What has not been invented in the world of design for a comfortable, stylish and at the same time original interior. Experienced craftsmen know how to surprise their customers. Do you think it’s impossible to do something like this? But in vain! We've got 80 luxury home ideas that are not unlike designer bells and whistles.

1. Beaded curtains

Instead of an ordinary door, lovely curtains made of beads and beads look much more interesting. It’s very easy to make these, you just need to buy a lot of beads.

In the process of work you will need: scissors, a base for the curtain (cord, fishing line), a cornice, large beads and the beads themselves.

Think over the pattern, then measure the fishing line, folding it in half. Leave some extra space to attach it to the bar and start weaving.

We decorate the bar and fasten the bead threads.

2. Decor on the wall in the form of a world map

Materials needed: twine, hammer, pen, stationery metal nails, a plain area on the wall, world map.

The finished panel can be decorated with anything - photographs, pictures, postcards and other things that you always want to look at.

3. Marine motifs: unusual clock on the wall

How to transform your home environment and maintain a romantic beach mood? We recommend making a watch from sea pebbles.

To work, prepare pebbles, clockwork, scissors, ruler, paints, marker, glue, cardboard and wrapping paper.

We wrap the frame with paper (you can also use a nice thick fabric).

We paint the pebbles in different colors, draw the dial, mark the place for attaching the mechanism and attach a loop to it.

Glue the pebbles.

We install the mechanism and admire the unique masterpiece!

4. Magic lamp

Even an ordinary glass jar can shine without electricity. And it won’t be difficult to make such magic happen.

For a sparkling lantern, prepare a glass jar, a lot of glass balls, alcohol, cotton wool, fluorescent paint and a brush.

First, wipe the inside of the jar well with alcohol, and only then use a brush to make strokes and dots of paint. Let it dry completely. All that remains is to pour in glass balls - so the rays in the wonderful lamp will playfully echo.

5. Picket lamp

6. Paintings of flower buds

Everyone can do artistic crafts when they have flowers, paints and inspiration.

7. Felt rose basket for small items

Felt is a convenient material primarily for those who are just learning the basics of cutting and sewing. It is not necessary to skillfully sew and cut out, since such fabric does not require an overlocker. Simply cut and connect.

So, prepare: felt, ruler, knife, pins, thread, hexagon-shaped stencil.

Transfer the shape and cut it out.

Gather the core with pins.
Attach the remaining petals.

A wonderful basket in the shape of a rose is ready! It can have a lot of functions - from storing small items, to a newspaper rack and flower pots.

8. Natural composition of branches and fresh flowers

Materials: wire, wire cutters, a beautiful ribbon, small branches up to 15 cm long (about 60 pieces), pruning shears and the best flowers.

Making a frame.

We twist our composition and secure it with the remaining wire.

The final touch is decor. We wrap the branches with ribbon, place the flowers inside and place them in a glass flask. The result is incredible!

9. Decorate the walls with origami paper

10. Functional board organizer

11. Original shelf with jars

12. Gorgeous lampshade “Luminous lace”

Materials: lace fabric (this could be a piece of an old curtain), a brush, PVA glue, an electric mechanism and an inflatable balloon.

First of all, we cut the lace fragments.

We inflate the balloon, coat it with glue and overlap our lace circles. Let it dry for a day.

We pierce the ball with a needle, peel it off from the lace surface.

We make a hole in the opposite side for wiring. We install the electrical mechanism.

13. Bucket lampshades

This original lampshade imitates an old bucket, creating an antique effect. But in fact it is made of dense specific fabric.

14. Signs with messages

15. Colorful photo collage

16. Impressive photo wall

17. Creative pendant with photos

18. Letter of Memories

19. Exclusive vase made from a jar and nuts

20. Laconic cute vases on the wall

Materials: planks (preferably square), fasteners, leather tape, cute glass pots, screws, hammer, screwdriver and scissors.

21. Decorative clay pot

22. Transforming old shoes

23. An extraordinary panel - a new role for old-fashioned ties

24. Decorate the wall with children’s hats and elegant dresses

25. Vintage window frame cabinet

26. Not a standard place for skis

27. “Ski” photo frame

28. Musical wall of guitars

29 ... and vinyl records

30. Headboard made from old pallets

A very simple idea for creating a cozy interior identity. You can hang different things on pallets: mini garlands, ribbons, cute fabrics.

