Easy DIY Projects

First-time homeowners transformed their 1800s Italianate home and color-drenched the dining room after extensive research to find a historically accurate color. They used a bold Roman Clay shade that they later found out was original to the house’s dining room, too — making it meant to be.

The piece was falling apart when this first-time DIYer got her hands on it.

The "after" is completely unrecognizable, in the best way possible.

No power tools required.

As a New York City renter, Sarah Ingle had to pick her battles when renovating her tiny bathroom. She left the frosted glass shower but added warm textures, colors, and unique wall decor.

This sad-looking cabinet got a delicate and sophisticated makeover.

Kim White got so much more storage in her studio apartment.

Despite knocking down a wall that changes everything about the space, this kitchen reno preserves its existing paneling and windows.

It's totally understandable if you think living in a rental apartment means you're pretty much stuck with the bathroom you've got. However, if you're willing to get creative, you can absolutely give this space a reversible, renter-friendly upgrade.

Including before-and-after photos!

"One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to interior design is not utilizing perfectly good space!" this DIYer says. This project leaves no usable inch untouched.

As a college graduate, I had officially moved out — it was time to say goodbye and let my parents have the home they always wanted post-kids.

Painting the cabinets made them unrecognizable from their orange-ish wood stain before and had a big impact on the whole kitchen.

One clever fix: a wall-mounted drying rack.

See how one DIYer achieved this budget-friendly, rental-friendly, landlord-approved new look.

It's the perfect combination of relaxing and sophisticated.

A brownish gray kitchen becomes a fun, retro-looking cook space — no demo required.

A designer added texture and artwork with special meaning behind it to a blank canvas spot in her home.

This relatively little project that had seriously big payoff.

DIYer Amanda Oleri and carpenter Jason Staebler wanted to add unique charm to their 1980s kitchen, while including a fun spice-storage solution. The couple’s DIY spice cabinet went viral for the smart storage solution.

From the frilly 1950s to a colorful '80s Miami vibe.

The bold paint color makes the kitchen look super sophisticated.

This DIYer put in lots of sweat equity to create her modern-meets-vintage custom dresser.

TJ’s Dwellings & Designs took a “dark and unusable” Jack and Jill bathroom and turned it into a stylishly elevated space for the homeowners to unwind in — while still honoring the 1910 bungalow’s character and era.

You've got to see the refurbished outdoor tub.

The project only took one week.

A just-OK 2014 bathroom gets a stylish and serene budget-friendly makeover.

For this family of five, the laundry room was the most used space in the house — but it wasn’t working for them when they first moved in. Now, it’s filled with even more storage, organization, and joy.

In this bedroom redo, less is more.

The buffet was an inexpensive Facebook Marketplace find that now looks like it could cost thousands.

"Our goal was to create a modern inspired tiny home on wheels, and that's exactly what we did," this RV owner says.

Take it from this homeowner: In a kitchen redo, one of the most important steps in painting your cabinets is the prep work, so they're nice and smooth. Also important? Splurging on high-quality finishes here and there.

The bones of this kitchen were in great shape, but the color scheme needed a lift.

This DIYer's advice for renovating on a budget? "Get thrifty." She used secondhand finds and DIYs to get an expensive-looking dining room for less.

Jill Arden Lukeman, a Connecticut-based interior designer and owner of The Mariner and the Muse, transformed her 1920s cottage and turned the downstairs bathroom into a fun, “feminine” moment.

It's a two-in-one space!

It's all thanks to added paneling, new brass accents, and a soft green paint selection.

The once unused space is now an organized drop spot right at the home's entryway.

A Wisconsin 1928 bungalow needed some TLC and elbow grease, and when it came to Maudie Francek and Ronnie’s bedroom, they combined their love of the outdoors with mid-century modern style to create a “cozy minimal” space that restored the home’s character.

Four days of work and $265 turn this drab, dated bathroom into a happy and bright place to start the day.

A piece of furniture made in a day for less than $350 total? Yes please.

This kitchen went from dull to dreamy in only three months.

Only took 6 hours, $250, and some elbow grease.

This transformation gives the house a fresh update without losing all its retro charm.

"I asked my neighbor why was he throwing it out, and he said it was just old and worn," this DIYer says. "I saw a table that I could restore."

There are three great cabinet painting tips in this redo by Drew Scott of Lone Fox Home.

The space was trapped in the early 2000s, but a DIY redo filled with luxe touches totally changed that.

"There is life after the boob light," this DIYer says — and there's proof in her super contemporary, streamlined "after."

The wishlist for this redo included more storage, better lighting, a larger sink, better ventilation, and a new backsplash.

This organized entryway redo features a smart and stylish IKEA hack.

An interior curator put his bed in his loft’s cubby and color-drenched the space. By adding an IKEA PAX wardrobe, Kiron Thomas maximized his creative space and gave himself a separate, relaxing area to wind down each night.

Sanding, painting, and sealing were all it took to breathe new life into this dark brown IKEA HEMNES dresser.

The room looks unrecognizable and is much more multi-functional.

Aside from being ultra practical, this redo is gorgeous to boot.

This "forgettable" and "emotionally flat" entryway turned into a fun, joyful welcome that set the tone for the rest of the house.

"I'm lucky to have some amazing original features, like an exposed brick wall and cast-iron columns, and the doors felt really out of place," this apartment owner says of her dated interior doors.

You don't have to change every single thing in a space to totally transform the feel of it, and this redo is proof.

They're renter-friendly, too.