If you have a couple of free evenings, why not get busy making crafts for the kitchen and home? After all, with your own hands from improvised, natural and even waste materials, you can create a bunch of useful or just beautiful little things. In this article, we presented 50 inspiring photos and 12 super ideas with step-by-step workshops on making decor items, storage accessories, kitchen utensils and more.
Idea 1. Stand for a tablet from a cutting board
Watching your favorite TV shows on your tablet or peeking at a recipe book while cooking will become easier if you make a special stand for this from ... an ordinary cutting board. Making this kitchen craft with your own hands will take no more than two hours, and it will be used every day.
To craft a recipe book or tablet holder you will need:
- You can use an old chopping board or buy a new one (wooden is best, but bamboo will work as well). Its size should not be much larger or smaller than the tablet.
- A small wooden plank, or better a piece of molding (it will be he who will hold the tablet / book).
- Another piece of wood or plywood from which a sharp triangle can be cut;
- Paint or stain in the desired color, e.g. to match countertops, fronts or apron kitchen ;
- Paint brush or staining rags;
- Jigsaw or saw;
- Wood glue or any other glue with strong hold.
Instructions:
- Using a saw or jigsaw, shorten your plank or molding to the desired size (the width of the board), sand the edges with sandpaper, then simply glue to the bottom of the board.
- Cut from a piece of wood a support for a stand in the form of a sharp triangle with a right angle as in the photo below and glue it too.
The angle of inclination of the holder will depend on the slope of the hypotenuse of the triangular bar.
- Paint the entire piece following the paint manufacturer's instructions and let dry.
- If desired, the handle of the resulting stand can be decorated with a jute rope or ribbon. This way, when the stand is not needed, you can hang it on the hook.
Also, the craft can be additionally decorated - for example, artificially aged as in this master class, draw inscriptions, burn out the drawing, cover with slate paint. In the next selection of photos, you can get ideas for decorating original cutting boards.
Idea 2. Jute coasters
If your kitchen (or, for example, a country or summer kitchen) is decorated in a rustic, Mediterranean, rustic or nautical style, then you will surely love this kitchen craft idea. In just a couple of hours, you can make your own plate coasters for the whole family and guests with your own hands.
To make one 33 cm diameter substrate you will need:
- 10 meters of jute rope 1 cm thick (sold in hardware and hardware stores);
- Hot glue gun;
- Scissors.
Instructions:
Just start rolling the rope in a circle, alternately glueing small areas with glue and fixing them for a while. When the mat is formed, cut the end of the rope and glue it on.
Idea 3. Organizer for cutlery and kitchen utensils from jars
Tins cost nothing, but they are durable, easy to clean, and their shape is just right for storing all kinds of shovels, ladles, forks, spoons and other utensils. If you put a little effort and creativity, you can make a convenient and nice organizer out of them, which, if it doesn't fit into the interior of an urban kitchen, will definitely take root in the country. And also an organizer made with your own hands from cans can be used to store tools, brushes, felt-tip pens and other little things.
Stand for spoons and forks from cans
To make such a stand for spoons and forks, you will need:
- 4 or 6 clean and dried cans without lids or burrs;
- Acrylic paint for metal or enamel paint (it will protect the cans from rust);
- Several wood screws and a screwdriver;
- Thick nail and hammer;
- Furniture handle or leather strap with fittings;
- A small wooden plank.
Instructions:
- Paint the cans inside and out and let them dry for one day.
- If necessary, file the wood plank to the desired size, sand, clean and finally paint (not necessarily the same color as the cans).
- Take a nail and a hammer and make a hole in all the jars for a self-tapping screw.
Tip: To facilitate this process and not damage the paint layer, place a small block on the table using a clamp, then wrap the block with felt and only then put a jar on the block (see in the next photo collage the picture in the lower left corner)
- Place the jars against the board and align them as they will be mounted later. Mark the location of the holes on the board with a pencil.
- Use a hammer and nail to poke small holes in the board where the marks will be.
- Screw a self-tapping screw into the hole in the first can to secure it to the board. Repeat the procedure with all the remaining jars.
- Finally, install a furniture handle or leather strap on the end of the wooden board using the same self-tapping screws. Ready!
Here are a few other deco ideas and modifications for can stand designs.
Idea 4. Topiary for kitchen or home decor
Topiary is a small decorative tree that is used to decorate a dining or coffee table, a chest of drawers or a mantelpiece. And topiary is also a great addition to a gift, especially if you decorate its crown with, say, sweets or flowers. Making such a craft with your own hands does not take much time, does not require the use of expensive materials, and even beginners can do it. Having mastered the basic principle, you can create topiary for any occasion, any shape and design. Take a look at our selection of homemade home decor photo ideas, you will surely like something!
