30 Expensive (Looking!) DIYs

Make this gorgeous golden tray for your jewelry without spending tons of money! It’s absolutely stunning and works in any room!
You can make nearly any room in your home stand out when you do this fantastic faux wainscoting! It doesn’t take much time or money to make, and it looks amazing when finished!
An incredibly simple way to make your house look better without spending much money is painting the door and shutters. It adds a fresh breath of life to your home!
Take your drapes and buy or make beautiful tiebacks to give the curtains more shape and style. The pull backs look great and let more light in, too.
Add mirrors to a skinny hallway or room to make it look bigger and brighter. It’s a much cheaper way to make your house look bigger than actually doing construction.

Find your favorite photos and print them off. Then, take them and tape them to shoe boxes for cheap canvases. Just hang them up, and you’re good!
Paint an accent wall in one of the rooms of your home to give it a burst of color and personality without having to do much else. It’s fun, cheap, and looks great.
Take your boring pillows and spruce them up! Just use tape to mark them off and then paint the pillows for fun and creative ideas.
One of the oldest things about your house is probably the house numbers. Change them up by making your own (paint some wood, cut some metal, etc.) and giving your house a quick remodel!
Update the back splash in your home and it’ll seem like you’ve moved into an entirely new house! It may take some time to do this, but it’s one of the cheaper kitchen remodels that you can undertake.

Take a piece of marble tile and turn it into a gorgeous tray! Simply add some handles to the side of the slab.
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to update your kitchen is by changing out the hardware. Buy some new hardware, give it a nice unique touch (some paint, for example) and use it in your home.
Buy dollar store plates and decorate them to make fun and creative plates for decorating or to eat off of! It doesn’t cost much and will make mealtime even more fun!
Buy a boring doormat and paint it for a unique entrance into your unique home! You can write on it or make a fun design for all your visitors to enjoy.
Decoupage is a great DIY project, although it can sometimes take a bit of time to learn. It helps you make even old furniture and items look fancy and classy.

Did you know there are clock kits that you can buy to make your own clock? It allows you to paint and design the clock pretty much however you want so that it looks great and reflects you!
Make your own frosted glass without having to replace all the old glass. Simply use translucent glass paint on the glass (with tape to make patterns) to make it look frosted!
Use marble contact paper to update anything from your nightstand to kitchen counter tops. There are tons of types of marble contact paper, so choose your favorite and go for it!
Take colorful and fun textiles and fabrics like scarves and frame them to make fantastic wall art! The color and patterns of the fabrics look great and go well in any home.
Take an old window or frame and spray paint the glass with glass spray to turn it into a rustic looking mirror! It’s pretty simple to do and looks great!

Make this gorgeous luggage end table with just a few legs and a shopping trip to your local thrift store. I love how homey it is and how unique the whole piece is!
Make incredibly creative bookends out of painted bricks, divided statues, cut marble, or anything else. Just touch the pieces up a bit and then use them on your bookshelf!
Redo your garage and make it look so much better by adding faux windows and imprints. It takes a plain garage door and makes it look a lot fancier!
Make your windows stand out by taking glass paint to them to make some awesome stained glass! Use bright paints so the light that comes in still brightens up the room!
You can pretty much make a wreath out of any kind of material you have or find. Wreaths are great for hanging outside but even go well inside, too, so they’re great projects to work on.

Stencil a plain shower curtain to give it a fantastically artistic look! You can choose from countless options that look breathtakingly stunning.
Cover up ugly cement protrusions on your home by applying a gorgeous veneer. It may take a bit of time (and be a little more expensive than some of the other DIY projects), but it’s totally worth it.
Paint your old furniture to make it look like new again! You can change the color, pattern, texture, and even style with the type of paint and treatment you decide to use.
Paint old vases or jars to make them look more sophisticated. You can use them to flowers, utensils, or pretty much whatever else you need!
Use marble paint on old votives or candle holders to give them a whole new look! Not only will they look a lot more sophisticated, but you can have lots of them since they’re so cheap to make!