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How to Decorate Your Walls & Floors at Home

If you stare at your walls or floor at home and think they could do with some character or decoration, then you are in the right place!

I have compiled a list of the best wall and floor art tutorials on the web including canvas painting, stencils, rugs and mosaics. There are also step-by-step instructions for painting walls in different patterns such as hexagons, stripes and Moroccan styles.

I hope you find this page very inspiring for creating your own DIY home decor :-)

Photo from Designer Bee.

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Fun Artistic Projects For Your Home

Painted Pinwheel: How to paint a neat and even pinwheel design.
Typographic String Art: Wrap string around nails to form any words or messages you like.
Painted Wood Blocks: Layer lots of wooden blocks and slats in many bright and bold colours.
Tree Branch Slices: Arrange log slices to form a natural, rustic display.
DIY Cross Stitch Ideas: Amazing cross stitch painted wall and pegboard art.
Comic Book Pop Art: How to turn a digital comic book image into a piece of wall art.
Door Collage: Cover a whole wall with a mixture of old wooden doors.
Subtle Canvas Art: Minimalist pattern or message using a puffy paint technique.
3-Step Painting: How to make a rainbow striped painting very simply.
Wall Cross-Stitch: Paint beautiful embroidery patterns on your walls.
Pixel Post-Its: Brilliant idea for a fun and temporary revamp.

Wall of Mirrors

Photo by All Things Heart and Home.

Wall Art Tutorials

Pinhole Art: Subtle artwork idea.
Love Logs: Such a sweet idea.
Wooden Pennant: Fun triangle sign made from plywood.
Cork Board World Map: Awesome way of inspiring wanderlust.
Astrology Artwork: Simple-to-make star themed project.
Contoured Cork Map: With your own memories stuck on.
Paper Taxidermy: Awesome mounted stag head made from newspaper.
Letter Light: Bring a bit of Las Vegas glamour into your home.
Trio of Canvases: Create contemporary art with gold foil.
Indoor Wreaths: Choose from a large selection of lovely wreath decorations.
Knitted Winter Wall Art: Recycle knitted blankets to make warm and cozy art.

Mosaic Wall

Click here for the instructions from Swell Designer.

DIY Art for Your Home

Family Portraits: Art created with profile silhouettes of your family.
Fern Stencil Painting: Make an acetate stencil with a cut-out fern shape.
Mod Spool Display: Recycle ribbon spools into wall trinket-holders.
Miniature Applique Quilt: Create a small fabric quilt with an applique design.
Hardback Book Display: Create a library and art all in one go.
DIY Photo Mosaic: Arrange 100 of your best photos into one huge wall art creation.
Illuminated Canvas: Make a great piece of modern decor.
15 Projects: Including a kitchen cutlery design.
Cedar Slice Silhouettes: Profile pictures again but this time on beautiful wood slices.
Botanical Specimens: Press and preserve plants in frames.
Basketweave Wall Hanging: Smart art that I think would best suit a home office.

Art Wall

A wall with a range of your favourite art, illustrations and decorations on adds your personality to your room, making it unique and much more interesting.

Photo by Lindsay Duranceau.

Wall Decorating Ideas

Striped Accent Wall: Add interest to your home decor with one wall of fun stripes.
Lattice: Create a diamond lattice effect with tape.
Ceiling Decoupage: Make a statement by adding images to your ceiling.
DIY Wallpaper: Removeable art to add to your walls.
Painted World: Use a projector to trace an image onto your wall.
Moroccan Stencil: Beautiful repeated paint pattern.
Chevron Pattern: Using contact paper to make the zig-zag shape.
Octagon Stencil: This repeated octagon pattern looks fantastic.
Silhouette Walls: Subtle and whimsical idea for adding interest to your walls.
Salvaged Wood Wall: A whole wall covered in wooden planks makes a fun statement.
DIY Fabric Wall: How to use starch to make fabric wallpaper.

Ceiling Rosette Decorations

Ready-made ceiling rosettes are lightweight and easy to hang. These ones have been painted in shades of yellow.

Photo from Designer Bee.

