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Design ideas for the home. Interesting ideas for home, garden

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.
Open the fabric, attach it to the film, cut out a similar-shaped top for an umbrella from it. On a sewing machine or on your hands, sew along the edge of the braid, making a seam on one side, and then on the second, which will be parallel to the first.

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 other interesting ideas for a vegetable garden, a garden, 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.
If you plan to use the tire as a small decorative artificial pond, then you can take a tire from a car. If you want to take water procedures in such a homemade pool on a hot day, in this case you will need a tire from a truck, tractor or special equipment.


Clean the tire from dirt, leaving only one side of the wheel, cut off the second 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.

In an ornamental pond, water can be cleaned with a net or by periodically adding preparations to clean it into the water. 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.


The exterior decoration of the pond made of stones that are “planted” on a concrete solution looks beautiful.


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.
Bend a piece of waterproof material near one side of the pot, fill in the soil here, plant the plants. Pour water into the planter, plant pond plants such as lilies here.

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.
Saw the tire in half. Attach a board to any half, mark where the bars will be located. Also attach them to the tires with self-tapping screws. It remains to paint your creation, let the coating dry, and the swing is ready to give the photo shows the stages of work.

How to decorate a mirror in the house?

Not only in the summer cottage you can embody a lot of interesting things with your own hands, the ideas of your home will tell you how to decorate a backyard or city dwelling at the lowest cost.

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.
Shells can be glued around the perimeter on the mirror itself or on its durable frame. If you want the decor to be in the same style, take shells of various shapes, but of the same color scheme.


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.
We follow these instructions:
  1. 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.
  2. Attach the mirror to the base with double sided tape.
  3. 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.
Manufacturing:
  1. Cut off the handles of the spoons. We do not need these elements.
  2. Put a mirror in the center of a sheet of cardboard, outline. Outline the outer line along which to cut the frame.
  3. 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.
  4. When all the blanks are glued, cover them with spray paint, let it dry.
  5. Glue a mirror to the center of the frame.
By the way, from spoons, but from metal ones, wonderful interior items are obtained. If the old lampshade has become unusable or burned out, drill holes in the upper part of the spoons, thread the fishing line here, tie it to the upper ring of the lampshade.


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. Do not throw away plastic packaging, they will also give a lot of interesting ideas for your 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.
Take two halves of a kinder egg, cut in a zigzag pattern at the bottom. The next step should be taken by adults. Clamp the nail with pliers, heat it over the burner, make a hole on the back of the half of the egg. Insert a straw here.


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.
Lay the lids on a work surface and use a nail and hammer to make holes.


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.
To make a teapot, let the child roll a thin “sausage” out of plasticine, cut it in two. One half will become the spout, and the other half will become the handle of the teapot. Other actions will also help develop fine motor skills: let the baby make another oval from plasticine, cut it into circles with a plastic knife. The largest one needs to be attached to the top of the teapot, and decorate it with the rest.

By the same principle, a sugar bowl is made and cups are decorated. Saucers - from plasticine.

From thin paper ribbons, 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.
To make a seat for the first stool, glue elastic bands folded in half to the cardboard, for the second one, the rubber bands are sewn in pairs and then connected to each other. For a yellow seat, the elastic bands of this color need to be twisted. To do this, the second is threaded into the first, twisted, then the third into the second, and so on.

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 must be painted with acrylic paints, and then glued 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 elastic 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 to make these adorable animals using plastic containers from kinder surprises and plasticine.


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.
Manufacturing instructions:
  1. If your Kinder packages are not red, cover them with paint of this tone.
  2. When it dries, by lowering the pencil lead into black paint, make dots on the berries.
  3. 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.
  4. Cut out a small circle from the bottle, make its edges zigzag. This is the green of the berry.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

If you want to build a private house from scratch, then start reading from our previous article:.

The layout of the rooms is thought out, but how do you make them look worthy of a glossy magazine? Speaking of magazines. If you are going to design a private house with your own hands, then for sure you already have a collection of magazine clippings or saved photos of interiors from sites like Pinterest or maybe even Dekorin))) If not, then it's time to start collecting them. Have you decided to decorate one of the rooms in a style, for example, Provence? Then select the best photos of interiors in this style and see which of these ideas you want to implement in your home.

Why make such collections? Everything is extremely simple - at the subsequent stages of the project, it will be much easier for you to formulate the idea, the very concept of the living space of the house. Of course, you should not blindly copy these interiors, but the task is to have a fulcrum, and you need to build on it.

Well, here we have prepared for you some secrets of private house interior design that will be useful to you on the way to making your dream come true.

1. Color Scheme: Use 3-4 Basic Shades

When you design a private house with your own hands, you must definitely take into account how different tones and shades affect you. Color creates a mood within us, it can inspire or tire, whether you like it or not. Look at your collection of photos of the interiors of a private house - what colors are most often seen here?

