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Apartment Decoration ideas at a budget

This quarantine period has been a big hit for most of us. Staying indoors without physically meeting friends and family isn’t easy.

Hence at this time it has become more important for us to look for or develop hobbies for self sustenance. Before quarantine a lot of friends who would visit me in my apartment would appreciate my apartment decoration skills at a low budget. In fact we would also take inspiration from each other and share our leftover craft materials for others to try and learn. No-one knows how and when who could use them better! So, below are the list of ideas from my apartment:

IDEA 1: Hanging pots with fake plants. Use glass globe, fake plants and jute rope.

Description: All the products have been bought from Dollar Tree and it total these two decorative pieces cost me 5$. For the first one I put the fake plant inside the glass globe and hanged it using a rope near a window. It looks beautiful and real too.

For the second piece I inserted fake plant in glass bowl and hanged it using a macrame planter holder which I made earlier (check my previous blog for making one).

IDEA 1

IDEA 2: A dreamcatcher next to a beautiful frame. Use a frame and a dreamcatcher.

Description: I bought that beautiful frame from a garage sale for 2$ and dreamcatcher from my country India. However both of them are available in DollarTree.

IDEA 2

IDEA 3: Picture frames and a flower bell. Use any random number of photo frames and a flower with bell or any other decorative piece.

Description: All the frames and flower with bell are from DollarTree. Try to be creative and stick it in any corner of the house. You may also include mirrors if you like.

IDEA 3

ITEM 4: A collection of canvases near your sofa or reading couch.

Description: All the canvases are from DollarTree except the centre one with a colorful leaf which is from Walmart clearance section. Hang/stick all of your canvases above your sofa or study couch where you spend most of your time in your apartment. It makes your spaces a little brighter.

IDEA 4

IDEA 5: Decorate corner tables with flower vases and fake flowers.

Description: In my apartment things like hairpins, lotions, comb, water bottles, charging wires that I use daily remain lying on the floor. Set up small tables in the corners of wall and next to your furnitures like sofas, chairs, couches. Keep your things on the tables with flower vases and fake flowers. The table which I have is from IKEA and I bought it in a set of two for 25$.

IDEA 5

IDEA 6: Decorate your front door with key hanger and garden bell from inside.

Description: Key hanger and garden bell hanger or any other decorative hangers. The key hanger is from a handicraft fair in from India and the frog bell is from DollarTree.

IDEA 6

IDEA 7: Do some art and craft. This below work I saw in Pinterest and decided to recreate it for my apartment.

Description: For this I bought some colored chart papers, glue and scissors from DollarTree.

IDEA 7

IDEA 8: Use LED string lights on your doors and windows. It looks very beautiful during night time.

Description: These lights were gifted to me by my sister and I decided to stick it on my patio doors.

IDEA 8

IDEA 9: Use plants inside your apartment to give you some fresh air. What can be more better than a snake plant!

Description: Select plants wisely. I have made a lot of mistakes while selecting plants as they did not survive in my apartment due to light conditions. If you are a starter start with plants like Pothos, Succulents. You can also check my previous blog which was on the list of easy indoor plants. The yellow pinwheel which is on my snake plant pot is from DollarTree also are the planter pots which were buckets initially until I made drainage holes in the bottom.


IDEA 9

IDEA 10: Make a toy collection display.

Description: I personally like collecting miniature cars, planes and toys. And hence I put them on display for everyone to see. Some of them are from DollarTree other from places where I travelled.

IDEA 10

IDEA 11: Decorate your kitchen window using DIY stuff, frames, plants and baking gloves.

Description: My kitchen has a beautiful window next to burners. So, I hanged a DIY which I created using pinecones (listed in my previous blog) and some random frames which I bought from thrift stores for a Dollar each and two baking gloves. You can also put some plants if you like.

IDEA 11

IDEA 12: Decorate our front of refrigerator with magnets and photo frames.

Description: Every day at least once a day we all open our refrigerator. Why not decorate it with magnets from places you have traveled and photos to relive your past. Don’t forget to stick your notepad for writing list of items you need to buy next time you go for grocery shopping.

IDEA 12

IDEA 13: If you or your kid loves painting hang them at places you see are too white.

Description: I know this painting is not so great but my sister painted it and I decided it to stick somewhere which is too white and is not at all attractive.

IDEA 13

PS: If you took inspiration or liked any of my ideas, don’t forget to share your thoughts.

DIY Macrame Planter Holder

Hey friends! In this period of self isolation it has become very essential to be engaged in order to stay at home. So, here’s another home decoration blog. I have a lot of plants in my apartment (as shared in my last blog) and they look more beautiful when hung in a macrame planter holders. So, in this blog I will be sharing about how to make one.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  • Jute ropes/ threads of your choice (thread should be durable and could be tied, avoid plastic)
  • Scissor
  • Colorful beads
  • Plant pot
  • A key ring

Step 1: Cut jute threads approx. ten-twelve inches in length and twelve in count.

Step 2: Make a knot at one end leaving an inch from one end.

Step 3: Separate all the threads in pairs. There will be total of six pairs. Make a knot at all the pairs towards the bigger knot.

Step 4: Take a single thread from adjacent pairs and tie them. For the threads at the extreme ends- tie them together. Insert a bead on the knots.

Step 5: Place your planter at the centre of the biggest knot and continue tying knots taking threads from adjacent pairs and placing beads on them.

Step 6: Continue tying threads from adjacent pairs if you have a bigger pot. Take all the threads towards the other end and tie a big knot. Voila! your macrame planter hanger is ready.

Step 7: Tie a ring or a keychain at the end and use it to hang it.

You can use them to hang planters both indoors as well as outdoors, they look beautiful and most of the supplies are available easily. Hope you liked it and will try making one.

Don’t forget to share your DIY macrame planter holders with me. 😀

DIY Wall Tassel

So after writing about my travel blogs here I am to share another passion of mine. ~Home Decoration ~DIYs

DIY Wall Tassel

Who does not want to look his/ her house beautiful! And what can be a more apt way to decorating your house with DIYs!

This a very easy DIY and it takes only one to one and a half days to make it. Also, all the supplies are available easily in nearby stores and backyards.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  1. Pinecones (bigger ones)
  2. Acrylic colors
  3. Paint brush
  4. Thread
  5. Metal wire
  6. Beads
  7. Newspaper
  8. Glue
  9. Scissor

Step 1: Color your pinecones with different bright colors and let them dry overnight as shown below.

Pinecones (after coloring)

Step 2: Roll a newspaper from its edge to form a stick of desired length you want. Paste it using glue and color it using a dark color like brown or maroon. Allow it to dry overnight.

Newspaper Stick (bottom – before coloring)

Step 3: Tie a colorful bead towards the end of each pinecone using metal wires as shown below. PS: Metal wires are very strong and stays for a longer time.

Bead tied to colored pinecone using metal wire

Step 4: For each pinecone tie a colorful bead using metal wire to the paper stick that we made as shown below.

Bead tied to newspaper stick using metal wire

Step 5: Use threads of different lengths and tie the two beads – one at the pinecone and another at the paper stick.

The pinecone’s bead tied to the paper stick’s bead using a thread

Tada…. your Wall Tassel is ready. Stick is to your wall or above doors and windows using a double sided tape. You can also hang it using a thread (tying thread to both ends of the paper stick and then hanging it to the wall).

Hope my DIY inspired you to make one on your own. Don’t forget to share your DIYs with me.