31. Cork mat

A great alternative to regular bathroom bedding! It is convenient, practical and beautiful. This rug repels moisture, and its natural color will harmoniously fit into almost any environment.

32. Old storage boxes

33. Picket fence for a hanger - an element of vintage decor

34. Retro idea: decorate the inside of furniture with beautiful wallpaper

35. Wallpaper on the doors

36. Wall frame - a place of honor for a luxurious wallpaper ornament

37. Double function of one pattern

Support the theme of the wallpaper on the wall by wrapping books in it.

38. Update your table lamp by decorating the lampshade with some pretty wallpaper.

39. Nature in your home

40. Another role of an ordinary hanger

41. Hanger with clip as a holder for paintings, photographs and other decorative items

42. Office tablet for compositions on the wall

43. Artist's experiments

44. Bright chandelier with pompoms for a nursery

45. Lush paper balls for decoration

46. ​​Garland in boho style

47. Cute braid for a Roman blind

48. Transforming the lampshade with lovely fringe

49. A fun interior detail – a garland of mini pom-poms by the window

50. Restoration of a high chair for a nursery

It’s easy to make a beautiful and stylish piece of furniture from an old chair with scuffs and scratches. Gather your paints, masking tape, and colored wool threads to make a cute pom-pom pillow for the high chair.

51. Snag as a hanger

52. A vintage chest is a great alternative to a coffee table

53. Original bedside table from a chest

54. A chest as an exhibit inside a glass box - a central piece of interior decor

55. Extravagant dressing table from a suitcase

56. Unusual minibar

57. “In limbo” – chests a la shelves

58. Storage cases

59. Adorable pet bed

60. Music wall

61. Cities and countries above the desktop

62. Note board

63. Instead of wallpaper, old newspapers

64. Precious bookmarks

In the modern world of computer technology, books have also acquired electronic format. But for some of us, the ritual of reading good old books in their original form still takes place. A luxurious bookmark will not only further emphasize its significance and value, but will also become a decorative highlight of your interior. This kind of thing is easy to do with your own hands.

Any decorations are suitable for decoration - beads, brooches, stones.

For work you will also need: wide colored ribbons (velvet or satin), scissors, thread, needles, wire cutters, glue and clips for decoration.

Find the perfect combinations for your taste.

Glue the ribbons well by folding them in half.

We decorate the ends with clips.

65. Serving decor – butterflies made from napkins

Add a romantic touch to your table decor by turning paper napkins into cute, colorful butterflies. You just need a thin wire, scissors and, of course, the napkins themselves.

Fold the napkin in half.

We form triangles along diagonal lines.

On one side, we connect the ends of the triangle to the vertex.

Turn it over and bend the top to the base.

That's all! All that remains is to make the antennae from the wire.

66. Bird on canvas

68. Stylish decoration of plates

Materials needed: white plates, tape, special markers, water, cotton swabs and an oven. Cotton swabs with a glass of water will be needed to adjust the pattern.

Option N°1

Option N°2

The final touch is to secure the resulting drawings by placing our plates in the oven. For porcelain 220°C for 30 minutes, for ceramics – 160°C for the same 30 minutes.

69. Unusual cover for a vase

A vase made from a plastic bottle with a decorative cover made of multi-colored lightning bolts looks much more attractive!

Materials: 12 zippers (20-25 cm), plastic bottle, thread, knife.

Sew along the length of the zipper.

Sew the two edges together (you can do this by hand).

Let's try it on.

Cut off the top of the bottle.

We trim the flowers and enjoy the composition!

78. Family organizer: making a menu

79. Luxurious basket “Pink Heart”

80. Romantic decor – heart made of branches

Such options for great ideas for handmade crafts and other things for the home are what you need when the usual interior is no longer inspiring, and you can’t afford to radically change the decor.

Every home owner wants to feel as comfortable as possible in their home. This becomes the reason why there is a desire to decorate the interior not only beautifully, but also in an original way.

However, often the funds for this are not enough, because the services of professional designers, like beautiful things, are not cheap. Therefore, recently, an increasing number of homeowners prefer to decorate the interior of their home on their own using crafts from improvised materials that are inexpensive.