Halloween kitchen decor idea
To make crafts you will need:
- A base of foam, plastic or floral foam in the shape of a ball or other desired shape;
- Trunk (an even branch of a tree, pencil, or any other small stick);
- Decorative elements for creating a crown: coffee beans, artificial flowers, cones, colored beans, etc.;
- Decorations for masking pot filler, such as moss, pebbles or sisal fiber;
- Flower pot;
- A pot filler that will hold the stem in place. For example, a cement mortar is suitable, all the same foam or alabaster (the best option);
- Thermal glue in the gun;
- If necessary, you will need paint to decorate the trunk, base or pot. You can also decorate the trunk with a ribbon or twine.
Basic instruction:
- To begin with, it is advisable to paint the base in the color of the crown elements so that possible bald spots are not noticeable. You can also paint the trunk and pot and leave them to dry.
- Cut a hole at the base of the crown under the trunk a couple of centimeters deep, fill it with glue and fix the trunk.
- Take the base of the crown and begin to glue the decorative details piece by piece. The principle of action at this stage is simple: first, large parts are glued, then medium and, finally, small elements fill in the bald spots. You need to glue the decor quickly, until the glue is absorbed into the base.
- Dilute the mix for fixing the trunk in a pot according to the manufacturer's instructions and fill the pot with it, no more than a couple of centimeters to the edge. Next, insert the barrel, hold it a little and then leave it to dry for a day.
- Disguise the filling of the pot with a decorative "cover" (you can fix it a little with glue).
Idea 5. Serving Tray Board
But the idea of an unusual serving tray board, which, although not a cutting board (intended for laying out products only in dishes), can nevertheless be very functional. For example, it can be used to beautifully serve snacks for drinks (olives, pistachios, nuts, chips, etc.), sauces, honey, sour cream, jam. Thanks to the slate part, until the board is used for its intended purpose, it can simply be hung on the wall and used for writing.
To make this do-it-yourself kitchen craft, you will need:
- Wooden board 5 cm thick;
- Stain in the desired color (for example, to match the countertop);
- Sponge, rag, or brush;
- Slate paint;
- Two furniture handles and wood screws for fastening them;
- Jigsaw or saw;
- Screwdriver or screwdriver;
- Ruler, pencil.
Instructions:
- Cut your board to the size you want using a hand / electric saw or jigsaw. In this workshop, the board is 60 cm long, but you can make it shorter or longer.
- Paint your board with wood stain according to the manufacturer's instructions and let dry.
- It's time to paint the inside. To do this, first glue masking tape around the edges of the board to limit the painting area. Next, apply slate paint (in this case, paint in a can) and let it dry.
- Screw the handles around the edges of the board.
You can replace the furniture handles with leather straps, paint the board a bright color, burn a pattern on it, or attach two legs to the back of the board.
Idea 6. Stand for mugs and glasses
If you are the type of person who collects wine corks (just for fun or in the hope of someday making something useful out of them), then you will love this craft idea.
To make one mug stand you will need:
- 8 plugs (accordingly, for the manufacture of a set of 4 stands, 32 plugs are required);
- A roll of cork board, rug or plate holder (for cutting out the base of the cup holders);
- Hot glue;
- Leg-split.
Step 1. Arrange your plugs in pairs in a square format, as shown in the photo below. Using hot glue, apply a bead of glue between the two corks and press them together for 30 seconds. Repeat the procedure with all other pairs.
Step 2. From a sheet cork (board, rug), cut a square corresponding to the size of the future stand. Next, apply thermal glue to it, wait 15-20 seconds. and glue your blanks.
Step 3. Fill the gaps between the plugs with glue and let it dry. For better adhesion of the glue to the plugs, you can put a press on the workpiece.
Step 4. Wrap twine around the craft and tie a knot.
Self-made coasters for mugs, glasses and glasses can be beautifully packaged and presented to a friend
If desired, the coasters can be made round, triangular or hexagonal by cutting off the excess with a knife.
According to the described principle, you can make such a hot stand with your own hands. By the way, an old CD will work as a basis in this case.
Idea 7. Wall panel
Another DIY idea for home and kitchen that you can make with your own hands from wine corks is a wall panel for interior decoration and storage of notes, memorable photos and postcards.
Panel from corks in a frame from Ikea
To work, you only need a beautiful frame (from a picture or a mirror), paint of the desired color, hot glue and a large pile of corks. Stoppers can be laid out in a herringbone pattern, in a checkerboard pattern, in even rows, and in other ways that you like. If necessary, for example, if there are not enough plugs, they can be cut lengthwise or crosswise. And to make the corks easier to cut, you need to soak them in hot water for 10 minutes.
Other interesting ideas for making wall panels with your own hands.
Idea 8. Universal knife holder
A knife stand is a very useful tool in the kitchen to keep the workspace tidy and keep the knife blades sharp for longer.
Making a knife holder with your own hands is very easy - just pick up a small vase and fill it tightly with bamboo / wooden skewers, colored beans or ... colored spaghetti, as in our master class.