We will not tell you which colors to choose - this is a personal matter for everyone, but we advise you to try a mixture of 3-4 favorite shades. One of them will be the main color of your walls, another is the color for large items such as curtains, armchairs or sofas, and the third and fourth are the colors of small accessories such as pillows and other knick-knacks.

The most versatile are color schemes, where some neutral or pastel shade is the basis, and the brightest or favorite tone is chosen for large parts.


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2. Add texture to smooth surfaces

If you don’t want to focus on an interesting color scheme, then try creating a spectacular DIY private home design by juxtaposing smooth and textured surfaces. Your bedroom can be monochromatic but still look exciting thanks to the contrast between the fur throw and the mirrored nightstands. A bright Scandinavian-style living room can inspire with a combination of white linen curtains and sofa upholstery with wicker chairs and coarsely knitted ottomans. One single textural touch can spice up the most boring interior design.





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3. Less is more

If you have a large room, this does not mean that it will need more furniture and decor. Simplicity is the highest level of complexity. You can make the interior look cute with décor, bookcases, side tables and houseplants. But truly stylish spaces surprise with their elegance and beauty with minimal use of objects. Therefore, it is recommended to use multifunctional furniture in small rooms, and large items in spacious rooms.

As for the decor, the juxtaposition of large and small elements works best here. This creates a cheerful and enlivening effect, while the use of exclusively large accessories can make the interior damp and uncomfortable, and only small ones can make the interior too flashy and inexpressive.




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4. Create illusions with mirrors

Mirrors can give an unusual effect to any interior. Today it has become very fashionable to place tall floor mirrors to visually increase the size of the room, or hang them on the walls so that they beautifully reflect the ceiling and wall lights. You can also find an original-shaped mirror or a mirror in an unusual frame when you don’t know how to decorate a dark corner, an empty section of the wall, or another uncomfortable place.


5. Use dramatic lighting

Expressive forms of lamps and chandeliers can make the interior unusually spectacular and stylish. Is your room decorated in dark or bright colors? Add a sparkling chandelier to them for a glamorous effect! Is there a lot of wood in the interior? Emphasize its beauty with industrial lamps! And there is nothing to say about the decorative possibilities of the LED strip! Think of light fixtures as the finishing touch to give a room exactly what it lacks.






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6. Organize the decor

Even if you like it when various interior items look "accidentally" abandoned. Trivia have an amazing ability to accumulate, even if you're not a shopaholic. Souvenirs brought from vacation, gifts from friends for the New Year, books, etc. things should find their own place in your already thought out interior design. Use decorative shelves, trays, bowls, and baskets to keep all of these decorative collections organized. For greater effect, decorate them with strings of beads, photo frames, candles, pebbles and other nice little things.





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7. Create a unique atmosphere

When creating a chic design of a private house with your own hands, do not forget that you still live here. Your home does not have to be like a cold, soulless exhibition center, and for this you will need indoor plants, fresh flowers in vases, romantic candles, aroma lamps and other items that help you relax and inspire.





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8. Keep clean

This is our last and, perhaps, the most important tip. You can spend a lot of time inventing and creating a stylish design for a private house with your own hands, but if you do not keep it fresh, it will not be able to bring joy to you or your loved ones.


All of these little tips and tricks work great together and are sure to help you create a beautiful, cozy, and well-designed home. If you are not sure about the final result that you have achieved, then try to take a photo. Photo interiors will allow you to see the design of a private house from a different point of view and consider where something went wrong.

Do-it-yourself design of a private house: decoration and decor of rooms updated: November 2, 2016 by: Margarita Glushko

A stylish apartment is a dream that many people think is unattainable. It is generally accepted that only the efforts of professional designers and huge financial investments will turn an apartment into an ideal one. But the fact is that to create a harmonious and sophisticated interior, you do not need to hire specialists and spend astronomical sums. It is enough to show a little imagination.

Skillful hands can work wonders even in a tiny apartment. Don't believe? Look online. On a variety of sites, you can get great ideas for the interior with your own hands. There is everything here: the revival of old furniture, decoration of the room, the creation of unusual decor elements from improvised material. Even an old lamp, scattered volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica, or a broken chair that has been lying idle on the balcony for many years can become a chic decoration for your bedroom or living room. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment.

Decoupage furniture wallpaper

Do you have pieces of old wallpaper, left over from the last repair, gathering dust on the mezzanine? Do not rush to take them to the trash as unnecessary trash! They will help breathe life into old interior items, turning them into designer items.

A coffee table will look spectacular if you put a piece of elegant wallpaper under glass on it. No need to fiddle with glue. If the pattern is tired, you can change it at any time.

Decorating the lampshade with wallpaper is an excellent idea: the thing becomes bright and sophisticated. In addition, the included lamp illuminates the pattern, casting bizarre shadows around the room. Isn't it beautiful?