It is worth noting that the main advantage of such crafts is not the cheapness of the materials. The most attractive thing is that every item you create is unique. But it is the uniqueness of the design that attracts attention.

Products that were created with one’s own hands emanate a special energy. And thanks to this, an atmosphere of comfort and warmth appears in the house.

An important circumstance is that such structures can act not only as ordinary decorative elements. With their help, you can organize your space much more conveniently. After all, they can be used to store a variety of small items that are necessary for the household.

Do you think this is impossible because you need to have any special skills? No, even a child can handle this job of creating crafts.

Pay attention to the photo of crafts from improvised means, which is presented below. It shows an example of creating a key holder, which is not only a beautiful addition to the interior, but also serves as a small hanger for keys.

And the process of its creation is not complicated. Let's look at it in more detail.

Key hanger

Surely, many people are familiar with the situation when they have to raise the whole family to look for keys. After all, people often do not burden themselves with buying special small shelves for storing keys and other small things.

And since the key is a fairly small item, it is easy to lose it among larger things. To avoid having to constantly look for keys, many people keep them in their purses.

However, we can offer you a more interesting and original storage method. And for this we will build a key holder.

Its main feature is that in appearance it will resemble a product decorated with brickwork.

We will tell you step by step how to make a craft in the form of a key holder from available materials. But first, let’s look at exactly what tools and materials will be needed to create it: a thick sheet of cardboard or plywood, thick napkins, hooks, glue, varnish, paints.

Stages of performing a key holder

At the first stage, you need to cut out the back wall of the future key holder. As a material, you can use either thick cardboard or a not too thick piece of plywood.

In the second stage, you should cut out small rectangles from cardboard that will imitate brick. Please note that they must be the same size.

In the third step, you must glue the cut out “bricks” to the base using glue. Remember that there should be a small gap between them. You should also not cover the entire surface of the product with them. After all, in the central part there should be a small sign with an inscription, and in the upper part there should be a picture.

Note!

At the fourth stage, you should start lubricating the bricks with glue. Do not skimp on the glue at this stage, because it is necessary so that you can place the crumpled napkin on top of it. It can also be covered with a small layer of glue on top for better impregnation.

Using a stick or the back of a brush, press the tissue into the gaps to create corners. Leave the product to dry.

Please note that any crafts made from improvised materials at home must be durable. Therefore, we strongly recommend not to skimp on binding materials.

At the fifth stage, the process of creating a visual resemblance to natural brickwork begins. Once the panel is dry, coat it with paint. The seams must be painted with bronze paint.

At the sixth stage, you should coat the bricks with paint a second time. However, this time you need to use a dry brush. To do this, dip it in bronze masonry, wipe it on paper so that it becomes dry and then dip it again in the color with which you painted the bricks.

Note!

Remember that to achieve maximum similarity, you should only move the brush in one direction.

At the seventh stage, which is the final one, you should coat the finished product with clear varnish and attach the hooks on which the keys will hang.

Crafts for the garden

If you are the owner of a country house, then for you the decorating process is not limited only to the area of ​​the home. Therefore, to improve the area around the house, you should use garden crafts from improvised means that will decorate any garden or vegetable garden.

To make them, you can use plastic bottles, hemp, tires and old soft toys. In this case, it all depends on what set of tools and materials you have.

Crafts made from tires are extremely popular because they are quite simple to create, but at the same time they look original and interesting.

Note!

For example, you can create a real cup from tires, which will become a wonderful flower garden. To create it you will need one tire, a round board (the diameter of the board must be larger than the tire), paint, and a small piece of rubber.

The tire and board must be painted the color you like. If you have artistic skills, you can use them to decorate the product with beautiful images.

If you do not have such drawing skills, you can paint the design one color or polka dots. The handle of the cup should be secured with a large stapler. And now your product is ready.

We draw your attention to the fact that even children’s crafts made from improvised materials can become a worthy decoration for your garden. Use crafts your kids made from plastic bottles and cups. Despite their simplicity, they look quite original.

If they are small in size, use them to decorate the porch or window sills. This way, you can focus on them, and they will not get lost in a large area of ​​the garden.

Photos of crafts from improvised means

Based on the results of many experiments, it is clear that making unique and non-standard souvenirs with your own hands is a very exciting and interesting job. It promotes the development of flexible thinking, creative taste and aesthetic imagination.