To make a stand for knives, prepare:
- A container or vase as high as the blade of your largest knife. The shape of the container can be any, but without any bends;
- Spaghetti, lots and lots of spaghetti;
- Several large ziplock bags (or just large bags that can be tied tightly into a knot);
- Alcohol (for example, vodka);
- Liquid food coloring in the desired color (or multiple colors if you want to make a multi-color filling);
- Trays;
- Aluminum foil or old oilcloth tablecloth;
- Paper towels;
- Kitchen scissors.
Instructions:
- Make sure your container is clean and dry, then fill it tightly with spaghetti. When the container is full, take out the spaghetti and add a couple more bundles of pasta to this heap in reserve (in case of replenishing the broken sticks).
- Divide the spaghetti evenly into the bags and add enough alcohol to wet all the sticks. Then add 10-40 drops of food coloring to each bag.
- Seal or tie your bags, then put them in additional bags to avoid leaks. Shake and turn the bags slowly to mix the dye with the rubbing alcohol and pasta. Next, put the bag on one side and leave for 30 minutes, then turn the bag over again and leave it for another half hour. Continue to soak the spaghetti in this way (but not more than 3 hours) until they are the desired shade.
- Cover your baking sheet with aluminum foil, then a layer of paper towels (or oilcloth). To protect your hands from staining, it is advisable to wear gloves. Remove the spaghetti from the bags, after draining all the liquid, place them on a baking sheet in one layer and leave to dry. From time to time, spaghetti needs to be sorted out to dry evenly.
- Once your spaghetti is COMPLETELY dry, start placing it in the container.
- Shake the filled container and flatten the spaghetti. Insert your knives to determine the optimal filling density, add pasta or remove excess as needed.
- Now, using kitchen scissors or other very sharp scissors, cut the spaghetti to the desired length without removing it from the container (it is best to do this over the sink). It is important that the spaghetti does not exceed the height of the container by more than 2-3 cm, otherwise they will quickly break.
Idea 9. Jars for storing spices and bulk products
Today we will talk about an express technique for making paper baskets, which can be used to store small things (keys, stationery), yarn, as well as for an unusual serving of fruits, Easter eggs, bread or pastries for a festive table or as a gift.
Even a child can weave such baskets quickly and easily.
You will need:
- About 15 sheets of A3 thin paper, cut in half along the sheets (this can be printer paper, a sheet of newspaper in full spread, and even baking paper);
- A container of a suitable size with straight walls (for example, a jam jar);
- Glue stick;
- One skewer;
- Spray paint (optional).
Instructions:
- Starting at one corner, start rolling the sheet of paper tightly around the skewer to the diagonally opposite corner to form a straight and long tube. When the straw is ready, add a few dabs of glue to the corner of the paper to hold it in place and pull the skewer out. Do the same with all the remaining sheets. In this master class, weaving 2 baskets took 30 tubes.
- If necessary (for example, if you used newspaper sheets) or if desired, paint the tubes with acrylic paint.
- Take an even number of tubes and connect them together as shown in the photo in the upper left corner. In this master class, a basket the size of a jam jar took 6 tubes, and a larger basket - 8 tubes.
- Start braiding: take one of the outer tubes (which is under the grate) and run it over the adjacent tube, then run it under the next tube, then pull the tube out again on top of the next tube, etc. Continue weaving by lifting the already wrapped tubes vertically (now these tubes will be called uprights).
- When 2-3 cm remain from the first working tube, increase its length. To do this, apply glue to a new tube and insert it into the remaining “tail”. Continue braiding over and over, adding paper tubes as needed.
- As soon as you braid the base of the desired diameter (the same size as the container), place the container on it and begin weaving around it, pulling the stand pipes close to the walls.
- After finishing the basket to the end, take out the can and carefully wrap the end of the working tube into the weaving.
- Wrap the ends of the uprights inside the netting and cut if necessary. Then you can spray paint from a spray can as in our master class.
Idea 11. Wall-mounted holder for towels and kitchen utensils
From an ordinary grater, you can make such a convenient and beautiful holder for a towel and storing kitchen utensils or even living or artificial plants.
From a flat grater, you can do it yourself with your own hands to make a decor for the kitchen in the force of country, provence or shabby chic
To make a heated towel rail and a tray for small items, you will need:
- Grater (preferably an old one, but a regular new grater will do, as long as it is metal);
- Patina for metal (for artificial aging of the grater);
- A small cutting board or just a wooden board;
- Wooden die (for the bottom of the grater);
- Glue.
Instructions:
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions to cover the grater with a patina for metal, for example, in green, as in this workshop.
- Install a wooden bottom on the inside. It must first be cut to the size of the upper part of the grater. As a rule, at the top of the grater there are projections from the metal handles, it is on them that the bottom will be attached.
- Screw the grater to the board with self-tapping screws, after making holes in it with a nail and a hammer.
- Install the board on the wall near the sink, hang a towel on the handle, fold your spatulas, ladles or flowers inside.
