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    32 Low Stakes DIY Projects To Upgrade Your Home

    Toolbox might be needed, but contractor is not.

    1. A custom doormat kit for picky decorators who know exactly what they want and that really, they need to just create it themselves.

    brown doormat with stencil, sponge brushes, and tape

    2. Some fake ivy to add more low maintenance greenery to your home. Hang it from your ceiling, wind it around shelving, or cover up unsightly things in your home like pipes or circuit boxes — no light or water needed!

    3. A decorative metal wall plate that'll be quick to install but offer big fancy house vibes.

    gold ornate light switch panel

    4. A removable faux marble adhesive so you can make all your shelves, counters, and cabinets look extra fancy, even if they came from Ikea.

    5. A — get this — brick dyeing kit in case you just don't like the color of the bricks you have now. This stuff chemically bonds with brick, stone, block, and mortar without ruining its wonderful texture.

    before: tan brick fireplace stained with soot, after: bricks painted in grey, white, and brown

    6. A barn door hardware kit so your can turn any door into a cool door. That's right, Jess' cool closet door from New Girl can be yours! Now we wait and see if Nick Miller moves in. 🤞

    black brackets that turn any door into a sliding door

    7. An erase-a-hole putty to fill in pesky cracks in drywall, plaster, and wood so you can actually get that security deposit back, no matter how many holes you put into the wall.

    a guide on how to use the stick

    8. Fake wood contact paper to transform furniture or spruce up window sills.

    9. Stair riser decals that'll make your stairway look extra charming.

    10. A wood filler kit ready to turn back the hands of time to before your cat went to town on all your chair legs.

    11. A set of carriage-style magnets that just pop right on. A two-second activity? That's the kind of DIY project I'm looking for.

    12. Chalkboard spray paint to turn any wall or piece of furniture into a blank canvas just waiting for chalk masterpieces.

    chalkboard table covered in chalk drawings

    13. Industrial pipe shelving for an impressive and rugged look. Is this your living room or the hot new gastropub that opened down the street?

    black pipes with four wooden shelves

    14. A set of thick velvet slip covers to instantly transform your drab couch into something new and fabulous. Goodbye, stain-covered gray couch and HELLO new couch of my HGTV dreams.

    Reviewer before/after of their couch with the pink velvet slip added. The after pic shows couches that look brand new and completely different.

    15. Tic Tac peel tiles you can stick onto your bathroom walls or kitchen backsplash for an easy (and reversible) way to transform your home.

    16. A moss art frame kit that'll make you feel like Mother Nature as you assemble it.

    wooden frame with moss and stems in it

    17. Fancy brass knobs for a surprisingly noticeable difference in your kitchen or bathroom.

    18. And some matching drawer pulls to complete the well-polished kitchen look.

    19. A sleek as heck rotating towel rack that'll make your bathroom look 100% cooler — and all you need is a half hour to install it.

    the rotating hanging rack towel bar mounted on a bathroom wall with linen towels hanging from several of its bars

    20. An easy-to-use conversion kit that will convert recessed lighting into pendant lighting. Just think of the possibilities!

    A display showing recess lighting that has been converted to pendant style lighting with red light shades

    21. A gallery wall kit complete with seven frames, a hanging template, hardware, and a set of black and white prints you can use as filler photos until you fill them with actual pics of your favorite memories. Sure, laying all the frames on the floor and moving them around for an hour works, but this way is so much easier and more efficient.

    22. A cabinet paint set because actually replacing your cabinets is super expensive. This half-measure will give you the newly renovated feel without the newly renovated price tag.

    23. Or a countertop paint kit so you can pretend to have the granite counters you always dreamed about.

    24. StareCasing — an interesting invention that gives your otherwise "blah" staircase the upgrade it so badly needs. It easily fits over your existing situation so you can convert carpeted stairs into hardwood without having to totally renovate.

    before: carpeted staircase after: glossy wood staircase

    25. A paisley stencil to add some pizzazz to old furniture.

    A wood coffee table with the stenciled white paisley pattern on top

    26. A window cling that adds some privacy — and more importantly, RAINBOWS!

    27. A replacement handrail for a cool, minimalist look.

    black rectangle handrail

    28. A string of fairy lights to add some warm ambience. This must be what Owl City meant when he sang "cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs."

    coiled wire string lights

    29. A beginner macrame kit so you can make your own cool wall hanging.

    a macrame hanging

    30. A closet system starter kit so you can finally bring peace and order to your chaotic closet.

    three closet bars and five layer shelf

    31. Soundproofing tiles you can mix and match to create a totally unique design in your home. They'll come in handy when you don't want your neighbors screaming about how cool it looks.

    hexagonal tiles in various textures and shades of grey

    32. Peel-and-stick tile made from self-adhesive vinyl in case you want a quick (and temporary) change to your bathroom floor. It has a laminate overlay, matte finish, and is fade- and stain-resistant so no one will even notice that's not real tile.

    before: tan bathroom floor after: floor with teal and white pattern

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