Even small children can take part in such a cognitive process, because making crafts from improvised materials with their own hands takes a long time even for those who are not assiduous and not very obedient.

For production, any materials of natural and artificial origin are used. After all, available raw materials are always available and do not require any waste.

And masterpieces that are made from unnecessary or unsuitable materials are fully competitive with store-bought analogues, since they have no analogues. Such products will organically fit into any interior, which will add exquisite originality to it.

What crafts can be made from improvised materials?

• a variety of photo frames;
• coasters for hot cups;
• many different toys;
• decorations for every taste and color;
• key holders;
• original souvenirs using quilling technique;
• various candlesticks;
• skillful crafts for flower beds and garden plots;
• designer suits and dresses for matinees;
• design of a playground for children;
• graceful decorative flowers;
• interesting decorations;
• and many other various design masterpieces.

To make it easier to make souvenirs with your own hands, photos of crafts from improvised materials that can be found on the World Wide Web will help with this. There is no need to copy, you just need to understand the technique and do something of your own.

Using the same principle that postcards are made, it is possible to make a bright panel from paper and cardboard. But in this case, to make the souvenir look complete, you also need to think about a frame that can be made from various materials.

Instructions for crafts using improvised materials

Let's take a closer look at the example of crafts made from plastic bags - a kite, which kids love so much. For manufacturing, you need to prepare:

• 2 polyethylene bags;
• 2 skewers;
• scotch;
• black marker;
• scissors;
• fishing line, which can be seen with strong threads.

The process of creating a masterpiece:

Straighten the bag and place skewers on it, as if in a cross, but the longitudinal one should be a third higher, from the middle. Now, using a marker, you need to draw lines that connect the ends of the skewers.

Then, it is advisable to cut out the resulting figure. The skewers are glued to the bag with tape.

From the second plastic bag, you need to cut a piece, 4-5 cm wide, of any length - for the tail of the snake. It is possible to make a tail from several short pieces of bags, first combining them with tape. After this, you should tie the tail to the lower half of the flying kite.

At the end, you need to make a hole in the place where the skewers intersect, and securely tie the fishing line there. Ready!

Step-by-step making of crafts for beginners

To make a craft - a goose made from Kinder eggs, you will need:

• yellow eggs from kinders;
• buttons: 1 for the nose, 1 for the tail and 2 for the eyes;
• ribbon;
• awl;
• elastic thread;
• glue.

The process of creating a masterpiece:

Using a preheated awl, all the eggs are pierced, one opposite hole at a time.

Then the elastic is threaded from the ponytail to the head. Next, you need to put on the nose button and thread the elastic in the opposite direction, through the other hole.

Since both ends of the thread appear in the tail, it is advisable to secure them using a button. Now you need to glue in the eyes and strengthen the button on the tail of the caterpillars. In this way it is possible to produce a whole family of similar caterpillars.

Master classes on crafts from improvised materials

For a cardboard Christmas tree you need to prepare:

• cardboard;
• glue;
• scotch;
• paints, markers, pencils;
• scissors;
• glitter, stickers, or something else - for decorations.

The process of creating a masterpiece:

The cardboard must be folded in half and cut where it bends. The halves that came out are folded in half again.

On one piece, on the opposite side of the fold, half of the Christmas tree is drawn.

The sheets are folded together and cut along the drawn line; This is how you get two identical Christmas trees. Then you need to secretly mark the centers of both Christmas trees.

On one Christmas tree, an incision is made from the top to the middle along the midline, and on the second, from bottom to middle. Now, it is advisable to insert the Christmas trees into the cuts, and you get one lush Christmas tree.

To make the Christmas tree more stable, tape is used to glue both halves together.

Pencils, felt-tip pens, glitter, paints, etc. are used to decorate the Christmas tree. At this stage, everything that only the imagination suggests is done.

Conclusion

Every parent who loves their child sooner or later thinks that it is useful for the child to do at least something with his own little hands.

After all, gadgets take up more and more space in children’s lives, while real, exciting activities are of much higher value. That’s why making crafts from scrap materials will be an ideal activity for kids and adults.

Photos of crafts from improvised means

In the hearth and home, you need to maintain warmth and comfort in every possible way. Housewives know firsthand how important it is to fill the decor with beautiful things. Therefore, today we have collected tips on how to make crafts for your home with your own hands, while spending a minimum of effort, time and money.