Idea 12. Flower vase
Glass bottles for wine, milk or other drinks are almost ready-made vases that are just waiting for painting with acrylic paints and / or trimming.
Surely, each of us from time to time has a desire to update the interior. And we are not talking about major repairs, because even small tricks with your own hands can radically change the mood of a room. Many kitchen decor ideas shared by our friends, fascinating social media pages or graphic designers help to add a touch of individuality and atmosphere of a cozy home to the standard setting. What unusual can you learn for your own kitchen?
Updating the walls
Stencils. You can easily transform plain flat walls in the kitchen using stencils. This method is available to most residents, and a new elegant ornament will make the room not only updated, but also more stylish.
On a note: if you have a large enough kitchen and plain pastel colors predominate, the walls can be made the main accent by decorating them with an impressive pattern. In a small room, it is better to leave the walls plain in a light shade or limit yourself to a light, unobtrusive ornament.
Painting. If you are an art professional or are willing to pay for a spectacular drawing on the wall, painting is another great option to diversify the kitchen interior with a picturesque touch. The abundance of plots allows you to choose the optimal style and create the atmosphere of Italy in the room, fill it with a charming view of the endless natural beauty or turn it into a luxurious terrace on the coast.
Thematic stickers ... Perhaps the most democratic and affordable way to decorate walls, but even he can give the kitchen a special charm and mood. The main thing is to tastefully choose the option that suits your style.
Dishes ... Beautiful and unusual wall décor crockery is a popular but equally wonderful way to transform a kitchen corner.
Wooden panels ... Quite an unusual solution for the walls in the kitchen, but for lovers of a rustic or ethnic style, this is what you need. If the work with the clapboard seems too time-consuming, the designers advise the installation of the laminate: simple, quick and effective.
Pictures, panels, photographs. Botanical drawings, still lifes, photographs, images of cute dishes on the walls or beautiful clocks are a nice addition to the decorative component of the kitchen. Moreover, paintings and photographs can be replaced at any time with new ones or from time to time interchanged.
We change the look of furniture and household appliances
Replacement of facades. Of course, the easiest thing is to change the color of the furniture. This is a great way to assemble scattered furniture into a single set. It is best to paint wooden furniture: first sand it, then paint it in several layers of waterproof paint.
The same can be done with kitchen appliances - they are painted, painted, decorated with inscriptions and stickers. At the same time, literally everything is decorated: refrigerators, electric stoves, microwave ovens, gas water heaters.
Suppose not everyone is ready for radical color experiments with furniture. Alternatively, you can paint the inside of the cabinet - original, unexpectedly bright and stylish.
But some fans of experiments even propose to replace ordinary cabinet doors with glass ones, and skillfully hide possible façade defects under beautiful textiles.
What about mirrored surfaces? It seems that this option is suitable for the most demanding seekers of newfangled delights.
Decoupage of furniture. Any pattern, ornament or drawing developed by a designer or by you personally can decorate kitchen furniture and become a real highlight of the kitchen interior.
Wallpaper inside furniture ... And this option is simpler than the previous one, but no worse from that. The inner surface of open hanging boxes can be transformed by pasting them with colored wallpaper.
Open shelves ... Not only is there more room for beautiful decor, but a few centimeters of space is deprived.
Kitchen fittings that change the setting
When decorating furniture and walls is impossible for one reason or another, various kitchen trifles come to the fore as an original interior decoration. And here open shelves with beautiful filling will come to the rescue: from specially decorated containers for spices, beautiful plants on the windowsill and not only to the most ordinary bright bottles.
Beautifully shaped glass bottles are filled with cereals, spices, fruits and vegetables are marinated in a special way, creating stunning creativity in the kitchen.
Bright and unusual dishes can become both a stylish decor and a full-fledged component of the kitchen space.
A stylish storage system for kitchen utensils and other trifles will be an excellent decoration for a hostess who keeps an eye on the perfect order.
Trays and vases filled with vegetables and fruits are not only tasty, but also naturally beautiful.
Emphasize the flavor of the reigning season. In the spring, fill the vases with seasonal flowers, in the summer - with plates of fruits and berries, in the fall - decorate the shelves with decorative pumpkins and rowan sprigs.
Fact: According to ancient Chinese philosophical teachings, a cooking zone or a richly set table should be reflected in the mirror in the feng shui kitchen. In the first case, it will bring convenience and comfort to the hostess, in the second, it will attract wealth to the house.
We update textiles
New textiles are another idea to freshen up the kitchen interior. Tulle air curtains will bring lightness and spaciousness to the room, while heavy dark curtains will add elegance and luxury.
Layered tulle and lush curtains are not an option for a modern kitchen, but laconic Japanese or Roman curtains are just right for it.
A beautiful long tablecloth on the table to match the napkins will create a truly homely, cozy atmosphere in the kitchen. Do-it-yourself chair covers in the same range will help to complete this elegant ensemble. By the way, with the help of tablecloths and covers, you can hide possible defects in old furniture.