Floor Rugs & Mats to Make

Braided Rag Rug: Very pretty shabby chic rug.
Rag Shag Rug: Ruffly patterned rug made with fabri scraps.
Furry Cloud Rugs: How to make faux sheepskin rugs.
Tiger Felt Rug: Funny idea for making your own faux tiger skin mat.
Paint a Plain Mat: Buy a cheap woven mat and paint it to suit your home.
Drop Cloth Rug: Simple project of painting stripes on a large piece of cloth.
Eco Bath Rug: How to make a bathroom mat from old towels.
Chevron Rug: Hand paint black and white zig-zags for a cool design.
DIY Doormat: Stencil a plain mat to make it your own.
Braided Doormat: Nautical style mat made with twisted rope.
Zebra Stripe Rugs: I love the end result of this project.
17 Rugs to Make: A brilliant selection of painted rug tutorials.

Painted Tree Art

Photo by How About Orange.

Floor Decoration How-Tos

Floral Stencils: Beautiful idea for stenciling flowers onto your wooden floor.
Hand Painted Patterns: Paint your own unique floor pattern.
Painted Rug: Spruce up your flooring with a painted faux area rug.
Floor Canvas: Using a projector to transfer the floral image.
Embedded Pennies: I love the idea of using coins within your floor.
Stencil Vinyl Floor Tiles: Renovate old vinyl tiles by adding a honeycomb design.
Plywood Rug: Perfect for rolling your wheelie chairs on!
Glitter Floor: How to create a sparkly finish on a concrete floor.
Painted Wooden Crate Stairs: Amazing stairs project with stenciled numbers and logos.

License Plates Wall

Photo by David Pearcy.

Create Your Own Statement Art

Letterpress Blocks: Scatter cool typographic blocks on your walls.
Twinkle Board: Light up a word or message with fairy lights.
Metallic Canvas: Modern abstract painting on canvas.
Make a Fabric Panel: Stretch a piece of fabric to form decorative wall art.
Wall & Floor Projects: Lots of budget DIY ideas for home decor.
Foam Core Stag Head: Download a free template to make this striking art piece.
Green Leaves Canvas: Making best use of masking tape.
5 Geometric Artworks: Inexpensive ideas to create art with bold shapes.
Weekend Art Project: Cool and eye-catching design.
Vinyl Wall Art: Make your own vinyl decals.

Polaroid Photo Wall

Photo by Tod Brilliant.

How-Tos for Creative Art

Sisal Rope Art: Eye-catching and unique artworks.
Plate Display: A wall of pretty plates makes a fab centrepiece.
DIY Wall Terrariums: Fun and interesting plant holder display.
String and Pin Murals: The tree and map ideas make cool statement art.
Painted Silhouettes: Make minimalist art using shapes of simple products.
Staghorn Ferns: 3D art mounted on plaques.
Button Monogram Tutorial: Very pretty monogram made up of beads and buttons.
Thread Art: Write out your name with just thread and nails.
Wall Chairs: Very useful for holding your clothes, as well as looking cool.
Fingerprint Art: Artwork that is unique to you and your family.
Giant Cross Stitch: Huge piece of art made using giant cross stitches.

Simple Canvas Art

This art is from The Little Greene.

More Artistic Displays

Low Cost Pop Art: Use a computer to alter your favourite image and use it for canvas art.
Mosaic Wall Hanging: Transform your own design into a decorative mosaic.
Distressed Alphabet Art: Create an alphabet out of typographic photographs.
Textured Wall Canvas: Use colours which suit your current colour scheme.
Tree Branch Wall Hanging: Simple to make using slices of tree branch.
Spray Painted Plates: These funky plates would make a create wall display if hung up.
Framed Origami Numbers: Create art by folding coloured paper into numbers.
DIY Chevron Art: Fun zig-zag design with a colour gradient.
Styrofoam Crafts: Plenty of wall art ideas to keep you busy.
3D Tape Flower: Create a textured flower shape on a canvas.
Subway Address Art: Large address print on a plywood board.

Fabric-Covered Embroidery Hoops

Photo and art by Hand Knitted Things.

Canvas Art Tutorials & Other Projects

Cut-Out Canvas: Write a message by revealing the pretty fabric beneath.
Paint a Wall Mural: How to use a projector to paint a mural.
Song Lyric Art: Professional looking print using a paint-by-numbers painting.
Harry Potter Excerpt: Write out The Tale Of Three Brothers for HP fans.
Linen Wall Hanging: Fabric hanging made using linen painted different shades of gray.
Poster Canvas: How to mount a poster print onto canvas.
Abstract Art: Very cool painted art which looks more expensive than it is!
Fun Awards Display: An amusing idea for displaying awards from your childhood.
Abstract Map Making: Use tape to make fun art inspired by map routes.
Rusty Metal Panels: Artistic rusted metal squares inspired by Scandinavian style.

