DIY always seems like far too much trouble – anything involving a hot glue gun can absolutely get outta here, in my opinion.
But we can’t all afford to shop at West Elm and Matt Blatt every weekend to make our home look schmick, so if you want to have nice things and not break your bank account, sometimes DIY is where it’s at.
Pinterest is a deep, dark hole you could easily fall into if you’re not careful, but there’s gold to be found on there – and no, it’s not all crazy-hard DIY for those professional Nanna’s who can knit and at the same time also berate you for not having a husband and babies at the ripe old age of 24, either. Some of it is DAMN easy. Here’s a few faves we found for ya.
Okay so I hit you up with a hot glue gun first go! PSYCH. But I’ve included this because how damn easy is buying some beaut tiles and glueing them onto a crappy cheapo table? It’s super easy.
Look this could be creepy – in fact, in the picture above I can’t decide if having that many photos across a wall is scary or adorable. But the concept is great – hang some fairy lights, then clip polaroids to them.
How bloody easy – buy a round cheeseboard from Kmart or whatever. Use the method in here to securely tie it into a hanging thingy. Put succulents on it. Or cheese – I would pay good money to go to any house party that had floating cheese boards strewn around the place. NB: This is only rental safe if you have some hooks already installed in the roof (or you’re good at a fix-up job when you move out).
Or use the same method to turn Mason jars into storage for everything from bobby pins to cotton buds.
Fill a bowl with hot water. Drip in some nail polish, stir it with a toothpick, and dip the base of some plain mugs into it. Voila. How ridiculously simps is that?
Plank of wood, rope, good knots and you’re set. You could even do this with those sticky-wall hooks, as long as you don’t load it up with heavy stuff.
Kidding. Honestly what the hell is that. Actually maybe it’s so bad it’s good, IDK.