Advice: combine all the elements of textiles with one color. This way you can create a sense of style and integrity of the space.
As you can see, to make your life a little more interesting, beautiful and brighter, you need very little time and creative imagination. Let your kitchen be truly original, stylish, unique, with its own mood and character!
Kitchen decor the hostesses pay a lot of attention, because it so happened that it is in this room that women spend quite a lot of time, so they want to decorate it in a special way, to bring a part of their individuality. We will share with you the best software ideas that you can bring to life with your own hands.
Original ideas for kitchen decor
Often, beauty can be created on the basis of quite ordinary things that can be found in every kitchenette.
In the photo collage below, you can see what kind of miracles can be created based on ordinary cutlery - knives, spoons and forks.
So, a great solution would be to make neon tips, in this case, ordinary metal cutlery will look unusually bright, adding color to the room.
If you decide to start a small vegetable garden with herbs on the windowsill, then you can use all the same spoons and forks as decorative pointers, just write on the surface with a marker "mint" or "coriander" and you can stick it into a box or pot with herbs. It will look quite original and will delight all guests.
If caring for indoor plants is not very appealing to you, then try your hand at cutting. In the photos below, you can watch the step-by-step process of turning napkins into unusual hot coasters. For work, you will only need scissors and nothing else.
As you can see, these are just a dozen ideas for improving the appearance of your kitchen, be sure to try to implement at least a few of them.
How to decorate the kitchen: more than once every woman seriously thought about this question. There are many ways to decorate your favorite kitchen with your own hands, and this is an important point. After all, it is in it that the cooking process takes place, and I want it to be not only comfortable, but even pleasant. He reflected the inner world of the hostess, and could encourage them to culinary conquests, at the same time, he did not strain tired households in the evenings with excessive brightness. What to do?
You can simply order professionals for kitchen renovation, design services, and let them themselves look for and offer interesting ideas for the kitchen, choose from the proposed options what suits, and no longer strain, how to decorate the kitchen with your own hands. But after all, in such a kitchen design there will be nothing personally of yours, you will still need to update the kitchen with your own hands. This is natural, and you will start decorating with crafts for the kitchen, creating them yourself. Start looking for decor ideas, change the interior of the kitchen with your own hands.
How to decorate a Kitchen?
- Classics (natural materials, stained glass, bronze)
- Rustic classics (heavy solid furniture, natural materials)
- Hi-tech (minimalism and functionality)
- Exotic or ethno (authenticity and different design options)
Each of them suggests its own, different from each other interior ideas for your kitchen. When looking for variations of kitchen decor with your own hands, original ideas and photos are easy to find on the Internet. You need to understand exactly what kind of style you want to adhere to and not mix it with others. Understanding how beautifully you would like to decorate the kitchen, look on the network for several master classes on decor, photos, do-it-yourself kitchens, a large number of original ideas, with video and photo materials.
What will help in the design of the kitchen space?
- Crafts for a kitchen paradise with your own hands. There are a lot of video tutorials that will tell you how to decorate the kitchen so that its territory is cozy and beautiful with the help of homemade decorations, and ideas for crafts that are useful in everyday use. You can decorate your kitchen world, for example, with a teapot warmer tied with your own hands. Or a decoupage knife holder.
- The photo. The simplest and most affordable, no-investment decor for decorating a kitchen with your own hands with photographs in frames or without them, modular paintings. It can add subtle coziness to a small kitchen in a private home. They can be updated regularly or depending on the mood, and this will be an unusual touch to the interior of the kitchen, each time different. Composition from frames as crafts for the kitchen with your own hands - ingenious ideas for decorating the kitchen space.
- Panel. Any materials that come to mind can be used on it, the main thing is comfort in the kitchen and a harmonious combination of objects. Create a favorite landscape or motivational picture on it. Let this element turn out to be not just a trinket, but also a beautiful reminder.
- Stencils. An interesting idea for decorating a kitchen. Apply to prepared walls. You can even write something beautifully. This approach will suit those who do not like to bother too much with drawing a pattern.
Ideas for decorating your kitchen using a variety of textiles will also be interesting.
Do-it-yourself textile decor for the kitchen with a photo is a popular topic on the forums of handmade craftswomen. Of these, you can see that textiles are appropriate for:
- Towel
- Chair covers
- Tablecloths
- Potholders
- Napkins
- Curtains and curtains.
It's hard to imagine a kitchen without these elements, right? Perhaps you will get a particularly cozy kitchen, the photos of which will bypass the entire Internet.
IMPORTANT: Do not use fully synthetic fabrics in DIY kitchen crafts, they can go out of their normal appearance from contact with a surface with a temperature of 60 degrees.
Large pieces of furniture can also help make the kitchen cozier.
Do you think how to decorate an apartment kitchen with your own hands? Look at this aspect in a special way! Even a refrigerator can create a beautiful kitchen interior, just decorate it with a smiley, zebra or exotic flower bed. Having ceased to be white, it will add previously unnoticeable accents. You don't even have to bother and paste over it with cute wallpaper. This small touch will instantly give the room a new look.
