having set a dream to update the atmosphere of the bedroom, owning the skills of sewing, amazing beauty is collected from individual patches bedspreads in patchwork technique.
Such products are easily obtained from elements crocheted or knitted. To update covers, pillowcases, napkins, tablecloths, the application technique is used. Bright beautiful fragments are cut out from any fabric, fixed with adhesive base and processed along the contour with braid, cord or stitched with a decorative seam.
Patchwork is a fun activity for creative housewives
You can find a use for the patchwork sewing technique in any room - a nursery is no exception.
By tying an openwork cover for a regular glass jar crochet cotton threads, get an elegant candlestick. They put a candle inside so that it does not rise above the neck and set it on fire. The flickering of the flame through the lace creates a mysterious romance, allowing you to decorate a luxurious festive table.
Embroidery, beads
For embroidered paintings, pillowcases, napkins decorating the interior, various threads are used - woolen, silk, synthetic, linen. Embroidered fragments adorn the frames of mirrors, seats of chairs, armchairs, sofas.
Embroidered curtains look great. Surprising three-dimensional panels embroidered with satin ribbons become a bright accent that enlivens rooms of various functional orientations.
Stunningly beautiful panels, lampshades, candlesticks are created using beads or beads. They are strung on a fishing line, intertwined in charming openwork patterns.
Can lay out a beaded countertop coffee table, fixing the material on the glue and varnishing on top.
Furniture renovation, garlands
Refresh coffee table you can use decoupage technique. To do this, you will need to perform the following sequence of actions:
- First you need a wooden surface. To do this, it is polished, after which all dirt and dust is removed with a brush.
- Next, the table top is covered with acrylic white paint.
- Separated from the napkin upper layer with a pattern and put on a dried surface.
- After that, the paper is carefully impregnated with PVA glue, smoothing out all the folds with movements towards the perimeter.
- After drying, the countertop is covered with a layer of transparent varnish.
In this technique, it is easy to give a new sound to a chest of drawers, cabinets, vases. They are used for decoration not only, but also bright fragments cut from fabric, magazines, photographs.
An interesting texture to the surfaces is given by pieces glued in the form of a continuous or fragmentary mosaic. tiles, washed and dried eggshell, dyed millet, coffee beans, seeds of watermelons, apples.
The final action is the application of a varnish to the glued composition.
To make the nursery for your child more comfortable and safe, you can sew soft, comfortable and pleasant to the touch ottomans for her:
- In the patchwork technique, two circles are sewn together.
- A strip of fabric is sewn along the edges.
- The product is stuffed using foam rubber.
- A decorative handle is sewn on top in the center.
Soft ottoman - an important element in the design of a children's room
- To zone a room, separating, for example, it can accommodate all kinds of decorative garlands by hanging them in doorways or windows.
- Elastic cords with stars, butterflies, flowers, circles of various sizes cut out of foil will help transform the design of the room. Old gramophone records, which are painted and fastened into a canvas with metal rings, will also contribute to interior decoration.
A variety of ideas for home needlework
Exist a large number of technological techniques for home needlework, which allow you to make the interior not only more decorative, but also functional.
By connecting the ends of the thick cuts to each other, they get a stand for hot. Such a product can even be made from paper folded into several layers. The resulting strips are glued in a spiral or form products in the form of a square, rhombus, rectangle.
Even the photocopying technique is available for home needlework, which allows you to transfer drawings to fabric. The pattern is attached to the fabric requiring renewal with the front side. On the reverse side, it is pressed with an ironing press or iron until the image is completely translated. It remains only to dry and iron the product.
- From the usual glass bottle beautiful shape receive unusual vases. For this outer surface the bottles, in a spiral, must be tightly wrapped with a decorative rope, fixing it with glue.
If there is no desire to mess around with rope and glue, you can paint the bottles in bright colours, decorate them using decoupage technique or make an interesting painting on them.
A simple and concise vase from a bottle - will be a great gift for the second half
- The room for creativity certainly provides: gypsum and clay. These materials are used to make unique stucco elements for interior decoration. They also create beautiful garden lamps, original vases, fancy candlesticks, exclusive figurines and other decor.
- Similar needlework can be not only an excellent decoration for home interior but also be useful in everyday life. For example, for safe movement around the local area at night, garden lamps can be placed along paths and paths.
Making a beautiful vase using the papier-mâché technique is very simple.
Home needlework is a fun activity. From the variety of ideas, it is easy to choose an option suitable for a particular interior in order to bring a touch of individuality into it in the form of an original home-made product.
Try, experiment and you will definitely succeed.
Someone will certainly take a look at this collection of ideas and say what is easier to buy new furniture or decor. But this article is not for them, but only for true connoisseurs of the unique style and handicrafts. Here you will find the 10 most beautiful interior items that you can do for your home without spending extra money.
The best crafts for the home with your own hands from improvised materials for 2018!
1. Decoupage and other do-it-yourself furniture repair ideas
Restoration of old chests of drawers and sideboards is perhaps one of the main trends of our time. Many pieces of furniture fail over time: tables and chairs become loose, cushioned furniture is pressed through and requires a new "stuffing". But chests of drawers and sideboards can stand for themselves long years and bother you with their outdated appearance.
Home needleworkers and decoupage masters have not only found a way to update the design of old furniture, but have also created a fashion for the use of vintage “grandmother's” chests of drawers in the interior. Detailed instructions on painting and decoupage you will find in our article .
Below are some photos of amazing home projects to inspire you.