An unusual headboard can be made by simply gluing a piece of wallpaper in a contrasting color over the bed. This solution is especially convenient for beds without backs.

Wallpaper in black and white, striped or plaid is a stylish decoupage option.

Wall murals pasted on cabinet doors allow you to create unique furniture in exotic styles.

IMPORTANT: In order to make cleaning easier in the future, choose an easy-to-clean wallpaper, such as vinyl.

Decoupage cabinet wallpaper

A boring table pasted over with scraps of wallpaper or a shabby wardrobe will turn into a work of design art that enlivens the atmosphere. This type of decoupage is very simple to perform and accessible to everyone. Take advantage of great ideas like:

  • Pasting with pieces of wallpaper with the same ornament. A boring white wardrobe will become much more expressive! Make sure that the pattern matches, and the color is in harmony with the color of the walls and the overall appearance of the room.
  • Patchwork technique. Pasting furniture with pieces of wallpaper with a different pattern looks creative, as when sewing a patchwork quilt. The main thing is that the “patches” are combined with each other and create a harmonious composition.
  • Wallpapering from the inside. A laborious but effective idea for open shelves. Allows you to create a bright composition by making the back wall of the rack and the shelves themselves a design element.

IMPORTANT: before proceeding with gluing, use sandpaper and acrylic paint to clean the work surface from stains, cracks and scratches.

Other types of decoupage

Exquisite compositions for decorating furniture are also created by other means.

Napkins for decoupage. They are easy to find in specialized craft stores. Diverse in style, they allow you to decorate furniture in accordance with the overall style of the room.

Textile. Decorating with fabric is an effective way to breathe life into old furniture. It is convenient to use old curtains for this. The closet, pasted over with pieces of fabric, looks elegant and unusual. Reupholstering an old chair will give you a stylish piece of decor.

Varnish. A simple and elegant way is to stick decoupage napkins and varnish them. The idea of ​​using a special varnish for craquelure is spectacular: such a varnish creates beautiful cracks on the surface.

Paint toning. Furniture tinted with colored paints looks bright and elegant. An extravagant option is to paint the table through tulle, getting an elegant pattern. Skillful toning can artificially “age” the furniture, giving it a nobility appearance. The effect of antiquity is created by decorating with gold or silver paint. Luxurious gold or silver will make even the most nondescript furniture stylish.

Headboard

The headboard is the main decorative element of the bed. It is easy to make it a bright accent in the design of the bedroom, if you show imagination:

  • soft headboard: a piece of polyurethane foam is glued onto a solid base and covered with velvet, velor or other material. Use buttons to decorate;
  • natural tree. A huge selection of ideas: noble wooden panels, exquisite wooden lattice, pretty shelves and much more. The headboard made of natural branches looks spectacular;
  • a rock. An insert made of natural stone will ennoble the headboard. Fans of spectacular designs can make a panel of sea pebbles for the headboard;
  • bamboo. An exotic material that allows you to create unique headboards - from an elegant panel to an exotic headboard assembled from bamboo sticks of different heights;
  • image. A favorite picture or photo that evokes warm memories will become an exquisite headboard and expand the space of the bedroom;
  • installation. Here you can show your imagination by using the most unexpected items for decoration. The result is stunningly beautiful. Don't be afraid to experiment!

Roman curtains

Roman blinds are a convenient and stylish solution for the interior of any room in your home. They are a piece of canvas in the size of a window with sewn-in trims. Thanks to the latter, Roman blinds can be assembled like blinds, forming beautiful folds.

Simplicity and elegance make Roman blinds a great decorative element. They can decorate the living room or bedroom, hang in the nursery. This is a practical option for the kitchen. A wide selection of colors allows everyone to find an option to their liking.

Roman blinds are easy to make yourself. To do this, you will need a piece of fabric of your choice and old blinds:

  • measure the width and length of the window, add 1 cm on each side for seams and cut off a piece of fabric. Iron with an iron and stitch along the seams;
  • remove excess strips from the blinds, glue the rest to the curtain from the inside;
  • hang up a curtain.

Instead of blinds, you can use wooden beams. In this case, the slats are glued or sewn in, as you choose. Don't forget to sew on loops to pass the cord through.

Wall decor from photo

Gorgeous photos from a personal archive or from the Internet will become an exclusive interior detail. You just need to try a little!

Photo frames are not the only way to hang photos on the wall. Consider ideas such as:

  • Photo on the substrate. Find a thick, firm, and lightweight base (styrofoam or styrofoam is ideal). Print the photo so that it is 5 cm larger than the substrate: the gap is necessary for the folds. Carefully glue the photo to the backing, folding the ends in. Process the photo with glue so that the image shines. If you cut the photo into several parts, you get a spectacular modular picture.
  • Photo on canvas. You will need a canvas stretched over a frame and a printed image in size. Apply a thick layer of medium glue to the canvas, press the image firmly against it and leave it for several hours, not forgetting to moisten it with a spray bottle. Then carefully peel off the paper and apply another layer of gel medium to the canvas for protection. It turned out a chic image with spectacular scuffs!