- Comfortable
- Functionally
- Noticeable.
And the updated refrigerator will make you smile and cheer you up.
Everyone is pleased with a beautiful kitchen in an apartment or in a private house. If the decor of the kitchen with your own hands turned out to be successful, then the kitchen will undoubtedly become the most visited home corner. The pleasure of working in the kitchen with your own hands, surrounded by created beauty, is undoubtedly more enjoyable than using a design vision and design ideas. In addition, only you yourself can create the necessary spiritual microclimate and comfort in the house, in which you want to relax. Be the creator of your space, add cute things, memorable trinkets or memorable collage.
Kitchen decorating is a creative process. Don't limit yourself to boilerplate options. Become a designer for yourself, search the Internet for design and decoration ideas. Do everything to make your favorite home interior a work of art. DIY kitchen decoration is much easier than it might seem. One has only to take a start and the process will captivate you. The question: how to make the kitchen cozy will be funny and ridiculous. The answer is simple: put your heart into it! -
In a private house, there are much more options for decorating premises; you can combine the design: combining elements of the facade and home interiors. Design ideas for the kitchen, including crafts for the kitchen that you made with your own hands, will be the basis for the idea of decor in the original style - you can draw from family and friends, in extreme cases - the Internet. But the best option is your own thoughts. Make a clear plan, draw a sketch of the desired room and go for it. Make your own home decor for your favorite kitchen with photo cards of family members, hang it at the dining table, and each meal will be a special moment - a moment of pleasant memories.
Interior ideas for the kitchen can be very different, use themed stickers, animal stencils - then you instantly find yourself in a forest grove. Show your individuality without undue modesty - this is your home, so you should definitely be comfortable there.
Furniture plays an important role in the design of the kitchen. Decorating tables and chairs with cute tablecloths or new covers will greatly transform your room. Choose fabrics so that they contrast with the overall color of the walls. Maintain one accent in the room, the kitchen design will greatly benefit from this!
A large number of highlights create a sense of being torn apart. Look again for inspiration from images of the kitchen, photos of which are easy to find through search engines. If there are floral elements on the furniture, maintain such an ornament in other areas, but in light shades. For example: bright monograms on chairs and transparent patterns on wallpaper. Match the curtains to match the tablecloths and upholstery.
Kitchen renovation is a laborious, nervous, full of doubts, therefore, when it ends with a positive result, every housewife has a desire to turn this hard-won decor into a unique and cozy nest. This can be done in different ways, but real needlewomen and keepers of the family hearth believe that there is nothing more unique than decorating the kitchen with your own hands. Only in this case, you can be absolutely sure that you will not find a close friend with a similar beauty and comfort of the interior.
beautiful inscription on the wall in the kitchen
The space of the kitchen allows itself to be decorated with a wide variety of techniques, however, in the process of transformation, such changes must certainly be made, such as:
- Changing the background of the walls and their additional design.
- Correction of the appearance of furniture.
- Kitchen apron decoration.
- Change or decoration of curtains.
- Decoration of the kitchen table and chairs.
- Home appliance decoration.
- Filling the interior with various decorative elements.
With this approach, the interior of even the most ordinary-looking kitchen will amaze with its magnificence.
decor of an open wall shelf in the kitchen
How to decorate the kitchen with your own hands?
If you do not shine with special talents in needlework, then try decorating your kitchen with borders. They can be run along the edge of the tile or just along the wall. Borders can be different in shape and color. Their beautiful pattern can decorate, for example, a window or cabinets. Take small pieces of glass mosaic or multi-colored tiles and try to arrange borders with them along the edge of a window sill or table.
Decorative elements of such a plan can also have the appearance of embroidery, so that they can also decorate tablecloths or towels.
Involve your children in the creative process. Kids will love creating a wall panel from colorful mosaic pieces or drawing something “tasty” on a piece of paper, which you can then turn into a real painting.
refrigerator decorated with a beautiful floral print
About the floors
You can update the kitchen and make it beautiful by simply restoring the old floor. The option of replacing worn-out boards with new ones, made of solid and high-quality wood species, is beyond the means of many today. But after all, shabby floors are not at all aesthetically pleasing and how to decorate the kitchen with your own hands in this case?
If the floor is not yet in a disastrous state, then it can be sanded and stained, in other cases it is worth changing the floor covering. It is not worth philosophizing here. Use linoleum or laminate, by the way, the latter imitates solid wood with great success.
You can cover the kitchen floor with carpets or self-woven paths.
inscription on the wall in the interior of a vintage kitchen
About the walls
In your kitchen, you are free to do whatever you want, so the walls in it also do not have to be left plain. You can easily decorate them with paintings, drawings, patterns. This is easy to do, even if you don't have artistic talent. You just need to pick up a stencil and paint, or even easier, use vinyl stickers.