All sorts of ideas

A masterpiece, and just a very interesting little thing you can make with your own hands from scrap materials. Ideas are literally right under our feet. We're talking about socks. Surely everyone has a couple or three unusable socks lying around, no problem. They can be used to make wonderful covers for vases, candles and flower pots.

Also, socks made of good density fabric will be good helpers in cleaning the house.

To prevent furniture legs from scratching the floor, you can dress the legs in socks, it will turn out very cute, and will especially complement the decor of a child’s room.

So, a lamp with dim light will be very useful for home comfort. And ordinary plastic disposable spoons will help us implement this idea. We break off their legs, leaving only the head, and using hot glue, glue them one by one onto an empty eggplant. You will get this cute pineapple lamp:

Spoons will also be useful for decorating a flowerpot. The technique is the same as for making a lamp, only it is attached to a glass jar and repainted in any other color you like.

An incredible number of interesting and useful things can be made from old things. For example, an old plastic bottle can be given a second life and turned into a flowerpot for flowers or sprouts, which are necessary in the decor of a summer house. Just cut out beautiful waves in the middle of the bottle and carefully glue it to the disk with the neck down, as in the photo.

You can also make interesting crafts using regular beans.

To do this, you will need a beautiful transparent dish and beans, but you need to take the best ones, without defects.

Fill the dish with beans and you're done. Now this can be used as a holder for brushes or pencils, pens and other school supplies.

Stunning DIY candlesticks are very easy to make.

To get started, you need to stock up on the following materials: beautiful transparent glass pebbles, a CD, glue and a candle.

We build a kind of wall along the edges of the disk of pebbles. The height of the built wall depends on the size of the candle. That's all, the candlestick is ready. Turn off the lights, light a candle and enjoy.

Useful crafts for the garden are based on their functionality. So, for example, you can easily make an excellent hanging flowerbed from old or excess drainpipes. Simply take the desired length of pipe and add bushings on both sides. Now all that remains is to fill it with soil, fertilizers, flowers, and you can hang it.

In the garden of your dacha, original accents, for example, the image of ying and yang, will look advantageous. Draw a yin and yang sign on the ground, then cover one side with pebbles and plant the other with lawn. Or you can fill in pebbles of different colors, or plant flowers of different types. There are a lot of options, do whatever you think of.

The result is such interesting crafts that will complement the decor of any home or cottage.

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Every housewife and owner wants to make their home beautiful and comfortable. This article contains a variety of ideas for the home that allow you to achieve this result with little time, money and effort.

Decorating the walls

Recently, walls painted or covered with plain wallpaper have become very popular. Yes, they serve as an excellent backdrop for accessories, furniture, etc. But large empty spaces require some additions. How to decorate an empty wall? There are a lot of ways, you just need to choose the right one.

Geographic maps on the walls

An extremely simple and very effective idea for the home that helps solve the problem of empty walls is to stick a geographical map. It is not suitable for every room or every interior, but you can find options for a child’s room, office, balcony or loggia, and in some cases even for a bedroom or living room. It is important to choose the right map for the interior, and there are not only “ordinary” ones - geographical ones. There are vintage, navigational, stylized, etc.

Where can I look for similar cards? Geographic maps can be found in bookstores or stationery stores. You won’t find stylized or antique ones there. Some options can be found in wallpaper stores. There they come in the form of photo wallpapers. There are many different ones on the beloved Aliexpress, you can search in other online stores. But there is another option: find the card you like on the Internet, save it to a medium and print it out at a company that deals with outdoor advertising. The only requirement: a large format card. They, of course, will be able to increase it, but not indefinitely. So the initial image must be of high quality and large.

We make modular paintings

The idea for the home - paintings and photos on the walls - is not new and many people are tired of it. Yes, it's a classic, but I want something new and unusual. One option is modular paintings. This is one image divided into a different number of fragments. Fragments can be different in size or the same. Often these “pieces of images” are called “modules”, hence the name “modular picture”.

You can take any poster, banner, or photo wallpaper as an object. You can, again, print the image you like at an advertising agency. In this case, you can even take a photo of yourself or close friends, your favorite landscape, etc. Based on the composition of the drawing, it is divided into several parts and cut. Frames are made for the fragments. The dimensions of the frames should be 3-5 cm smaller than the fragments so that the module can be wrapped and secured on the back side.

