DIY projects that you can do at home (to decorate and entertain yourself)

Do you need ideas to invest your time at home? Take advantage of the isolation with these decorative do it yourself that we propose. Simple (and very colorful) projects that you can do yourself with materials that you have at home -or that you can buy online- to "stay at home" and redecorate it.

Key rack

A wooden board 20 cm high x 15 cm wide will serve as a base to fix several hooks on which to hang the keys. You can apply a colorless wax to the board or give it color with paint and a brush. Once dry, place the hooks in the place you want, mark the place where the screws will go with a pencil and start the hole with a fine drill bit or awl. You can hang the support on the wall or rest it on the hall furniture.

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Light and shapes on the walls

With LED strips you can decorate the walls of your house making the shapes you can imagine. It will be easy for you to locate this element on the Internet. They sell kits with all the parts you need. LED strips are flexible, and with the help of thumbtacks or nails you can create the shape you want. There are warm white, cold or colored light, which change with the simple activation of a remote control.

A rack for your jewelry

What do you think of this DIY idea with which to decorate the bedroom or dressing room? It is about fixing a white painted wooden strip to the wall (you can use a strong mounting adhesive that avoids the use of nails) in which you have previously fixed beautiful hooks or handles, all the same or combined. It will be the perfect support to hang your necklaces so they don't get tangled.

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A new air for your glassware

Take out the artist in you and turn your glassware into a unique piece. Do you dare to paint the glasses and cups? You will need specific paint for this support (which does not wash away) and a fine brush. Test your illustration on paper beforehand, it will give you confidence.

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A sofa for the terrace with 'pallets'

Go thinking about setting up your terrace and redecorating it with this DIY project during the days of isolation. With pallets as a structure (one or several stacked depending on the height you want) and cushions that make the sofa very comfortable. Join the pallets together with mounting adhesive. Sanding them down lightly will remove any splinters. You can leave them in their natural tone, apply a colorless wax or varnish, or paint them. Take measurements and make a seat mat and back cushions with colored fabrics and stuffing.

Read: 20 (super pretty) ideas to decorate your outdoor space with pallets

A new table for teleworking?

Or whatever you can imagine. But made by you with hardly any effort. Perhaps the isolation has "forced" you to create a small workspace at home (how teleworking has been imposed) and with this you need a table. A wooden top and beautiful legs will ensure that you have the desk you need adapted to you and your space. The height can be the conventional or high table type if you prefer to work with a stool.

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A new headboard with a natural fiber rug

An element that usually decorates the floor, it is perfect here to redecorate the bedroom, becoming a headboard. Choose the natural fiber rug that you like the most and whose measurements adapt to the width of the bed and fix it with plugs and hooks to the wall (double-sided adhesive tape can be used depending on the surface where you are going to stick it and the weight of the rug ).

Read: How to choose the perfect headboard for the bed

Customize a piece of furniture you have

Give a new look to an already known piece of furniture. This way you will personalize it. Just by incorporating a few handles you will notice the difference. This basic white module changes completely with a wooden top on the top and handles that are also pieces that you can make with a leather strip and a wooden ring.

Read: Do you want your Ikea furniture to have a new 'look'? Find out how to customize them!

If you master the macramé technique…

Hit the knot! And create details in this finish that is so fashionable. Macramé is very entertaining and decorative. You can do everything from covers or details to liven up a cushion to a maxi piece like the one in this image to decorate an entire wall.

A mobile with tassels and beads

How about this DIY project? You just have to make pompoms and tassels with thread and wool, string them on strings along with some wooden beads and hang each strip from a wooden strip or branch. Also with tassels and pompoms, actually with any trimming strip, you can completely change the image of your cushions.

Read: Ideas to decorate small objects with tassels

New mesh fronts for a piece of furniture (super trend)

Redecorate with a piece of furniture that you already have, replacing the glass or panels of the doors with metal mesh or this type of grid so trending. It is about the cannage that has been stomping this spring. So take the opportunity to incorporate it into the decoration with this detail that you can do.

Read: 10 trends that you cannot miss this spring at home

A vertical garden to decorate a wall

This type of artificial compositions are sold in rolled sheets (from one meter by one meter) or in smaller pieces of 50 x 50cm. So you can choose the most suitable model according to the space you want to cover. Create your vertical garden on a whole wall or just as a painting. They are fixed precisely like a frame, with hooks and dowels. You can place this very decorative and refreshing coating on a terrace wall whenever it is covered (otherwise it will easily deteriorate unless it is specific to withstand direct UV rays) or inside the house.

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Recover a piece of furniture

You can take advantage of the time you are at home to recover an old piece of furniture or give a new look to one you have. Chalk Paint is a good idea because of how easy it is to apply. If the furniture is in good condition, you will not even need to remove the old varnish or paint. Otherwise, you will have to sand previously to remove the deteriorated layer. Chalk paint allows you to combine colors to create a worn or streaked effect and apply clear or tinted finishing waxes.

Read: Give your furniture a new life with 'chalk paint'

Non-stop lining

The doors of any furniture and closet. Also the board of a table or nightstand. Adhesive vinyls give a lot of play. What do you think of this project? A room has been redecorated with a vinyl. To cover or cover any front you must first remove the handles. If you can, remove the door to work on a flat surface. Clean well, measure, cut out the pieces and, finally, glue from the center to the ends, pressing lightly with a cloth to avoid wrinkles and bubbles.