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Read the full tutorial on Clean & Scentsible.
Get a gallon of concrete paint on Amazon for $32.98.
Protip: If you can't find shams with the exact same measurements as your throw pillows, go for covers an inch or two smaller for an ~overstuffed~ look.
Get this set of two 16"x16" covers from Amazon for $10.99+ (available in 10 colors and five sizes).
Of course, depending on your decor preferences, Amazon has dozens of under-$25 throw pillow sets available (velvet, fuzzy plush, geometric patterns...) — I bet you can find something you'd love!
Get this set of two on Amazon for $21.99 (available in two sizes).
From the geniuses at Apartment Therapy.
Get a similar wood wall hanger from Hanger Frames on Etsy — a Salt Lake City, Utah based small business — for $20 for an 11-inch frame (available in 14 sizes starting at six inches, and six different finishes).
Promising review (for Hanger Frames): "Could not be any happier with this product. I’ve searched for a conventional frame for this art piece with no luck. I’m so glad I chose this instead of an old school frame. Came quickly, great quality, and they even added twine and a nail (which I didn’t expect). Love, love, love!!" —Emily
Get this one on Amazon, $18.99 for a queen (also available in twin, full, and king, and in four colors).
Several reviewers said it really helps to use a wallpaper smoothing tool — you can get one for $4.99!
Promising review: "It bothered me that my dishwasher was black and didn't match my stainless steel stove and fridge, so I decided to give this a try. I'm glad I did! It legit looks like my dishwasher is stainless steel now. It's not big enough to cover the whole thing at once so there is a seem, but I put the seem on the lower half of the dishwasher and it's not very noticeable at all. If I didn't know to look for it, I probably wouldn't see it. Just make sure you wash whatever you're applying it to so that it sticks well, and go slowly when applying so you don't get bubbles." —Sharon
Get an 15"x78" roll from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in three sizes).
Oh, and you can totally use the rest of your regular liquid soap refill with these! Just combine one part liquid soap with five parts water.
Promising review: "These arrived today and they are actually nicer/bigger than expected (even with measurements, sometimes it's hard to picture the size of something). The glass is heavy/sturdy; the "chrome" part is not actually metal, but it's really, really hard to tell that. It looks/feels like chrome. (I think one of the reviews said it was metal and I don't blame them, it's that hard to tell). I've had metal ones corrode, so plastic is better, to me. I'm very happy with them, would recommend them, and would buy again." —RDP9201
Get a pack of two dispensers on Amazon for $19.99 (available in eight color/finish combos).
While restoring a finish isn't quite the same as completely refinishing a piece, it take much less time and can still make furniture (and floors, front doors, and kitchen cabinets) look magically new again.
Promising review: "Very easy to get results. I applied to eight dining room chairs which had scrapes, scuffs and white paint marks. An amazing transformation so quickly. I finished eight chairs in 90 minutes without rushing. I bought two pints but only one was necessary. I used a cotton cloth for most of the application but also used 0000 steel wool for the scrapes and paint removal." —Grumpy Neanderthal
Get it from Amazon for $7.99+ (two sizes and nine wood finish colors available); many reviewers follow up with the same brand's wood polish and conditioner (they're meant to be used together!), which you can get for $8.48 from Amazon.
They work on walls, furniture, wood, doors and many more surfaces! Maika Daughters is an Austin, Texas based small business focused on selling all kinds of materials for upcycling projects. If you like the idea of furniture decals but these aren't quite up your alley, they have 96 different designs available, although many of them are floral or vintage-y.
Promising review: "These poppy decals are the best! Not as much work as I feared and they look sensational!" —ElizabethMeredith
Get the sheet with all these decals with from MaikaDaughters on Etsy for $26.99.
Promising review: "I bought these to replace the ugly, plain registers that were on my ceiling. Installed in less than 10 minutes and they look beautiful. I ordered white and spray painted them nickel to match my ceiling fan. Couldn't be happier." —AsMeow
Get one on Amazon for $12.32+ (available in three sizes).
This is from the Jungalow, a Black woman-owned small business founded by Justina Blakeney (whose Instagram and design blog I've swooned over ever since I saw that iconic aqua backsplash.) Jungalow plants two trees for every product purchased!
Get it from Jungalow for $280.
Promising review: "It's perfect for pool areas! It wasn't what I expected but i actually like it better. If I had to describe it...I'd describe very soft straws (like drinking straws) woven into a carpet. It doesn't stay wet and it doesn't get hot so it is perfect for our pool patio. It is light weight though, so if you don't have something set on it or put it away during a storm it will blow around." —Andrea Malcolm
Get it from Amazon for $39.99+ (available in five sizes and three designs; or see all the available designs on the Fab Habitat store page).