Nature is one of the most popular motifs. Sunset on the sea - what could be more romantic? Beach, sun, summer...
And flowers again... Symmetrical division is also possible Fantasy - an option for teenagers

Frames can be made of wooden planks, covered with thin plywood or fiberboard. But the easiest way is to take foam plastic of sufficient density (300-350 g/m³) with a thickness of 4-5 mm or more. It doesn't cost much, you can cut it with any hacksaw, it won't damage the paper, it weighs a mere trifle, so you can even secure the modules with double-sided tape. You can attach images to the tablets using glue (find a suitable one), or using a construction stapler and staples.

Decorative mirrors

Ideas for the home using mirrors are not new. The first examples of this magical glass appeared before our era and were extremely expensive and rare. And no wonder. The mirror itself is an excellent accessory, and if it has an unusual shape or an amazing frame, it will definitely become an interior decoration.

It’s so simple - circles made of mirrors, and the interior is transformed Butterflies from the mirror - an interesting idea
If you decorate a shelf, chest of drawers, bedside table in the same style...

Such compositions can be made not only from an ordinary mirror - coated glass. There is an acrylic mirror on the market. This is a flexible and absolutely safe material. It does not give such an ideal reflection as a “normal” mirror, but for these conditions it is not required. You need a plastic material that is easy to work with. They sell sets of fragments of different shapes and sizes, with double-sided tape glued to the back side. Attaching such a mirror is simple: remove the protective film from the adhesive tape, apply it and press it. All.

We make accessories for home decoration

Many ideas for the home concern the creation of unique designer crafts that make our home memorable and cozy. These are the things that create the atmosphere of a home. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to spend an incredible amount of time and money on their creation. There are very simple ideas using the most ordinary, and sometimes even junk, things.

Ideas for your home are a whole sea of ​​possibilities for improving your interior or making your life more comfortable...and sometimes both

Decorating vases and bottles with lace

Amazing transformations can take very little time. For example, from an ordinary vase, bottle or jar you can make a uniquely beautiful vase. Moreover, the process itself will take 10-15 minutes. This is if you have everything at hand. And besides decoration objects, you only need lace, PVA glue, scissors and a brush.

Everything is exactly as you thought. We simply wrap the vessel in lace, cut it to size, glue it, and wait until it dries. This is all. But the result will please you.

Who said lace has to be white...

Lace can be bought or knitted. The second option allows you to decorate vases of complex shapes, which can be decorated with great difficulty with ordinary lace. If you don’t know how to knit, but want to decorate a vase with an unusual shape, look for a stretch one. There is such a thing, and in a fairly wide range. With the help of a stretchy openwork, most problems are removed.

Zen garden

If you're looking for creative ideas for your home, consider a miniature zen garden. It’s not difficult to make, it looks great, and it can also help you relax and calm down after a hard day at work. Only this accessory is not for families with small children.... You will understand why.

The original Zen garden is a rather complex system, but stylizations can be made from a transparent round container or even from a glass candy bowl, vase, or small aquarium. You will also need sand for landscape design, terrariums or aquariums and a Crassula plant or cactus.

First, let's figure out what to do with the plant. it can be planted in a small pot and buried in the sand. Instead of a pot, you can use a sock with soil (tie the sock). Some plants (cacti) can be planted directly in the sand. In general, you choose any method, but when planting directly in the sand, you need to take care of normal drainage - put pebbles on the bottom.

Sand is poured into the container, a pot with a plant or its roots is installed, and the whole thing is covered with sand to a certain level. All is ready. Now the surface of the sand is leveled and drawings are applied to it. There is a special metal stick for drawing, but a wooden one is also suitable for starting.

If you want to get closer to the original, you can make a tabletop version of a Japanese garden from a small box. The frame of the box is assembled from wooden blocks or bamboo trunks, the bottom is usually made of plywood or well-fitted and treated wooden planks. You can also make legs.

The resulting container is also filled with fine sand, but what else to add there is up to you. You can plant several plants, lay stones, pebbles, put candles, a Buddha statue. In general, everyone here already creates their own zen))

Mini garden in the house

There are two types of miniature gardens that can be made to decorate the interior of a house or apartment: open and semi-closed. An open mini-garden is made in large flat pots and pallets. You can use miniature bonsai plants, succulents and small cacti.

