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DIY Home Décor

Category: <span>DIY Home Décor</span>

It’s where the heart is! Make DIY Home Décor items that sing. Tackle just one room’s DIY décor projects, or give your whole house or apartment a makeover. From pillows to linens to quilts, our DIY decoration projects will make your house a home!

Browse through our home dec ideas and projects find inspiration to spiff up your home!

DIY Throw Pillows

DIY Home Decor Projects

Finished Big Ruffle Pillow

Big Ruffle Pillows

I saw some awesome pillows at a high end home dec store that had big ruffles, and a big price tag and thought ‘I could make those’. I probably should...

Finished jelly roll rug

How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug

I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures and wanted to try to make a jelly roll rug for myself! A jelly roll rug is just that -...

Finished decorator pillow on my couch

How to Make a Throw Pillow

I love decorator pillows. They can change a room’s mood, but are so expensive! Make your own decorator pillow and get exactly what you want! Here are the basics of...

Table Top DIY Ideas

Finished wine coasters that double as mug rugs

Charming Mug Rug and Wine Coaster

Quick and easy, make a mug rug from a charm pack for your cup of coffee or tea, as well as a wine coaster where everyone can keep track of...

Fabric Coil Baskets and Bowls

How to Make a Fabric Rope Bowl

These fabric rope bowls are so much fun to make and they have so many uses! Make a fabric rope bowl for an Easter basket, fruit bowl, notions catch-all, gift...

Knot sashiko bag

Easy Weekend Sashiko Projects

In a fast-paced, plugged-in world, it’s so easy to lose track of how the things we use everyday came to be. Even though today’s versions are largely machine made, human...

More DIY Home Décor

Mapaches Tale Quilt

Spotlight: Paula Steel, Modern Quilter

Distinct shapes, clean lines and clear colors reflect the modern quilt esthetic in Paula Steel's designs. Now designing and quilting full time, Paula's use of line and form to create…
Octagon Shimmer

Spotlight: Jennifer Sampou, Fabric Designer

There are fabrics that scream "look at me, but just for a season", and there are fabrics that the fiber artist uses as a palette to create lasting work that…
Tapestry by Lynne Curran

Spotlight: Lynne Curran, Tapestry Weaver

From her Tuscany studio, Lynne Curran weaves tapestries that mix traditional techniques with her own stylized imagery. She passes along her knowledge and passion to students who both live in…
Triangle Quilt

Spotlight: Judy Gauthier, Quilter

Judy Gauthier loves helping new quilters get started with a strong set of basic skills that they can use to build their creativity. With that, they can bring some joy…
Close up of two color quilt with amazing stitching

Spotlight: Cindy Needham, Quilting Instructor

Cindy Needham caught the quilting bug at a young age, inspired by traditional quilts she saw while growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. By incorporating vintage linens into her…
Deconstructed #1 Detail

Spotlight: Carson Converse, Artist and Designer

Beginning with arranging shapes on a felt board in preschool, Carson Converse developed a love of quilts that became her artistic passion. Add an element of risk-taking and the result…
Unique chairs at a table

Spotlight: Wendy Conklin, Artist and Chair Designer

When Wendy Conklin wanted custom chairs on a limited budget for her home, she learned upholstery skills and made exactly what she wanted. Now she designs and manufactures custom chairs…
bird needlepoint pillow

Decorating with Throw Pillows

Pillows might be the easiest accessory to add interest, texture, color and seasonal colors to your rooms. They are a favorite of professional home decorators and do it yourselfers alike.…
Flóra Carlile-Kovács Blue Fissure 2

Spotlight: Flóra Carlile-Kovács, Felt Artist

Flóra Carlile-Kovács has found her creative calling and loves every part of the felt making process. Beginning with a plan, then working instinctively as she responds to her materials, Flóra…

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