Atlas Map Wall

Wall covered in 1960's atlas and encyclopedia pages.

Photo by Grandy and Baa.

Home Decor to Impress

Photo Wall Calendar: Create your own unique calender using photos of numbers.
Rya Rug: Make your own piece of Finnish handicraft.
Pyramid Painting: Create an artistic print with potatoes.
Felt Mural: Cut-out-and-stick felt flower art.
Bold Logo Canvases: Learn to use a projector to transfer designs.
Cut-Out Wood Panels: Use a jigsaw to cut out a gorgeous floral design.
Decal on Salvaged Wood: Very effective idea to make statement art.
Shutter Accent Wall: Huge statement idea with wooden shutters covering a whole wall.
Monogram Wall Hanging: Use yarn and nails to make unique and personalized art.
Driftwood Star: Find your own driftwood to make this Scandinavian style star.
Color Block Mountains: Eye-catching wall mural, using colors to match your decor.

Vase Decorations

Photo by Gerald Bakker.

Wall Hangings & Decorative Art

Large Text Paintings: Write out your favourite poems, quotes and songs in shoe polish.
DIY Impressionist Painting: Use a grid and a photo to create a cool art effect,
Denim Sunburst: Statement textile art created from old jeans.
Braille Messages: Display your own private messages using Styrofoam balls.
Power Cable Art: Instead of hiding them, why not make cables part of your wall art?
Paint by Number Wall Art: Beautiful full-wall mural inspired by paint by number kits.
How to Paint Simple Murals: Transfer a simple image from computer to wall using a projector.
Low-Cost Bold Graphics: Cut out vinyl shapes and stick them on canvas.
Family Art Print: Have every family member contribute to this print.
Giant Solvent Transfer: Use this technique to make a gigantic wall hanging or banner.
Fish Scale Wall Art: Staple lots of paper circles to a board, and spray paint in your chosen color.
DIY Letter Decor: Only simple craft skills required to make letters in contrasting fabrics.

Crazy Giant Canvases

Photo by Johan Bakken.

Ideas & Inspiration Resources

30 Ideas: Including a cool license plate idea.
Decor Hacks: How-tos for making wall art.
IKEA Hackers: Ideas for transforming IKEA products.
Instructables: Huge resource of wall art tutorials and unique ideas.
How About Orange: Decorating archives with ideas and projects.
Pixelated Idea: A painting technique which produces cool results.
Best of Decorative Paint: Selection of creative ideas for painting your home.
Budget Wise Home: Photos of brilliant and creative ideas for your home.
The Dandy Project: Lots of interesting fashion projects, with a lot aimed at men.

DIY Art Videos

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getmoreinfo May 3, 2012 @ 7:33 pm | delete

I really love these fun and decorative ideas for the home.

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KateHon Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:15 pm | delete

Great information!! Love this lens! This gives me tons of ideas about all sorts of things I could dig my teeth into! Great job!

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BestLaminateInc Mar 14, 2012 @ 12:24 pm | delete

You have so many great ideas for wall art! Thanks for sharing! Great lens.

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elaolaru Feb 12, 2012 @ 1:14 am | delete

soooo many great ideas
I'm sure i can make at least 5 of them and put them in my house (and I'm not a crafty person)...
Thank's for this lens!! :)

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printabledolls Jan 31, 2012 @ 3:11 pm | delete

very cool!

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Traceeshobbies Jan 11, 2012 @ 5:24 pm | delete

Cool I wish I was brave enough to try some of this.

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zoikka Dec 20, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete

Sooo Lovely Lens with Fabulous photos! You have a such good eye for design.

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Godsgraciousgift Dec 6, 2011 @ 11:13 am | delete

another very nice lens

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julichri0909 Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:12 am | delete

Beautiful. I am a squidling still, just finished my first lens, but I know now I'll be adding to it. Great lens!!!

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JennySui Sep 16, 2011 @ 3:48 am | delete

Wonderful lens with stunning pictures.
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