When selecting plants, pay attention not only to size, but also to the soil in which the plants grow. If the mini-garden area is large enough, it can be divided into zones with different soil acidity, but this will require physical separation, as well as delimitation using physical plastic partitions so that the soils do not mix.

This interior decoration recreates a real garden. With paths, benches, rockeries, etc. You can put up a toy house or make a pond. Whatever your imagination tells you.

Semi-closed mini-gardens are made in glass containers. Round ones look very interesting: aquariums, vases. Soil or stones are poured into them and plants are planted. But in such a limited volume, it is necessary to select plants not only by soil type, but also by the degree of illumination, watering regime, etc. It will not be possible to care for plants in a jar differently.

The smallest gardens... And then - a garden of moss... a piece of a fairy tale

In such containers you can grow different varieties of moss. In fact, they are very beautiful and only in such miniature gardens can you examine them down to the smallest detail. Some of them resemble trees or shrubs, others are more like herbaceous plants. A wide variety of compositions are created from pebbles and moss, reproducing real landscapes or transporting us to a fairyland.

DIY sofa pillows

If you look at the photos of interiors, you will notice that in most of them, pillows add zest to the interior. With their help, a boring interior turns into a lively and memorable one. In addition, a large number of pillows allows you to rest comfortably. Such home decor ideas allow you to quickly change the “mood of the interior,” adding home comfort.

In the case of using fabrics, everything is clear - we select the color and texture to match the interior. But there are homemade pillows that exude coziness. A striking example of this is knitted pillows. A variety of patterns, colors, shapes. But the result is the same - you really want to hug them and cuddle them. They look very unconventionally.

From old flannelette pajamas and a sweater And these old jeans turn into an original pillowcase...all you need is fabric with an adhesive base Knitted miracle - very cozy Lace for finishing pillows - you need to choose the style Fleecy fabrics - simple and effective

What to do if you don’t know how to knit? It's no problem. There are old sweaters. Yours or children's. They make very interesting and neat pillows. Cut the old knitted items along the sleeves, put the pillow in the half-finished pillowcase, and sew it up on both sides. That's it, the designer pillow is ready.

You can also use lace, fleecy fabrics, old jeans, even pajamas. Everything is going well. And the stranger the coloring, the more interesting the result.

Ideas for the home: various little things with your own hands

The atmosphere and comfort in the house is created not only by global things. Many small things that can be made from scrap materials bring no less and, sometimes, more pleasure and benefit. You use them often. And after a month you don’t look at the same paintings or mirrors anymore. A number of ideas for turning your home into a cozy and comfortable place have been collected in this section.

Opportunities are a sea

Shoe tray with pebbles

Owners of private houses have to go out into the yard regardless of the weather. That’s why shoes don’t always shine clean. Many people get out of this situation by placing a rubber mat near the door or by placing a rubber tray. Yes, the dirt does not spread, but the view is not the most attractive. You can significantly improve the situation by simply pouring pebbles into the tray. The water will flow over the stones, the drips on them will not be visible, and neither will the dirt. Periodically, you will need to soak the pebbles in water and rinse them to remove accumulated dirt, but pebbles are a reusable material and they simply cannot be “erased off.”

If there is no rubber tray, you can knock down a wooden box with a side height of about 10 cm. Pebbles can be found on the banks of a river, sea, etc. As a last resort, you can find it in designer stores or where aquarium products are sold. But buying this “charm” is expensive.

Scarf storage

Every family usually has a lot of scarves, neckerchiefs and other similar items. How to store them so that they don’t take up a lot of space, are always at hand, and don’t get wrinkled? There are several life hacks that you can easily do yourself.

First. We attach metal rings to a regular hanger. Rings can be plastic or metal. Both can be found in departments selling. There are all sorts of them, in shape, size and material. Rings can be nailed to wooden hangers/hangers/trempels, attached with staples, or glued or tied with thread to plastic hangers. And that’s it, you have a device for storing scarves.

The situation is a little more complicated with the second device. You will need a treated board and a dozen or two clothespins. We attach clothespins to the bar with one side. They can be nailed, screwed, or glued. You will also need hinges to secure the structure itself to the wall.