Restoration of an old chest of drawers with replacement handles and hand painting: 
Painting and finishing old pedestal with metal buttons: 
As a result, the furniture acquired the original decor effect in Moroccan style. Simple, like all ingenious: 
By the way, in this way you can create more sophisticated things for the home:
Decoupage and painting amazingly transform old furniture facades, but not every person has enough time and patience for this painstaking task. Therefore, the best DIY home ideas also include refurbishing furniture with duct tape in marble, gold, and other unusual finishes. A minimum of effort - and the most ordinary piece of furniture will turn into the main decoration of your interior.
2. Beautiful things for the home with your own hands: carpets
Perhaps the most pleasant thing about creating things for the home with your own hands is when one of the guests asks: where did you get such beauty? A stylish rug with a zebra print (or other motif of your choice) will certainly deserve such a compliment. And not once.
The fabric can be any. The main thing is that it should not be too demanding in care: it is not afraid of moisture and is easy to clean. In this case, the master chose the vinyl fabric. It is heavy and strong enough to look like a true carpet. What's more, the quality of vinyl these days is very impressive, and it's available in a wide variety of colors and interesting textures.
All necessary materials and tools:
- Thick paper;
- Vinyl upholstery;
- Scissors;
- 2 Krylon pens or regular fabric paint.
Procedure:
- Create a paper stencil. Draw and cut out the outline of the zebra skin, then the drawing itself on it. Do not worry about your artistic talent - the skin of a zebra and should not look uniform or symmetrical. In extreme cases, the pattern can be copied from a picture on the Internet or even printed out to cut out.
- Attach the stencil to the vinyl fabric and outline the stripes with Krylon pens (spray or brush). After that, the stencil can be removed and continue to paint the areas inside the contours.
- Let the paint dry and you're done! To be sure the pattern will hold, you can "seal" the carpet by spraying a clear coat of acrylic spray paint over it.
Krylon handles create a stunning gold leaf effect on the surface of the fabric. In addition, the paint in them dries quickly and is very securely held. If you can’t buy them in your city, then use regular fabric or wall paint. As the next hero of our article.
He took a cheap white rug as a basis and decided to give it an interesting look with his own hands using a chevron pattern. All he needed was thin duct tape, scissors, a thick brush, and latex paint two different shades.
Finally, another inspiring example where a makeshift stamp is used instead of a stencil. The craftsman had a rubber bath mat, leftover wall paint (which had been slightly thinned with water for a vintage effect), a roller and an old IKEA wool rug. We look at the photo that he managed to cook from these ingredients.
3. Unusual "marble" DIY crafts (photo)
7. Turn photos into wall decor
This is much cooler than just hanging photos in frames! Your personal photos or any images you like from the internet can turn into beautiful wall art for any room. To make such a decor with your own hands, you can use any of the following methods.
- Find or buy a substrate. A thick sheet of polystyrene foam or polystyrene foam (as in this case), a board and other improvised materials can act as it.
- Print the photo, having previously edited its dimensions so that they are about 5 cm larger than the substrate. These "extra" centimeters will go to the folds.
- Cut the photo and backing into pieces if you want a modular set rather than the whole picture. Otherwise, skip this item.
- Overlay the photo on the substrate and wrap the ends. The author of this product used double-sided adhesive tape to secure the photos. You can mount on ordinary glue or others available funds. The very surface of the photographs can also be treated with glue or gloss paste.
- Print the image and prepare the canvas to which it will be transferred.
- Pull the canvas over the frame and apply a thick layer of medium gel on it. These gels are widely available and today you can buy them in any store of finishing materials.
- Place the photo on the oiled canvas and press down. Leave it like this for several hours, but periodically sprinkle with water from a spray bottle.
- Be careful, use your fingertips to start erasing rear surface images from canvas. Remove all paper in this way.
As a result, you will get a beautiful one with scuffs that will only give it a touch of vintage style. It remains only to apply the last layer of medium gel on it as a protective coating.
For inspiration, here are a couple more ways to decorate your interior with a photo.
We apply the old window frame as a photo frame. How do you like the idea? 
8. Creative homemade lampshades for lamps
Homemade lampshades made of fabric, paper, thread and other improvised means will not only decorate your home, but also bring an unusual atmosphere into it every dark time of the day.
Look for the best ideas for your taste in our article . On the next photo- a popular creative lampshade made of threads.
9. Succulents - do-it-yourself living home decor
A succulent living wall is perhaps the most amazing DIY craft you can make for your home. Agree: if you saw it in someone's design of a living room or another room, you would not be able to remain indifferent!
Dekorin will tell you how to get such an impressive and sustainable decor:
- You will need a shallow wooden container for planting and a metal mesh.
- To fix the grid on the container, use an impromptu wooden frame, which can be made from small boards or chips. Attach to staples or nails.
- Prepare any for composition. They easily take root in the most difficult conditions and look most advantageous when you combine different shades and leaf shapes. Common examples of succulents: aloe, various cacti, young or stone rose (Sempervivum), stonecrop (Sedum), mountain grate (Orostachys), etc.
- Fill the container with soil and plant your chosen plants in it. Use any cactus mix for drainage.
Here are examples of crafts for the home that you can do with your own hands using the above method.
10. Crafts for the house with your own hands from glass containers
Glass bottles and jars often accumulate on balconies and in pantries. What they are not turned into today: lamps, candlesticks, vases, table decor ... It's amazing how easily they become part of stylish interior, one has only to apply a little ingenuity, as well as paints, fabrics, threads, paper and other improvised means. Last batch of photos for today. Also read:
10 best ideas what you can do at home with your own hands updated: March 21, 2018 by: Margarita Glushko