We’re just seconds away from the weekend so we thought that showing you some extremely cool and inspiring DIYs would be a nice way to enter into your days off (if you have them off that is). We definitely aren’t strangers to a DIY project, I mean look at Gretchen’s incredible fabric wallpaper (see the process here) or that piece of wall art she created in the photo above! But today we are highlighting 10 different DIYs we found on Instagram and fell in love with. The difficulty ranges from easy to um, less easy:) But whatever your skill level (even if it’s zero) you’ll thoroughly enjoy watching the creative process of every single one. LET’S GO!
Striped Stained Shelves
This is the DIY that inspired this post! I love a stain project and Joanna took what were simple pine shelves and made them into a showstopping moment. I think this looks so sick and could easily be applied to any kind of light wood piece. The world is your wood-staining oyster.
IKEA Custom Entry Cabinet Seat
This was another find that I knew had to go in this post. Astrid really customized these IKEA cabinets (?) into the cutest entry bench. Not to mention it has a lot of great storage. She actually sells her how-to IKEA HACK guides here! Oh, and 10/10 for that really fun and unique color. It makes the best pop!
DIY Noguchi-Style Lamps
I have a Noguchi lantern and still, after 6 years love it just as much as the day she arrived. I mean it’s a classic light that in our opinion will never go out of style. But unfortunately, Noguchi isn’t in everyone’s price range so this hack is an easy and super affordable way to take a plain white paper globe and give it the slightly aged, Noguchi glow. Jadalyn just uses hot water and tea to create this amazing result. Read her instructions just so you don’t mess anything up:)
Painted Floral Stencil Patterned Walls
Who needs wallpaper when you can painstakingly create the sweetest stencil pattern with paint?? We were so impressed with Dan’s commitment to this kind of detailed project because it is no joke. But as you can see the result was well worth it!
Handpainted (Not Perfect) Stripes
Then for another very laborious but overwhelming wonderful paint project, check out the stripes that Maxine painted in this nursery. I LOVE that they look handpainted and perfectly imperfect. It adds so much soul and whimsy. My cousin did a similar thing in her son’s exposed closet and it turned out SO good.
IKEA Billy Cabinet Chic Cart
I’m never not impressed by how people continue to hack the BILLY bookcase from IKEA and Seyran really did an amazing job. She made this extremely chic coffee cart with custom push-release doors, additional shelves, and a marble countertop from Facebook Marketplace.
Scallop Wallpaper Trim
This was a reel sent to me by Gretchen and we both loved how sweet this wallpaper scalloped border was and how it beautifully unites the accented wallpaper wall with the single-color painted wall. Alexandra has so many great projects so go check them out!
An Actually Pretty Standing Desk
There’s definitely a hole in the market for pretty standing desks. Not all of us want that typical modern look. So when I came across Sarah’s hack I knew I had to share it. Not only did she massively expand her surface and storage by adding great-looking drawers, the whole design is so great and elevated (no pun intended:))
Diagonal Striped Walls
If you’ve wanted to go bold with pattern but are afraid of an intense color or potential wall damage then take a look at Lone Fox’s new dining room. That diagonal, neutral, and crisp stripe (made with just tape) is very fun, not too crazy bold, and adds a ton of dimension.
A Glass Shower Coverup
Do you dream of having a vintage-looking bathroom but are stuck in a modern glass shower of emotion?? Well, Marco is in the process of making his modern bathroom feel older and more soulful so one of many DIYs he’s done so far was adding this shower curtain around his glass shower. It’s mostly for a vibe but does give him more privacy which he’s pumped about!
Stained Patterned Floor
Ok, so we’ve shown this one before but we are still stunned by it! It needed to be featured again. Plus, I figured I’d start and end with an amazing wood stain project:) Hannah’s work on this floor is too good and I will never not love this project. 1000000/10.
Hope this was the light, fun, and inspiring post we intended. I’ve been putting off a DIY project that I am now even more determined to finish after seeing all of these. Let’s all get to creating, huh? Have a great weekend!!
Opening Image Credits: Design by Gretchen Raguse | Styled by Gretchen Raguse and Emily Henderson | Photo by Kaitlin Green | From: Gretchen’s First MOTO Reveal: A Tiny Bedroom Comes Alive With The Perfect Pieces From Article (And Fabric On The Walls??)
Ah, under 40 people with tons of energy and gumption, they are all amazing! (Love love the striped shelves.) And I was once there myself. I just turned 47 this week, mixed emotions for sure but hanging in there. The day before my bday was an intense dentist visit, the day of my bday was a doc appt/x-ray visit. ENJOY YOUR YOUTH, folks! 🙂
Sorry to hear about the dentist visit, but there are still TONS of people out there in their 40s, 50s, and beyond creating beautiful things. My grandmother refinished furniture into her 80s and both of my 70 year old parents still build creative things in their home/yard.
Enjoy your youth, sure, but don’t panic…you may have just as much energy (and more time/money) as you grow older. I do!
Ugh, I am so not a fan of the format of these posts. This site is usually so visually clean. Having to click over to Instagram rather than posting the photos on the site is frustrating. Love all of the team and hate to say it but it just feels like a short cut way to do things and not up the the usual standard of EHD.
Hi Kimberly. This isn’t my post (it’s Jess’) but I want to jump in as I’ve seen this same sentiment a few times in posts past. I just want to clarify that while yes, it’s technically the “short cut way” to put up content, it’s not without reason. Where we used to be able to pull images from the internet and just repost them here, things have changed with usage rights. We’re no longer allowed to post images without permission from whoever owns that image. Sometimes it’s the designer, sometimes it’s the photographer, sometimes it’s the publication that first published it. It’s a long, complicated process to hunt down the owner. Not to mention the fees that are often associated with posting these images, and the runaround of waiting weeks to get responses for permission (if it ever comes). It takes many, MANY emails, so you can probably do the rough math of how much outreach is necessary for a post with even 10 images (and we often share at least twice that number). And then, for posts of this specific nature, images outside of Instagram don’t even exist most of the time. More and more, creators are ONLY posting… Read more »
Interesting context – thank you. I have seen a similar explanation of this issue on another design blog. Will be interesting to see how businesses models adapt.
I actually like being directed to the original material so I can easily view it in the way the creator planned on their platform of choice. I can easily add a “like” or explore their other content. I think it’s a good thing
Same! Sending people over to a creator’s site is the right thing to do!
“The difficulty ranges from easy to um, less easy:)” just slipped right on into “from easy to um, ‘Les easy’:)” in my mind. Perhaps it’ll bring a smile to your face, too.