Both ideas for the home are practical, require a minimum of money and a little time. And evaluate the benefits yourself. Especially in the spring-autumn period, when there are a lot of scarves, scarves, and flower pots on the shelf.

Instead of a bookshelf

- a good thing, but they are not appropriate everywhere, and good copies cost a lot of money. But books need to be stored somewhere. The solution is metal staples. When installing them, the lower book serves as a support for 4-5 pieces, which are simply stacked on it.

Book holder - everything ingenious is simple

The disadvantage is obvious - the lower book is inaccessible. The solution is to put the most unpopular or unnecessary one down.

Holders for keys and other small items

One of the biggest problems is where to hang the keys so that they can be quickly found, and also instantly hung or removed. One of the good options is a magnetic board, but where to look for it is a question. But you can make funny holders from tennis balls. They are cut to about a third of the diameter. That's all. The holder is ready. It just needs to be secured somewhere. You can - on the wall using nails, you can attach several pieces on a separate board, and then attach the board itself to the wall, cabinet, etc.

Instead of a key holder - cute faces

You can make such a holder for small items in a matter of seconds. Look longer for tennis balls. And to make it even more interesting, eyes are glued to the ball. It turns out to be such a cheerful smiley.

Basket made of plastic bins and clothespins

Every household is full of plastic food containers, but ideas for the home using them are rare. We found one such option in which the hero is a liter mayonnaise container. In principle, any can of large diameter and small height can be used. Otherwise, the “basket” will be inconvenient to use.

Waste into income - a basket made from a plastic can

Using universal glue, we glue the containers with clothespins. When the glue has dried, coat the surface with varnish or wood oil. We cover the inside with a cover made of cotton or linen. We make it a little longer than necessary so that we can hide the unsightly edge behind the lapel.

We make the handle from steel wire with a diameter of 3-4 mm. We bend an arc from it. We make a loop at one end, and in the side, using a nail heated over a fire, we make two diagonally located holes (one opposite the other). We thread the formed loop on the handle into one hole. We bend the wire on the second side, thread it through the second hole, and then form a loop. We decorate the handle with hemp rope. You can also make decorations for a basket from it. If you know how to weave macrame - great, no - a regular braid woven from several threads will do.

Stand for a sofa or chair for cups/glasses/newspapers

Sipping tea in your favorite chair is a great idea. But there’s nowhere to put the cup, the phone always falls between the seat and the “bytsy”. The armrests of modern models are soft, you can’t put anything on them. So smart people came up with the idea of ​​making a stand for cups/glasses (pictured). An extremely simple and very convenient thing. Few ideas for your home will bring you more pleasant moments.

You will need three boards with a width of at least 25 cm. They are knocked down in the shape of the letter “P” (the connection can be strengthened using carpentry corners). The height of the jumper is slightly greater than the height of the armrest; the table should protrude no more than 1/3 of the width of the seat, otherwise you simply will not sit in the chair. The structure is placed on its side, the lower part is pushed under the chair. It serves as a stop and prevents the structure from turning over. To be sure, make the lower part much longer than the “table”. Also, for mobility, you can install wheels, but do not forget that the legs of modern furniture are low and the wheels need small ones, and they will have to be attached from the side. Otherwise, the stand simply won’t fit under the chair.

Where to hide dog bowls

Dog owners know how difficult it is to find space for their dog bowls. Dogs living in an apartment or house are usually fed in the kitchen. There they are given bowls. But they are needed for half an hour a day, and then they get underfoot on the floor all day. The problem can be solved, and elegantly. We place the bowls in one of the drawers. If they were needed, they opened the box and poured in food. Feeding is over - the bowls have been washed, put back in place, and the drawer has been pushed back. Everything is perfect and does not bother anyone.

This idea will require a little modification to the drawer. A small section bar or corner is placed around the perimeter. A rectangle of the required size is cut out of plywood or other sheet material. We cut holes in it for the bowls, then paint (if necessary). That's all, the idea has been implemented. All that remains is to train the pets.

Idea for storing slippers

In any house or apartment with two or more inhabitants, slippers always get lost, confused and disappear somewhere. One of the interesting ideas for solving the problem is such pipes/holders for slippers. Each pair has its own pipe. Order is guaranteed.

The pipes can be made of stainless steel, or they can be cut from large diameter plastic pipes. You just need to process the cut well - so that it is comfortable and beautiful.