There are many creative ideas for using photos in the interior. Enjoy!

original rugs

It's hard to believe how magically the interior is transformed thanks to a pretty rug. It is also easy to make it with your own hands from improvised materials, the choice of which is very large.

Leather belts. A dozen genuine leather belts (their number depends on the width of the future rug) are fastened together using metal staples or rope. Looks great!

Textile. You can thread the scraps through the holes in your bath rug to create a fluffy surface, or you can weave a pretty rug out of narrow strips of fabric. Old T-shirts or fluffy bath towels are great materials.

Wine corks. About two hundred wine corks, cut in half and glued to a water-repellent backing, make an incredibly stylish rug. From traffic jams you can lay out a pattern.

Wool threads. Having put on pompoms from woolen threads and fastening them together, you will get an incredibly cozy rug. The choice of shades is the richest!

Sea stones. The beautiful pebbles you collect on the beach can turn into a spectacular bath rug. Incredibly stylish!

cozy pillows

Soft sofa cushions create a feeling of comfort and serve as a bright accent in the interior. If you find it difficult to find a pillow that meets your tastes in the store, do not worry: it is easy to make it yourself.

Pillow with your own hands. Every craftswoman who knows how to handle a sewing machine can sew a pillow or a soft ottoman of any size and shape for herself. Update your old sofa cushions with pretty pillowcases. A rich selection of fabrics and stuffings in stores guarantees the realization of any idea.

Coloring. If you don’t know how to sew, it doesn’t matter: boring pillows can be easily dyed in a new color using special fabric paints. A spectacular option is a drawing or pattern applied using a stencil. Especially suitable for coloring white pillows.

Ombre. For a fashionable and surprisingly effective color, dip the pillowcase in the dye for 2/3 of the length and immediately remove 5 centimeters from the liquid. Wait another 5 minutes and take out the next 5 cm, and so on until the end. The result is a stylish gradient.

Decorative lampshades

The original lampshade will become a real decoration of the room. You can make it yourself, getting a truly exclusive item. The choice of materials for manufacturing is very large:

  • paper. An elegant carved cap will not only decorate the lamp, but will also cast bizarre shadows. A creative lampshade will turn out from a world map or favorite photos;
  • the cloth. Needlewomen can sew a lampshade to their liking or decorate the one that already exists with ribbons, appliqués, draperies;
  • threads. Wrap the lampshade tightly with twine and fasten: simple and elegant! With the help of an inflatable ball, thick threads and glue, you can make a stylish lampshade in the shape of a ball;
  • beads or buttons. Sew or glue them to a table lamp and it will turn into a work of art. Another way is to string beads on threads and, attaching them to a metal hoop, make an elegant lampshade;
  • twigs. Collect even twigs and fasten them together. Get an unusual lampshade made of natural material.

You can do this and much more yourself: just skillful hands and imagination are enough. Don't be afraid to create!

Living decor from succulents

Living plants as decoration are truly magical. The succulent design element is sure to evoke admiring exclamations from your guests. It is hard to believe that such beauty can be made at home with your own hands:

  • Wall of succulents. The shallow box is closed from above with a metal mesh using a wooden frame. Soil is poured inside (any mixture for cacti is suitable). A composition of succulents is planted. These unpretentious plants feel great in the most difficult conditions. The design is fixed vertically and pleases the eye.
  • "Plantation" on the table. You will need a thick countertop with a recess in the middle. Put a box of succulents in there and admire the extraordinary "plantation" that is green in the middle of your table in the living room.
  • "Green" coffee table with glass top. Its lower part turns into a flower pot, where a variety of succulents are planted. Decorate the composition with elegant pebbles.

IMPORTANT: to create a composition, choose plants that are diverse in shape and color.

Glass containers in the decor

Glass bottles, jars, bubbles have been accumulating in our homes for years. Surprisingly, these useful everyday items can turn into an exquisite decorative element. They are easy to make even for a beginner.

Decoration. With the help of a brush, paints and inspiration, you can turn an ordinary jar or bottle into a work of art. Threads, beads, fabric, paper, adhesive tape and all materials that come to hand are also suitable for decoration. The finished container can become an exclusive vase or a nice souvenir.

Lamp. The easiest way is to put the LED strip in a colored glass bottle and get a spectacular holiday lantern. If you cut a bottle or cut a hole in it, you get an unusual candlestick or original shades for a chandelier.

Exclusive tableware. It is enough to cut the bottle and grind it well. From a bottle sawn across, you get a unique glass or vase. Saw the bottle lengthwise - and you will have exclusive coasters for food.

There are hundreds of ideas available on the Internet for using glass containers in decor. Take action!

Every hostess and owner wants to make their home beautiful and comfortable. This article contains a variety of ideas for the home, which allow you to achieve this result with a small investment of time, money and effort.