Promising review: "Purchased this for a nursery (space theme!) and found the color and print to be very true to the photos. Absolutely love it! It's also extremely soft (good for a baby to play on) and seems to be very well made. Extremely pleased with this rug!" —Kat D.
Get it on Amazon for $35.78+ (five colors available in many sizes, or see all the rug designs available on the Safavieh store page).
Promising review: "My kitchen window is on the sidewalk near the community mailboxes. Lots of people walking by. I loathe mini blinds which collect dust and grease. Especially since the stove is next to the window. Curtains are better, but still collect cooking smells and grease particles. I installed this in about ten minutes. It lets in light, but hides me from nosy people." —Gayle Smith
Get a 23"x78" roll on Amazon for $26.98 (seven roll sizes available).
Promising review: "This product worked great for cleaning up my mess of cables/power cords going to my wall mounted TV. The plastic is sturdy, yet easily cut to proper length, I did however, use a "T" type of expandable wall anchor because I was attaching it to exterior stucco wall. The channels are large enough to accommodate numerous cords, and the covers snap firmly in place." —TheoLogic1
Get the kit (which has six cable covers that total 150", self-adhesive tape, and 12 connector pieces) on Amazon for $21.95 (available in two lengths and two colors).
The 35-quart container comes with all the mounting hardware you'll need.
Promising review: "I hesitated to trade existing storage space for a trashcan but I am so glad I did. The Rev-A-Shelf was easy to install and worked exactly as I expected. The instructions were a bit lacking but a quick check on YouTube is all you need. Just four easily placed screws to your cupboard bottom and project complete. The fact that the kitchen trash is not the first thing guests see when they enter my house is awesome. I should have done this upgrade years ago! You won't be sorry if you purchase this unit. I love it!" —daisy
Get it on Amazon for $61.99+ (available in three colors, or check out other options for Rev-A-Shelf trashcan storage).
Its lid removes completely so it's super easy to empty, and it has completely smooth interior walls so you never have to deal with gross buildup in a corner or next to a plastic seam.
Promising review: "We are heavy composters — lots of fresh vegetables and fruit, 1/2 pound of coffee grounds per week, lots of tea bags — all scrap goes in this composter. We have a ton of plants and use our compost. What clinches the deal on this product is that surprisingly, we have not once smelled any odors whatsoever with the lid closed. Also, none of our friends have picked up a see-through container off our counter top and said, "Oh, what's in here?" so no more embarrassing explanations of how we kept garbage in a bowl on top of our counter!" —Laura B
Get it on Amazon for $19.99 (available in two sizes and three colors).
The Jolie Market is a California-based small business specializing in several types of baskets that'll help you get organized.
Promising review: "These baskets are really well made and a great size for storing items in the kitchen or wherever you need some organization — they look great too!" —jill burkhart
Get one from The Jolie Market on Etsy for $34.99.
Get the how-to from Little House On The Corner.
Read the full how-to on Hawthorne and Main.
Get a quart of white primer on Amazon for $13.38.
Promising review: "These worked wonderfully to give some privacy to my back yard without blocking out everything. I have had them up for about a year now, and they hold up well to weather conditions (snow, rain, freeze, heat). Color has lasted so far. No issues with hanging them. I used green zip ties purchased separately. Easy to cut and adjust the size. Recommended." —Kimi Cee
Get a 94"x39" roll on Amazon for $52.99.
Promising review: "This stuff works great! 5 full stars!! I have read a lot of reviews about peeling, but that's because of bad prep work. Mine has not peeled after eight months. You can't just spray, you have to put in the time preparing correctly for the paint. Also, one can doesn't go very far; in my small stall shower I used two cans and could have used three. Be very careful about ventilation...the fumes are nasty you really need to wear a respirator — a reusable Covid mask will not work. I highly recommend this product. If it's used and applied right you will be very satisfied!" —Amazon Customer
Get it on Amazon for $15.78.
It's completely self-adhesive, so you don't have to mess with glues when you put it up. You do have to have a smooth surface painted with a satin or semi-gloss finish for it to work, though. You can also use it on furniture like bookshelves and drawers, or even stair risers!
Promising review: "Love, love, love this wallpaper!!! It is beautiful and unique, refined and elegant, and heavy duty quality. I found it super easy to install, though I opted to use it for a room border versus full wall coverage. I also found it very forgiving, allowing me to pull it back off and adjust areas without leaving permanent dents in the design. It gave my son’s bedroom a whole new look and I have gotten lots of compliments!" —Melissa
Get a 20.5" x 16.5' roll from Novogratz on Amazon for $34.99 (or see all the available patterns on the Novogratz wallpaper page).