If initially the kitchen was “dressed” in a plain tile, then this mistake can be easily corrected. To transform it quickly and inexpensively, self-adhesive film with cheerful colors will help. Make a stencil on the existing tile and cut the blanks from the film. Now stick them on the tile in random order. You can complicate the process and figure out how to decorate the kitchen with a DIY film drawing. This option will take a lot more time to implement, but the result will be amazing.
unusual solution: wall decor with chairs
About household appliances
A small restyling can also affect your household appliances. This will help to better fit it into the atmosphere of the updated kitchen.
Here, stickers and other textured materials will also come to the rescue. The refrigerator doors, for example, can be hidden behind a wooden cover. This is a great way to remove metallic surfaces from your decor. In general, the free surface of the refrigerator body makes it possible to roam the imagination. With certain skills, it can be painted with acrylics. For those who are very far from drawing, there are funny magnets, which can also easily be used to decorate the surface of any household appliance. This technique is incredibly uplifting.
the inscription will turn the most ordinary refrigerator into a unique decor item
About the countertop
An old countertop is also not a reason to run to the store. Let it be covered with spots and scratches, but you probably will not change it, because you know exactly how to decorate the kitchen with your own hands in this case too. That's right, you can attach a plywood sheet over the countertop and lay it out in a mosaic pattern. You can laminate the damaged surface or hide it under a beautiful oilcloth. The last option is the least practical, but progressive. Frequent oilcloth changes will allow you to regularly update the decor.
beautiful kitchen utensils in the interior
About kitchen cabinets
This is where fantasies can be played out when decorating the kitchen, so it is on the surfaces of kitchen cabinets. They are really the easiest to arrange. With a little effort, old cabinets take on a new lease of life. Sand the facades, putty them and just paint them in some trendy color. Today, eggplant colors and shades of lime green are at the peak of popularity. New colors add style to your kitchen decor.
How else can you decorate kitchen furniture with your own hands? Try using a decoupage technique. She will breathe new energy into the old headset and give the atmosphere a special charm. You can decorate the kitchen using materials such as:
- Decorative photowall-paper.
- Stencils.
- Self-adhesive films.
- Vinyl stickers.
- Textile.
The latter can also perfectly update the front of the cabinets and decorate the interior.
unusual handles for kitchen cabinets
About lighting
"When deciding how to decorate the kitchen lamps with your own hands, remember the purpose of the room and use any" tasty "motives"
For some, this may be a revelation, but lighting a room is also a way to decorate it. Moreover, in this case, the lamp has a double role. She, of course, should have a presentable look, fit into the style, but above all, exude the "correct" in direction and power of light streams. For example, a bright directional light is needed in the work area, but the table may well remain in the twilight. As you can see, the functionality and aesthetics of the kitchen space are directly proportional to the lighting.
to create a creative kitchen, just hang lamps in the shape of a bottle
Any type of fixture can be used in the kitchen:
- Suspended.
- Built-in.
- Wall mounted.
If possible, be sure to add additional lighting along the cabinets and do not give up the pendant light. Without it, it will be difficult to create a single space in the kitchen.
When deciding how to decorate the kitchen lamps with your own hands, remember the purpose of the room and use any "tasty" motives. For example, cherries or a bunch of grapes may appear on a sconce, and butterflies and bees on a chandelier.
green wallpaper with pattern
Stylistic changes in the appearance of furniture
Sometimes the situation does not give us the opportunity in one fell swoop to throw old furniture into a landfill and furnish our kitchen with an ultra-fashionable set. And is it really necessary to do this? Can it be much more practical to give a second birth to furniture that has served faithfully? It is quite possible to saddle it, and you can not only decorate the facades, but completely change the style of your furniture in accordance with the general design of the decor.
Before starting work, take a look around and think about how you can most stylishly decorate the kitchen with your own hands.
If the country style is clearly traced in the design of the kitchen, then decorate the furniture in the spirit of patchwork. In this case, special attention should be paid to color harmony. Are your walls covered with a film imitating a log house? Fine! Furniture facades can be safely decorated with a film with a wicker vine pattern. The kitchen in a modern high-rise building will instantly look like a real village hut. In general, working with film is beneficial in all aspects. A wide range of designs with low cost and ease of use is the best advertisement.
print "revived" the monochrome facade of the white kitchen
Does your kitchen shine with French-style elegance? Make the furniture fronts light, ideally white, and decorate them with gold and silver inlays. You can easily find everything you need for this in hardware stores.
How to decorate a completely old kitchen with your own hands? Furniture can be turned into a stylish vintage accessory that will be indispensable in the Provence style interior. Simply sandpaper the frame and add artificially to the antique object by applying gilding or patina to the surface.
You can completely modify the headset with decorative glass overlays. Glass inlays are often decorated with beautiful patterns that resemble frost. For the same purposes, you can use mirror inserts, which, in addition to the decorative effect, have the ability to expand the space, which will not be superfluous in any kitchen.
bright kitchen: decor of the kitchen facade with multi-colored pvc film
Decorative items for kitchen decoration
Decorative kitchen utensils are designed to fill the kitchen interior. These things include:
- Painted plates.