We decorate the walls

Recently, walls painted or pasted over with plain wallpaper have become very popular. Yes, they serve as a great backdrop for accessories, furniture, etc. But large empty spaces require some additions. How to decorate an empty wall? There are many ways, you just need to choose the right one.

Maps on the walls

An extremely simple and very effective home idea that helps solve the problem of empty walls is to stick a geographical map. It is not suitable for every room and not for every interior, but for a children's room, study, balcony or loggia, and in some cases even for a bedroom or living room, you can find options. It is important to choose the right map for the interior, and there are not only “ordinary” ones - geographical ones. There are vintage, navigational, stylized, etc.

Where can you find such cards? Geographic maps can be found in bookstores or stationery stores. You will not find stylized or vintage ones there. Some options can be found in wallpaper stores. There they are in the form of photo wallpapers. There are many different ones on Aliexpress, beloved by many, you can search in other online stores. But there is another option: find the card you like on the Internet, save it to a medium and print it out in a company that deals with outdoor advertising. The only requirement is a large card format. They, of course, will be able to increase it, but not to infinity. So the original image should be of high quality and large.

Making modular paintings

The idea for a home - paintings and photos on the walls - is not new and many are fed up. Yes, this is a classic, but I want something new and unusual. One of the options is modular paintings. This is one image, divided into a different number of fragments. Fragments can be different in size or the same. Often these "pieces of images" are called "modules", hence the name "modular picture".

As an object, you can take any poster, poster, photo wallpaper. You can, again, print the image you like at an advertising agency. In this case, you can even take your photo or close friends, your favorite landscape, etc. Based on the composition of the drawing, it is divided into several parts, cut. Frames are made for fragments. The dimensions of the frames should be 3-5 cm smaller than the fragments so that the module can be wrapped and fixed on the back side.

Nature is one of the most popular motifs The setting sun on the sea — what could be more romantic Beach, sun, summer…
And again flowers ... Symmetrical splitting is also possible Fantasy - an option for teenagers

Frames can be made from wooden planks, covered with thin plywood or fiberboard. But the easiest way is to take a foam of sufficient density (300-350 g / m³) with a thickness of 4-5 mm or more. It costs a little, you can cut it with any hacksaw, it will not damage the paper, it weighs a mere trifle, so you can even fix the modules on double-sided tape. You can attach images to the tablets with glue (find the right one), or with a construction stapler and staples.

Decorative mirrors

Ideas for a home using mirrors are not new. The first samples of this magical glass appeared before our era and were extremely expensive and rare. And no wonder. The mirror itself is a great accessory, and if it has an unusual shape or an amazing frame, it will definitely become an interior decoration.

It's so simple - circles from mirrors, and Butterflies from the mirror transform the interior - an interesting idea
If you finish a shelf, chest of drawers, bedside table in the same style ...

Such compositions can be made not only from an ordinary mirror - coated glass. There is an acrylic mirror on the market. It is flexible and absolutely safe material. It does not give such a perfect reflection as a "normal" mirror, but for these conditions it is not required. You need a plastic material that is easy to work with. They sell sets of fragments of various shapes and sizes, on the reverse side of which double-sided tape is pasted. Attaching such a mirror is simple: remove the protective film from the adhesive tape, apply and press. All.

We make accessories for home decoration

Many ideas for the home relate to the creation of unique handicrafts that make our home memorable, cozy. It is these things that create the atmosphere of the house. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to spend an incredible amount of time and money on their creation. There are very simple ideas using the most ordinary, and sometimes junk things.

Home ideas are a sea of ​​possibilities to improve the interior or make your life more comfortable...and sometimes both

Decoration of vases and bottles with lace

Amazing transformations can take very little time. For example, you can make a vase of unique beauty from an ordinary vase, bottle or jar. And the process itself will take 10-15 minutes. This is if you have everything at hand. And, in addition to decoration objects, only lace, PVA glue, scissors and a brush are needed.

Everything is exactly as you thought. We just wrap the vessel with lace, cut it to size, glue it, wait until it dries. It's all. But the result will please you.

Who said lace has to be white...

Lace can be bought or knitted. The second option allows you to decorate vases of complex shapes, which can be decorated with ordinary lace with great difficulty. If you don’t know how to knit, but want to decorate a vase with an unusual shape, look for a stretch one. There is also such, and in a fairly wide range. With the help of a stretching openwork, most of the problems are removed.

Zen garden

If you're looking for original home ideas, consider a miniature zen garden. It is easy to make, looks great, and can also help you relax and calm down after a hard day's work. Only this accessory is not for families with small children…. You will understand why.

The Zen garden in the original is quite a complex system, but stylizations can be made from a transparent rounded container or even from a glass candy bowl, a vase, a small aquarium. You will also need sand for landscaping, terrariums or aquariums and a fat plant or cactus.

