100 smart DIY projects for your home

Gail blew me away with this one – she took an old desk she had in the basement for years and turned it into a beautiful chest of drawers:

Can you even believe that? I love how her brain comes up with stuff like this. :)

Christina came up with a way to hang her plates and it is brilliant!:

Wish I would have thought of that!

I loved Alicia’s art project and what she used to make it!:  

I planned on using those exact napkins from Cost Market for a project and then they sold out! I LOVE them.

I love how Kelly transformed dollar store plates into something pretty and special:

Lori’s huge Pottery Barn knock off mirror is spectacular!:

And so is the price -- check out her great step-by-step instructions!

I was excited to see this Ballard Designs drying rack knock off:

The instructions are detailed and I’m thinking I’m going to have to try this one out. :)

I had to share Ashleigh’s sweet painted vases in soft, pretty colors:

Aren’t they beautiful? 

I’ll always love a good DIY orb light fixture and Kristi’s turned out beautifully:

Saving a couple hundred bucks is always a good thing!

I was shocked when I read that this floor in Jessica’s bathroom wasn’t tile:

It fooled me!

I loved this simple rope update Mary made to regular lamp shades:

She was inspired by Pottery Barn and I like her version even better. ;)

I LOVED Meredith’s coffee table turned ottoman:

Just gorgeous! 

Erin turned these little terracotta pots from Goodwill:

Into these painted and numbered pots:

They look like you'd find them in a Pottery Barn catalog!

Shannon used old fence wood to create a decorative ledge in her home:

I love that aqua color! What a cool idea.

Gail had some major vision – she turned a tall candlestick and a pot lid from Goodwill into a pretty birdbath!: 

Amy shares a super easy, fast, no sew roman shade: 

Sew easy! (I can never resist it, I apologize.)

Debbie thought outside of the box and made a pillow from a kitchen item:

Any guesses? ;) So pretty!

Jacque turned wine crates into rolling storage as well: 

I loved how simple (and cheap!) Angie’s mirror project was!:

It’s one of those ideas that makes you wonder why in the heck you didn’t think of it??

You won’t even believe how this beautiful mirrored dresser of Laura’s started out!:

Seriously, you have to go see the before – amazing job!

I have seen a lot of paint swatch art but Fabrizia’s was the coolest so far:

She said it didn’t take long and it makes such an impact! Art is usually so expensive – this is just the opposite!

Elisha knocked off a World Market coffee table that I’ve been eyeing for while:

The girl even welds! I’m totally impressed, it looks so good. And I love her blog name. :)

Brooke restained her oak banisters and the difference is so dramatic:

You’d be surprised to learn that there’s not a ton of sanding involved! She shares the whole how-to in the post.

Sometimes the simplest project make the biggest impact. Kammy took a regular rug painted stripes on it:

What a difference! Stripes make many things better. :)

Haeley shared one of the easiest, cheapest tricks for large artwork:

Her whole master bedroom turned out beautifully!

I love a good knock off and I love a lighting knock off even more – Tasha’s take on a West Elm light fixture was brilliant:

Haeley’s simple DIY command center is pretty and was super inexpensive: 

The back of your pantry door is such a perfect spot for something like this, or for more storage! 

OK, you will not BELIEVE Lauren’s nailhead dining chairs and how she made them into what they are today: 

She saved hundreds per chair doing this project on her own and they came out so well. 

Jennifer shared a super simple, no sew way to make your drapes pleated: 

It’s kind of brilliant and now I want to do the same! I always use this fake pleat method I showed you years ago but hers give you true pleats. Love it!

Ronda hit it out of the park again – you won’t believe how this mirrored dresser started: 

Those aren’t mirrors by the way – you have to visit her site to see what she used. Brilliant!

I love love love the “runner” Suzanne painted on her steps: 

It looks so crisp and no carpet to clean! ;)

Courtenay shared a do-it-yourself, natural weed killer that I am going to try out: 

Seriously…killing weeds may be one of the best before and afters ever, yes? Who knew this would be so easy?

So I’ve been using a picture hanging tip for a while and haven’t blogged about it yet, but Darnetha did for me: 

It’s for those pictures with a string or wire hanger in the back – which are usually the easiest to hang unless you want them in an exact spot. 

Oh Legos…how I love/hate thee. I’m always looking for fun solutions to corralling the little buggers, and I loved Cheryl’s pegboard Lego storage: 

My boy is sitting next to me as I type and has declared that he wants this. :)

Julie found this awesome trunk (found it!!) and took it home for a little union jack magic:

What a perfect coffee table! Tons of storage in that baby!

Cristina’s dresser looks like a fairly straightforward (and beautiful!) paint job at first:

But check out her post to see how she changed it up! Brilliant!

I especially love all the little details she added to it.