By Manasa Reddigari
Going stir-crazy indoors? Stir up some paint, whip out that paintbrush, and put on your painter’s hat! Then, get started on these 10+ DIY paint projects around the house.
Preoccupy Yourself with Paint Projects
Are you bored or anxious from being inside all the time? Nothing occupies the mind like a new DIY project. Gather the paint and tools to tackle these easy paint ideas. And don’t worry about needing to go out or online shop for supplies, you most likely have these things at home. So what are you waiting for? Roll up your sleeves and get painting.
Brilliant Bottles
Pull a few bottles out of the recycling bin to create these charming vases. Homey Oh My shares the steps for spray painting bold, bright stripes.
Answer the Door
To close the door on a dated appearance, you don’t have to spend a lot of money. Plaster and Disaster spruced up her interior doors by selecting a cheerful yellow and spray painting the hardware. Giving worn doorknobs a fresh coat of paint does a lot to make a room look neater, tidier, and well-maintained.
Stick a Fork in It
Sure, you don’t NEED to paint your wooden kitchen utensils. But there’s no reason not to do just that. Take them down from their spot on your kitchen shelves, then follow Within The Grove’s steps for painting the handles of spoons, forks, and spatulas in paint for a modern, dip-dyed look.
Classy Storage
Why reserve imagination for the classroom? Preserve it at home in these fun and functional chalkboard-label jars. In addition to the jars, all you need is chalk paint, painter’s tape, and chalk for this simple DIY. Once they’re ready and try you can start your next project—organizing the pantry!
Wallflower Blooms
This vertical herb garden by The Sweetest Occasion is perfect for horizontally-challenged terraces or backyards. To get growing, assemble scrap wood into a trellis with holes drilled in for screw hooks. Onto the hooks, hang mini paint pots filled with herbs to put your green thumb on display in a space-smart way!
Would-be Wood
Do you wish you could jazz up your MDF furniture? Now’s your chance to take the flat-pack side table, cabinet, or shelf to the next level. Neat House Sweet Home shares her technique for creating a faux wood grain finish. With the combination of a few paint colors and the right brushes, you can trick anyone into believing you own sturdy wood furniture.
Mat Finish
Add some flair to a plain jute rug with this super easy DIY paint project. Print out your stencils, A Beautiful Mess chose a star but you can choose any shape you want, and arrange them on the rug. Once you’re satisfied with the placement, cut out the stencils, paint, and let it dry!
Turn the (End) Tables
If a wooden end table is looking weathered beyond its years, don’t scrap it! Angela Marie Made proves all you need is some paint to revive outdated furniture. Using black eggshell paint she turned an old honey-wood side table into a cool farmhouse-style piece.
Sweeten the Pot
To spruce up ordinary planters into these black and white pots, raid the craft closet for acrylic paint, rubber bands, and a paintbrush. We Can Make Anything provides the tutorial for using the rubber bands to create a cool effect.
Bright Idea
We’re quick to feel the need to purchase brand new items for the house and toss the old stuff. Sometimes though it just takes a coat of paint to make something old feel like new. The Painted Hive did just that with an outdated lamp. After applying painter’s tape over electrical cords, she spray-painted the body matte black.
Find Your Marbles
Transform dull countertops into a luxury-look feature. This marble-inspired MDF countertop from Earnest Home Co. was created applying a base coat of paint, then finished with paint and glaze applied with a sea sponge and a feather.ư