First, let's figure out how to deal with a plant. it can be planted in a small pot, and buried in sand. Instead of a pot, you can use a sock with soil (tie a sock). Some plants (cacti) can be planted directly in the sand. In general, choose any method, but when landing directly in the sand, you need to take care of normal drainage - put pebbles on the bottom.

Sand is poured into the container, a pot with a plant or its roots is installed, all this is covered with sand to a certain level. Everything is ready. Now the surface of the sand is leveled and drawings are applied to it. There is a special metal stick for drawing, but a wooden one is also suitable for a start.

If you want to get closer to the original, you can make a desktop version of the Japanese garden from a small box. The frame of the box is assembled from wooden blocks or bamboo trunks, the bottom is usually made from plywood or well-fitted and finished wooden planks. You can also make legs.

The resulting container is also filled with fine sand, but what else to add there is up to you. You can plant several plants, lay stones, pebbles, put candles, a statue of the Buddha. In general, here everyone creates their own Zen))

Mini garden in the house

There are two types of miniature gardens that can be made to decorate the interior of a house or apartment: open and semi-closed. An open mini-garden is made in large flat pots, pallets. You can use miniature bonsai plants, succulents and small cacti.

When choosing plants, pay attention not only to size, but also to the soil in which the plants grow. With a sufficiently large area of ​​​​the mini-garden, it can be divided into zones with different soil acidity, but this will require physical separation, as well as differentiation using physical plastic partitions - so that the soils do not mix.

In such an interior decoration, a real garden is recreated. With paths, benches, rockeries, etc. You can put a toy house, make a pond. Anything your imagination tells you.

Semi-closed mini-gardens are made in glass containers. Round ones look very interesting: aquariums, vases. Soil or stones are poured into them, plants are planted. But in such a limited volume, it is necessary to select plants not only according to the type of soil, but also the degree of illumination, irrigation regime, etc. It will not work in different ways to care for plants in a jar.

The smallest gardens ... And then - a moss garden ... a piece of a fairy tale

In such containers, you can grow different varieties of moss. In fact, they are very beautiful and only in such miniature gardens can one examine them to the smallest detail. Some of them resemble trees or shrubs, others are more like herbaceous plants. A wide variety of compositions are created from pebbles and moss, reproducing real landscapes or taking us to a fairy-tale land.

DIY sofa cushions

If you look at photos of interiors, you can see that in most of them pillows give a highlight to the interior. With their help, a boring interior turns into a lively and memorable one. In addition, a large number of pillows allows you to relax comfortably. Such ideas for a home allow you to quickly change the “mood of the interior”, adding home comfort.

In the case of using fabrics, everything is clear - we select the color and texture for the interior. But there are homemade pillows, from which it breathes comfort. A striking example of this is knitted pillows. A variety of patterns, colors, shapes. But the result is the same - they really want to hug, squeeze. They look very unconventional.

From old flannelette pajamas and a sweater And these old jeans turn into an original pillowcase ... all you need is a fabric with an adhesive base Knitted miracle - very comfortable Lace for finishing pillows - you need to choose the style Fleecy fabrics - simple and effective

What if you don't know how to knit? It's not a problem. There are old sweaters. Yours or children's. They make very interesting and neat pillows. You cut off the old knitted products along the sleeves, put a pillow into a half-finished pillowcase, sew it on both sides. Everything, the designer pillow is ready.

You can also use lace, fleecy fabrics, old jeans, even pajamas. Everything is in motion. And the weirder the coloring is, the more interesting the result is.

Home ideas: do-it-yourself little things

The atmosphere and comfort in the house are created not only by global things. Many small things that can be made from improvised materials bring no less and, sometimes, more pleasure and benefit. You use them often. And you don’t even look at the same paintings or mirrors in a month. A number of ideas for turning your home into a cozy and comfortable place have been collected in this section.

Opportunities - the sea

Shoe tray with pebbles

Owners of private houses have to go out into the yard regardless of the weather. Therefore, shoes are not always shining clean. Many get out of the situation by placing a rubber mat near the door or by placing a rubber pallet. Yes, the dirt does not spread, but the view is not the most attractive. You can significantly improve the situation simply by pouring pebbles into the pan. Water will flow over the stones, no drips are visible on them, dirt too. Periodically, it will be necessary to soak the pebbles in water and rinse to remove the accumulated dirt, but pebbles are reusable material and simply cannot be “erased”.

If there is no rubber pallet, you can knock down a wooden box with a side height of about 10 cm. Pebbles can be found on the banks of a river, sea, etc. In extreme cases, you can find it in designer stores or where they sell products for aquariums. But buying this "charm" is expensive.

Scarf storage

There are usually a lot of scarves, neckerchiefs and other similar products in every family. How to store them so that they do not take up a lot of meta, are always at hand, and at the same time do not wrinkle? There are several life hacks that you can easily do yourself.