Promising review: "This was the answer to my unsightly dilemma of a rat's nest of cables/modem/surge protector multi plug cords located under my desk in my home office! Most of the the other choices online are not large enough to accommodate all the cables and surge protector. This one fit the bill! Note that I also bundled and zip tied the excess cord lengths so that I was able to fit those bundled ties in the box. This box also has ample openings on the sides and rear of the box to thread the cables through. In addition, there are openings on the bottom for ventilation. Now my home office looks presentable and tidy! Worth every cent!" —wandalust4ever
Get it on Amazon for $16.99+ (available in two sizes and three colors).
Basically, the spines of the books books are attached but have with all the pages and covers cut out of 'em, except the two covers on the very ends. You can choose the color scheme you want and how many inches long you need it to be, and CovoGoods, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based small business, will make it for you!
Promising review: "Wonderful!! We spent the past month remodeling our living room, but we didn't account for how AWFUL the cable boxes and modem were going to look on our beautiful new shelves. Saw this, and had to have it! Covogoods not only communicated quickly with me, but were EXTREMELY accommodating in my requests. Turned out exactly how I envisioned it, and dimensions were spot on! No more ugly cable boxes and wires!" —Lindsey Martinez
Promising review: "I actually am using them in my two outdoor sheds so I can take advantage of the unused upper portion. They come partially assembled and are fairly easy to install. I chose not to use the large lag screws that came with it and chose to use a heavy-duty shorter wood screw. Because the rafters in the shed are only 2x4s and I wasn't putting anything too heavy on lift, that was an option. It is made so well and can be basically adjusted to any angle you have. I even hung some yard equipment from loft. It can handle a bit of weight but be sure to follow the directions if you will be loading it up." —J.F.
Get the 60"x45" shelves (that hold up to 300 lbs of evenly-distributed weight) on Amazon for $96.13 (also available in a 45"x45" size.)
The doorknob photos don't have a "before", but I'd bet you $10 they were shiny brass. And the faucet has only a blurry "before", but it was a gleaming late-'90s chrome.
Promising review: "Best looking metal spray paint I have seen. It took me 90 minutes to prepare, mask, and paint my bathroom faucet. I used about 1/2 a can of this paint." —OC-Adam
Get it on Amazon for $6.94+ (available in 19 metallic finish colors), or in six packs from another listing for $50.28+ (available in three other metallic finish colors).
Promising review: "Very handy item. Helped clear off counterspace and hide the clutter! My son and daughter share a small bathroom. The complaint was always HER hair items left on the counter taking up the space. Not anymore. Even a hot flat iron or curling iron can be put away to free up space and cut down on the complaints I have to hear! Worth every penny!!" —Julie Grant
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (eight metallic finishes available).
It's a three-step paint process that goes right over your old countertops. It has automotive-grade durability and is made of safe water-based materials. One kit covers the typical kitchen's 35 square feet, or 16 running feet of standard two-foot-wide countertop.
Promising review: "I couldn't be happier. This stuff is easy to work with. The finished product is unbelievably beautiful. My neighbor thought we had new counters installed. If you take your time and follow the directions without trying to create shortcuts, you will be pleased with the results. My best advice is take your time and use a good brand of painters tape and tape everything. There is a black piece of cardboard to practice on. I would also advise doing this to get comfortable with the process. Watch the DVD." —SC
Get it on Amazon for $79+ (available in four finishes, or in a "white diamond" finish for $79.99).
Promising review: "We needed an enclosure to hide our recycling bins when one of our neighbors reported us for having our three trash/recycling/compost bins outside and visible from the street, which violates a San Francisco ordinance. The side panels are easy to swing in and out to put the bins in and take them out. Whatever you use this screen for, it is very pretty, and I have gotten a lot of compliments. At 60 pounds I had a friend help me set it up, but the side panels, which are the only ones I move, are very lightweight." —Paula R.
Get it from Amazon for $79.30.
Promising review: "Yes, it smells gross. Yes, it took me about half an hour of scrubbing at three spots on my table before they disappeared....but they did disappear, so I'm happy! I think the older the marks are, the longer you have to scrub at them. One mark was only a few days old, and vanished in about five minutes. The other mark was much larger, and was a couple of months old. That one took forever, and I almost gave up. So glad I kept going! My table looks brand new now." —Dove
Get it on Amazon for $8.28.
Promising review: "Great storage bin. I didn't believe you can sit on it and still be sturdy but it really is. It doesn't feel like it's going to break. The kids' slime jars and other stuff fit to hide it out of view. Fit under a desk and we pull it out as needed for extra seating when their friends come over." —Amazon Customer
Get it on Amazon for $25.56.
Promising review: "I got this to get my shoes out of sight for company and also so our puppy could not just pull the shoes off the rack and chew them. Was easy to assemble, fits lots of shoes in it and looks good." —Kish Chick
Get it on Amazon for $39.99.