Decorating our homes and making them personal has become a pleasurable pastime for many. Transforming the “not-so-pretty” into something gorgeous is surprisingly simple and lots of fun, and can result in a great source of pride. Lots of media will introduce you to many exciting techniques that are not only easy to achieve but fun and beautiful as well.
Using ordinary latex paints and easy to find tools and supplies, you can create a variety of textured finishes and faux finishes for walls, floors, ceilings and furniture.
Learning some DIY techniques, you can create the look of stone, wood graining, wood inlay, marble, plus ragged, sponged, and brush textured finishes. The appearance of age and wear can be added almost instantly with crackling, aged plaster, antiquing, distressing, and spattering.
You can learn how simple techniques such as stenciling, stamping, and design painting can be used to give walls and furniture a professional look.
Painted illusions can be extraordinarily effective, decorative and fun to execute. Let’s not pretend it will always last as long or feel the same, but if the real thing is too expensive, the likelihood is that you can fake it with paint. Faux painting can be more beautiful than real thing in some cases.
Another big bonus in favor of faux decors is saving work and money but it can give a true-to-life effect to your rooms, walls, ceilings, and floors.
The room and furniture projects, wide range of decorating styles, and other techniques that you can study; from supplies and tools needed, take photographs before decorating and making step-by-step details of the work in progress. Some decors needed design patterns, cutting your own stencils and painted designs.
So, be determined to make your house, your own by creating one-of-a kind interiors.
So true - I would take a lot of hours and sometimes days into preparing what kind of interior should I do to my room and such - it's fun too.
ReplyDeleteI love decorating and re-decorating our home.
ReplyDeleteI think DIY home decors would really save a lot and it adds a personal touch.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a talent in decorating our home. I know I should do my best to decorate and find some interesting decorations like here.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. There are so many options when it comes to DIY as opposed to just buying something to decorate your house with.
ReplyDeleteDIY for me is much better coz it saves me alot if money. decorating my house esp my bedroom is so therapeutic for me
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I are planning to decorate our walls. I wanted to do a mural, a painting of plants so that it will have a cool and refreshing effect to our interiors. It's cheaper to do it ourselves and it's more fun, too.
ReplyDeleteIt was my dream to become an interior designer when I was a child that's why decorating my room has been my hobby ever since. Unfortunately, as I grow older it became harder to create wonderful furniture that came from old/used stuff at home.
ReplyDeleteA part of growing up I guess involves switching of interests. Before, I was more interested with fashionable stuff for myself but now, I'm more drawn to home decors and furniture. For weeks now, I've been planning to earn and save money so I can surprise my mom with our house renovations. I'll remember some of the tips you've shared here and apply it when the job of decorating starts.
ReplyDeleteI love DIY, but sometimes I have so many Ideas that it mess up the whole thing. I good read and research is one of the key and having fun while making it.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to do this DIY and make it look professional, especially in the living room. But for your own private office or bedroom, you may be more adventurous.
ReplyDeleteI've been dreaming of redecorating my room FOREVER but it's just so expensive! This was a really big help in reigniting my enthusiasm to actually go through with it! Haha! :D
ReplyDeleteI love doing DIY stuff and it gives such an immense pleasure and feel of accomplishment by decorating your own home.
ReplyDeleteSo true that self-painting is much much easier :p But i prefer to leave mine in the hands of profesionals
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to decorate your room/home. It's a fun way and can relax and/or inspire you in the days to come :)
ReplyDeleteMy home needs some decorating. I don't have the budget to hire a professional to do it for me. DIY is my best option.
ReplyDeleteShare more please. I am trying to have more option to design my own house!
ReplyDeleteIt really helps to have DIY to give your home a new look. It can also help us be more creative.
ReplyDeleteMe and my wife love redecorating our home. Could you share more DIY home stuffs.
ReplyDeleteOh I loved this one. I would love to see more of these DIY posts in the future.
ReplyDeleteIn my household this is something my hubby loves to do. - decorating the house that is. We do not do much diy but that's a great tip.
ReplyDeleteI always envy those who have real talent for DIY and interior decorating. It's something I wish I have but I know I lack. I do love to watch those tv shows though. I get inspired but I know if I want to change something at home, I need to hire somebody for that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips and reminder. I think I will start my home DIY project next month.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice suggestion. I will want to do this with my future husband in my new home in future... god knows when!
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