First. We attach metal rings to a regular hanger. Rings can be plastic or metal. Both can be found in the departments that sell . There are just no, in shape, size and material. Rings can be nailed to wooden hangers / hangers / trempels, attached with staples from a stapler, glued or tied with threads to plastic ones. And that's it, you have a device for storing scarves.

The situation is a little more complicated with the second device. You will need a processed board and a dozen or two clothespins. We fasten the clothespins to the bar on one side. They can be nailed, fastened with screws, glued. You will also need hinges to secure the structure itself to the wall.

Both ideas for a home are practical, require a minimum of funds and a little time. And evaluate the benefits yourself. Especially in the spring-autumn period, when there are a lot of scarves, shawls, planters on the shelf.

Instead of a bookshelf

- a good thing, but they are not appropriate everywhere, and good copies cost a lot of money. But books have to be stored somewhere. Exit - metal brackets. When they are installed, the bottom book serves as a support for milking 4-5 pieces, which simply fit on it.

Book holder - everything ingenious is simple

The disadvantage is obvious - the lower book is not available. The way out is to put the most unpopular or unnecessary one down.

Key holders and other small items

One of the biggest problems is where to hang the keys so that they can be quickly found, and also instantly hung or removed. One of the good options is a magnetic board, but where to look for it is a question. But you can make funny holders of tennis balls. They are cut about a third of the diameter. That's all. The holder is ready. It just needs to be anchored somewhere. You can - on the wall with nails, you can attach several pieces on a separate board, and attach the board itself to the wall, closet, etc.

Instead of a housekeeper - pretty faces

You can make such a holder for small things in a matter of seconds. Longer to look for tennis balls. And to make it even more interesting, eyes are glued to the ball. It turns out such a funny smiley.

Basket made of plastic bins and clothespins

The entire household is full of plastic food containers, but ideas for a home with their participation are rare. We found one such option, in which the hero is a liter mayonnaise container. In principle, any jar of large diameter and low height can be used. Otherwise, the "basket" will be inconvenient to use.

Waste to income - a basket from a plastic jar

Using universal glue, glue the container with clothespins. When the glue dries, cover the surface with varnish or wood oil. We cover the inside with a cover made of cotton or linen. We make it a little longer than necessary so that you can hide the unsightly edge behind the lapel.

The handle is made of steel wire with a diameter of 3-4 mm. We bend an arc out of it. At one end we make a loop, in the sidewall with the help of a nail heated on fire, we make two diagonally located holes (one opposite the other). We pass the formed loop on the handle into one hole. On the second side, we bend the wire, thread it through the second hole, and then form a loop. We decorate the handle with a hemp rope. You can also make basket decorations from it. If you know how to weave macrame - great, no - an ordinary pigtail woven from several threads will do.

Sofa or armchair stand for cups/glasses/newspapers

Drinking tea in your favorite chair is a great idea. But there is nowhere to put a cup, the phone always falls between the seat and the “bylets”. The armrests of modern models are soft, you can’t put anything on them. So smart people came up with the idea of ​​making a stand for cups / glasses (pictured). Extremely simple and very convenient thing. Few home ideas will bring you more pleasant moments.

You will need three boards with a width of at least 25 cm. They are knocked down in the form of the letter “P” (the connection can be strengthened with carpentry corners). The height of the jumper is a little more than the height of the armrest, the table should protrude no more than 1/3 of the width of the seat, otherwise you simply won’t sit in the chair. The structure is placed sideways, the lower part is pushed under the chair. It serves as an emphasis and does not allow the structure to roll over. To be sure, make the lower part much longer than the “table”. Also, for mobility, you can install wheels, but do not forget that the legs of modern furniture are low and the wheels need small ones, and they will have to be mounted on the side. Otherwise, the stand simply will not go under the chair.

Where to hide dog bowls

Dog owners know how difficult it is to find a place for dog bowls. Dogs living in an apartment or house are usually fed in the kitchen. There they put bowls. But they are needed for half an hour a day, and then they get underfoot on the floor all day. You can solve the problem, and elegantly. We place the bowls in one of the drawers. Needed - opened the box, poured food. Feeding is over - the bowls have been washed, put in place, the box has been pushed back. Everything is perfect and does not interfere with anyone.

This idea will require a slight modernization of the box. A plank of a small section or a corner is stuffed around the perimeter. A rectangle of the desired size is cut out of plywood or other sheet material. We cut holes in it under the bowls, then paint (if necessary). That's all, the idea is implemented. It remains to train pets.

Slipper storage idea

In any house or apartment with two or more inhabitants, slippers get lost all the time, get confused and disappear somewhere. One of the interesting ideas for solving the problem is such pipes / holders for slippers. Each pair has its own pipe. Order guaranteed.

Pipes can be made of stainless steel, you can cut them from plastic pipes of large diameter. It will only be necessary to process the cut well - so that it is comfortable and beautiful.

