Quick and easy modern DIY projects to update any home! Creative home decor and decorating ideas that are beautiful and affordable to update any space!
If you’ve followed Russel and I as we’ve slowly transformed our home, then you already know that we do EVERYTHING on a budget. We’ve never had a lot of money for upgrades, so we are very careful about where we spend our money and there are so many easy updates you can make to your home that have a big impact.
This is a collection of our favourite projects that have transformed our space, including scrap wood ideas, wall treatments, thrift flips, and easy upgrades. Creating a beautiful home doesn’t have to cost a lot.
15 DIY Projects for Under $100
Quick and easy modern DIY projects to update any home! Creative home decor and decorating ideas that are beautiful and affordable to update any space!
We loved the style of this piece, but not the stain colour, or the damaged veneer., so we gave it a makeover New furniture with modern slat detail is expensive, but you can DIY your own using MDF and transform any saved or thrifted furniture!
I have always loved the concept of sliding barn doors, and the space that they save, but I didn't love the typical farmhouse design. I had a vision in my head of what I wanted them to look like, so we made our own and replaced the old ones for under $100!
Looking for something to put on your wall? This gorgeous artwork can add colour, texture, and depth to your space. Get creative with your own 3D design and follow the simple video tutorial.
Accent walls are a great way to add interest and texture to a room. This slat wood project and is a modern take on the classic board and batten walls you have seen. This DIY is so easy, anyone can do it and for under $100! And you can stain or paint it any colour you like!
Pine boards and Ikea brackets are all you need to make these DIY coffee bar shelves. They are the perfect addition to our coffee bar and I love styling them for the different seasons. No coffee bar? You can use these shelves anywhere in your home! Add a little appliance handle for the mugs and you'll still be under budget :)
We put this DIY Wood Desktop on when we made our computer desk nook, and we didn’t spend a dime! We had spare wood, and already had all of the tools we needed. But if you don’t have the wood, it’s only going to cost you $40 for a sheet of plywood! Talk about affordable! You can use the same technique for a tabletop or floating shelves too.
I love using copper pipe in DIY projects and when I decided to make a blanket ladder I knew that was what I wanted to use. You could use wood, but the wood is more porous and will take paint differently than the copper pipe, although you can save even more money if you keep the design but use wood instead. Literally looks beautiful in every single room.
This fun wall accent in our kid's playhouse was made using dollar store sponges. I actually made it with my daughter, which was a fun way to bond and make something together! It's the perfect fun accent wall for a kid's space.
The PERFECT accent in a bathroom. This wood ceiling was the perfect detail to draw the eye up and make this small shower seem bigger than it actually is. Add texture, visual interest, and colour for under $100.
This interior door makeover is stunning! Love the design of these DIY painted doors. It's the perfect way to transform those boring hollow core wooden doors. Use a saw and some dark paint to bring these doors from outdated to modern!
Make this DIY kid's indoor playhouse for kids of any age. Our 3, 6, and 7 year olds all love this pretend home or store or workshop... whatever they decide that day! Add windows on one side or all of the sides to customize it the way you want.
DIY shelving don't get any easier than this! We used maple for our shelves, but pine or scrap wood pieces will cut costs even more. The wood and the brackets have this DIY project coming in well below $100, but the impact is beautiful. A gorgeous spot for practical decor, and beautiful styling.
Using leftover supplies to update a piece of furniture is the best DIY you can do. Free is always good, right? Even if you don't have leftover tile as we did, you can buy single tiles at your home improvement store and make that furniture piece new and modern. You won't believe what this simple piece looked like before!
"But I'm not an artist, Lindi" You don't have to be an artist to create these DIY canvas art paintings. These are easy DIY projects for your home and cost less than $100. You would never be able to buy one of these for that price.
Make easy wall stencils for any room in your home. We made custom car stencils for our son's wall, and rainbow stencil's for our daughters' wall. Buy small sample cans of paint to fill the stencils, and put in a few hours of work to make a gorgeous feature wall.
This transformation is stunning! Turn a thirfted fire table into this gorgeous outdoor fire pit for less than $100 and enjoy a beautiful modern centerpiece!
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