- Cutting boards.
- Wooden spoons.
- Themed porcelain figurines.
- Towels, etc.
All these accessories can be purchased in modern stores, and many of them will be truly handmade, but how do you want to decorate the kitchen with your own hands! Therefore, it is worth trying to make such objects yourself, using stained glass paints, then the drawing will be exclusive and you will definitely get pleasure from the process.
kitchen walls decorated with beautiful plates
You can decorate your kitchen with old forks and spoons. Try arching the fork into a rocker goat, victory sign, or other compositions. By screwing such a "masterpiece" to the wall, you get excellent hangers for potholders and towels.
After the visit of the guests and the merry holiday, empty bottles of pretentious forms remained as a keepsake - add them to business too. Stock up on acrylics, twine, buttons, glue, and create original lettering out of it all. Give your kitchen a word, let it speak.
How to decorate the walls of the kitchen with your own hands, the old wallpaper itself will tell you. Cut out flowers or interesting compositions painted on them and make panels from them. Cover the resulting pattern with thin cling film, and do it very carefully so that no wrinkles remain. We open the resulting semi-finished product with a thick layer of varnish and leave to dry. Then we repeat the process. Again we put a ball of flowers, hide them under the film and fix with varnish. You can make as many layers as you like. We frame the resulting creation with a frame.
panels in the interior of the kitchen
Let's return to the wine and vodka theme. In addition to bottles in the decor, you can also use corks from them. Natural corks are especially valuable, from which you can create a lot of useful devices. . How exactly with their help can you decorate the kitchen and what can you do with your own hands? Well, for example:
- Panel.
- A board-reminder.
- Tray.
- Hot stand.
- Watch.
Corks can also be used on floors and walls.
Tea lovers will appreciate the idea of creating tea bag holders. This handy, useful and eye-pleasing gadget is easy to make using clothespins, paints and colored paper.
beautiful coasters for hot dishes
How to decorate windows
Treatises can be written on options for decorating a kitchen window, but the lion's share of such proposals was developed by curtain and accessory stores. If you do not like trivial finishing methods and are ready to start making accessories in person, then the following tips can help you a lot.
The most common way to decorate a window is landscaping. Houseplants are placed on the windowsill in beautiful pots, which can be painted in an unusual way to decorate the kitchen, or even made with your own hands from the materials at hand. Old unsightly pots can be entangled with twine, decorated with buttons, shells, unusual pebbles, or pasted over with leaves.
window decor
In addition to plants, candlesticks, figurines, photographs in original frames and other attention-grabbing objects can settle on the windowsill. Any accessories can be used as these items. It all depends on your design plans. In country or Provence decor, old clay jugs, great-grandmother's iron on coals, a copper samovar shining with polished sides, beautiful, but already somewhat worn-out plates, will look great. With such decorative elements, your kitchen will turn out to be unusually colorful.
Especially advanced decorators do not think long about how to decorate the kitchen, and with their own hands turn the window sill into a real ART object. They paint old wood, use decoupage in their work and do many other unimaginable things that turn the kitchen window into a bright accent interior spot.
textiles as decor for tables and chairs
And how to decorate the kitchen with textiles in an original way and what can be saddled from it with your own hands? It is natural to create unique curtains, in ruffles and frills, with unusual grabs. For curtains, it is better to pick up light, airy fabrics, like chiffon. In addition to curtains, housewives may well sew bright pot holders, pillows for chairs or covers for stools. The main thing is that the rest of the textiles are in harmony with the main element - the curtains.
Contemporary decors will require modern curtains. Roman blinds, decorated with elements of photographic printing or ornate ornaments, are especially popular today. Such curtains do not "steal" space, on the contrary, a successful drawing can make it endless, leading into the distance. In addition, the material of Roman blinds is easy to clean. It can be washed indefinitely, which is important for the kitchen.
You can't think of a better way to emphasize the modernity of the environment, how to decorate the kitchen with handmade products from specific textiles. To do this, you need to use fabrics of pearl or steel shades with a matte, smooth and certainly flowing texture.
Austrian curtains and a long tablecloth will create a cozy atmosphere in the interior of the kitchen
Of course, tablecloths will help convey the spirit of the Renaissance. Delicate, in pastel colors, with brushes, going into the floor, they look incredibly harmonious with the same curtains and upholstery.
Choosing the style of ancient times, you will have to take into account all aspects of the then furnishings and choose the right decor elements. In spacious kitchens, when trying to convey the peculiarities of the eighteenth century, you need to make an extravagant and lush design. In small rooms, it is better to stay on the strict lines of Roman architecture. How to decorate too "correct" kitchen decor without extra costs, with your own hands? Of course, arches and various columns, which will also change the visual perception of space.