Five Easy Decor Ideas You Can Add to Your Home Today
June 19, 2025
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Four easy and quick ways to add unique decor around the house.
These are super simple decorative touches I've added to our home that are easy to implement and don't cost much at all!
I like to add a bit of interest to faux greenery by putting it under glass:
We have a few furniture pieces in our home that I love, but they are so affordable and versatile, a LOT of other people love them too. ;) I see them all over social media and on blogs.
Adding hardware is an inexpensive way to make them look just a bit different, and it's super easy to do (check out this simple tool I use to make installing hardware even easier!).
I blogged about this years ago, but it's such a great little detail, it's worth mentioning again! I like to use knobs as hangers as well:
When it comes to filling frames, you can do photos or traditional artwork of course...but there are SO many more pretty and inexpensive options!
I used leftover wallpaper for these frames:
So fun and SO cheap! The dollar store is a GREAT place to get inexpensive bags for this art. Love it!
All of these little details that don't take a lot of DIY knowledge and they are quick to implement around the house! Hopefully they gave you some ideas for your home!
Tip one: Put it under glass
I like to add a bit of interest to faux greenery by putting it under glass:
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Simple decor just looks a little more special under glass!
Those cloches are from IKEA and I just took a few fern sprigs off of a bundle I have. I love the look of them under the glass! (Find similar cloches with wood bases here.)
Sometimes little faux plants can look a little wimpy on their own, and adding the glass makes them feel a bit more substantial, but not busy.
I had a big fake succulent I loved for my green office bookcases, but it needed a little something. A large glass cloche made for a pretty display:
The glass gives it weight without it feeling visually heavy...love it!
Tip two: Put it in a bowl or tray
Gathering like items in a big tray or bowl makes smaller items look way less busy and more cohesive:
Even smaller utility items on a kitchen counter look great gathered on a tray:
We always have plenty of wine corks! They add a little texture and can be a great conversation starter:
Tip three: Add knobs or pulls where there aren't any.
We have a few furniture pieces in our home that I love, but they are so affordable and versatile, a LOT of other people love them too. ;) I see them all over social media and on blogs.
Adding hardware is an inexpensive way to make them look just a bit different, and it's super easy to do (check out this simple tool I use to make installing hardware even easier!).
My World Market desk is super popular, but even a pretty pull can change things up a bit:
It's not a huge thing, but it adds a bit of a custom touch to a very popular furniture piece.
By the way, I shared where to find a HUGE selection of affordable knobs and handles.
This long wood console table seems to be in every blogger's home (it really is a great table!), but the cute label handles change it up just a bit so it doesn't look just like the rest:
And of course, just changing out the existing knobs on a piece of furniture can make a big difference!
There are so many options -- they truly are like "jewelry" in a space. Our Hemnes dressers came with basic knobs that I changed out:
Tip four: Furniture hardware isn't just for furniture.
I blogged about this years ago, but it's such a great little detail, it's worth mentioning again! I like to use knobs as hangers as well:
Instead of nail or hook, they add a pretty detail that I love!
Be sure to check out this post on how to use knobs as hangers to see how to get them into the wall. If you need to hold a lot of weight you can use anchors too.
Sometimes I'll hang the actual item and then use the knob so it looks like it's hanging from it (this mirror was hung from the back, then I used the knob for the rope):
This just makes it extra stable, and keeps the item from hanging away from the wall and moving around.
I had two of those feather pulls I shared earlier, so I later added one to this storage box lid:
Having the pull on the lid makes it so much easier to access.
I got these from Hobby Lobby years ago, but you can find very similar brass feather drawer pulls here. I drilled two holes into the lid and then secured the pull with the washers that are included:
This works particularly well with these versions that have the screws sticking out. I need to cut down the screws a bit eventually.
Knobs and pulls as decor is such a fun little detail! This is our son's old room, but these "FLY" knobs are hanging in his new bedroom too:
Here they are in his teen bedroom now:
Tip five: Fill your frames with something different
When it comes to filling frames, you can do photos or traditional artwork of course...but there are SO many more pretty and inexpensive options!
I used leftover wallpaper for these frames:
You can use anything! There is some beautiful wrapping paper out there that would look awesome framed.
Fabric looks great in a frame too -- that artwork leaning against the mirror was made with a kitchen towel!
Years ago I used scrapbook paper for this big gallery wall:
For the holidays, I LOVE making art out of gift bags!
It's SO easy and you'll get super inexpensive seasonal art of them:
So fun and SO cheap! The dollar store is a GREAT place to get inexpensive bags for this art. Love it!
All of these little details that don't take a lot of DIY knowledge and they are quick to implement around the house! Hopefully they gave you some ideas for your home!
Great ideas, as usual. The knobs as hangers is my favorite. I will be using that one since I am obsessed with all the interesting knobs out there.
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing you pop up on Lettered Cottage stories after following your blog for years and that one recently...makes this internet seem a bit smaller. I love the seasonal fillers from wrapping paper or gift bags. That's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the knobs as hangers! My husband gave me a beautiful canvas print that hangs from a rope, but the rope looks a little silly to me. The knob would be the perfect addition to make it look finished!
ReplyDeleteYour tips are so on point and the photos are simply beautiful. I am curious do you take the pictures yourself or do you have them professionally done. If you are taking them yourself, I would like a few pointers, my pictures never look as good in pictures as they do in person. Thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the large faux succulent and the glass cloche over it that you keep on your office shelf? Trying to recreate this exact thing myself
ReplyDeleteNow I want some glass cloches!
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