DIY Artwork for Decorating Your Home

jennifer · March 8, 2011 ·

I love art. I love to surround myself with items I deem as art. Anything that moves me. Inspires me.
The problem is that I can’t always afford to buy the art and well-designed items I want. When this happens, I improvise.
Sometimes, the best art is what you create yourself.
Here are some examples of the things I’ve put together to decorate my home.

onepainting — I created a series of three acrylic paintings on canvas that hang above my bed when I couldn't find artwork that was the right color or size.

framedmaterial — I took two frames I found on sale and added extra material from panels we hung as a room divider. The framed material looks good and ties together two rooms in our house.

lightswitchcover — One of my favorite DIY decorating tricks is to take images I like from magazines and decoupage them onto light switch covers. This image came from a Design Within Reach catalog. I also like to use old advertisements from vintage magazines.

table — I made a free table I inherited back when I was first living on my own more appealing by taking various magazine ads, stickers and other interesting items and decoupaging them to the top.

basketweave — My husband and son made this piece of artwork with the extra wooden slats from an IKEA window treatment. They did a simple basketweave, which we hung in our guest room.

What creative things have you done in your home? Please share.

I’m looking for more ideas!

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