Bold do-it-yourself design ideas for your home can be easy to implement! Sometimes it only takes a few bright spots to spice up a boring interior. We present you a selection of 20 of the most original design solutions. Their authors found an unexpected use for materials at hand.

1. Graphics and lyrics

Chris and Saule Smariga from Maryland hung this homemade miracle in their living room. The text of the song Stereo Heart by Gym Class Heroes is woven in black and white on the canvas. Saule admits that the scale of the picture and at the same time its stylish conciseness never cease to impress. And the participation of the son in the work on this masterpiece added pleasant memories!

2. Letter gender

Katie Lo from Canada covered her bathroom floor with Scrabble tiles. Not everyone immediately accepted the originality of the idea, but in the end they appreciated its creativity. It took 2 days of work and 7,000 parts to make the floor. Real words are hidden among the character set: about 60 names of cities, names of family members and iconic phrases. Letters are attached to plywood with polyurethane glue, and topped with 5 layers of water-based sealant.

3. From rags to riches

Australians Will Onus and Simone Viljoen have painted the laundry room in an original way. Viljoen, as a model and artist, took several shots of rubbish from a trash can and retouched them in Photoshop. The photos were printed and placed under glass.

4. Direct beauty

Abby Taylor from Washington admits that the mosaics and triangles inspired her to create two huge geometric canvases in the living room. By combining patterns in different ways, you can achieve an unexpected effect.

5. 50 shades of blue

A splash of color in this design house's kitchen contrasts beautifully with the monochromatic, industrial style. Timothy Mitanidis enlisted the help of his brother to create this mesmerizing painting of blues, whites and greens printed on Lexan polycarbonate.

6. Map of the world

Bryan and Jen Danger, who live in Portland, decorated the walls with a map of the world. Travelers marked places they had already visited with orange dots. The long winding line is reminiscent of a year-long van tour.

7. Big plans

For Jason Kays of Austin, the world map takes center stage in his office. It marks the places where the owner of the house would like to visit. Cinder-block, wood and Ikea boxes hold memorabilia.

8. Light as a feather

Katie Lo from Canada decorated her home office with original white-painted cork boards and decorated Ikea kitchen coasters. No important document or reminder sticker will be lost now. The designer's plans include original sliding doors.

9. If the walls spoke

Camille Dickson from Texas adorned the walls with pages of books: French textbooks and a couple of cheap novels. The sheets are fixed with a stapler. Complements the interior of grandfather's piano.

10. Artist's bedroom

Cody Derrick, a resident of Salt Lake City, has set up two large blackboards at the head of his bed and now draws pictures with washable markers whenever he feels like it. Initially, the bedroom was very small, painted in different colors and cluttered with wardrobes. Cody redid everything in monochrome and added drama with wall-to-wall curtains.

The bed is set on a podium of a larger perimeter, and the shelves are hidden under the very ceiling, along with ventilation: for convenience and to hide the wiring. The artificial lighting at the head of the bed can be used for reading. They are controlled remotely.

11. Cross stitch

Cross stitch inspired Jennifer Kinder from Texas to create a cozy wall art. Her 10-year-old daughter helped the designer colorize the sketch.

12. Artist's workshop

Oregon-based artist Richard Murray's studio home features high ceilings and generous workspaces. The living area is separated by original walls made from used palettes. “They are amazingly beautiful on their own,” admits Richard. He also thought about lining the walls of the dining room with them, but in the end he preferred the railing.

13. Wine collections

Canadian Jessica Schmid decorated the kitchen with wooden dice from boxes of wine. Some boards are over 25 years old.

14. Aladdin's lamp

Washington DC-based artists Buffy Cribbs and Bruce Morrow have turned oil lamps into reading aids. The lamps are brightly colored to match the colored headboard.

15. "Wallpaper" from coasters

Inspired by a trip to Ireland, Caroline and David Denis built a minibar in their home. The table top has been repurposed from old furniture, and a collection of travel beer coasters adorns the wall. The bar is complemented by homemade shelves, photographs and souvenirs.

16. The bench is not for sitting

Northern California landscape designer Chris Kukula has transformed an old, rusted-iron-framed shop into a flower bed for daisies and echeveria.

17. Waste-free production

Jen and Bryan Danger from Oregon used nails and a tool kit to mark the number of their studio house in an original way.

18. With a signature for memory

Texans Harper and Jimmy Quill have achieved comfort in the house in an unusual way. Jimmy, a musician and producer, set up a recording studio and video clip location there. Artists visiting the couple leave their autographs on a chalkboard in the bathroom.

19. Green alphabet

Jeran McConnel from California has not only assembled a herbarium from photographs of tropical plants from her family garden, but also framed it in a homemade frame.

20. All your own

Los Angeles-based designer Kristin Korven used woven Mexican linens and wood chips fished from the ocean to decorate her daughter's nursery. The painted crib from Ikea also fits perfectly into the interior.

What original materials do you use?