One of the easiest ways to add some personality to your home is to decorate your walls. You definitely don’t need expensive art to do this! Here are 18 inexpensive and easy ways to decorate your walls.
From easy DIY wall art projects to wall decor ideas, these are great options even if you’re not super DIY savvy. And just a tip: even a simple DIY paint job will make a huge difference to your space!
This guide to inexpensive DIY wall decor ideas will inspire you for your next redecorating project! Bookmark this post so you can refer back to it when you’re ready.
18 CHEAP DIY WALL DECOR IDEAS
#1 Use a photo ledge to create a gallery wall
Here’s an easy idea that my husband put up in our house. This is great if you don’t want to worry about the logistics of putting up a gallery wall (spacing, nail holes, etc…) and are looking to put together a cheap gallery wall.
Use a picture ledge/shelf! I love it as I’m able to change out the photos easily and can even take off a few photos and add in some art work that the kids made too.
#2 extra large photos to fill up a wall
Another idea that I did in my house were these giant sized photos (they are 20×30). My husband and I shot the photos of our girls and just had fun with it!. All you need is a to capture your kids doing something fun or have them make funny faces and I’m sure you’ll love them!
My frames and photos are from framebridge. They print and frame all at once so it was very efficient for me to do it this way.
But for a less expensive option, you can also get black and white engineering prints. These can be done by your local print shop or Office Depot or Staples! Head to Chris loves Julia to get all the details on how to get them done. (Her 3 large prints cost $8!)
#3 Frame your jewelry as wall decor
This wall in my house is my favorite wall ever! And whenever I share photos of this room on my instagram, I get so many questions on how we did it.
The necklaces are samples from when I owned a jewelry line, but if you have necklaces sitting around that aren’t being worn, it’s a great way to re-purpose them! Really you can use any item you’d like as you can treat these like shadow boxes as well.
My husband used frames from Ikea and then cut and measured boards to fit the frames and then drilled the holes to hold the necklaces. We then taped the necklaces to the back of the board.
It’s a bit time consuming but once it’s all put together, you have a wonderfully unique art wall with repurposed items that you already owned!
#4 Reclaimed Wood Decor
Using scrap pieces of wood to turn into wall decor is not only ALMOST free, it also has endless possibilities of what you can create.
I love these DIY farmhouse arrows that would be adorable in a nursery or kids room!
And this wood art piece looks really professional and stylish, just using a wood board and smaller wood pieces to create the pattern on top!
#5 CHEAP SIMPLE GALLERY WALL
Gallery walls are so popular and I love the way they look. I’ve seen some options that get really pricey, but you don’t have to spend a lot to create a chic gallery wall.
You can find picture frames at the dollar store (spray paint them if you want a different color!) and get photos printed at Costco, Walgreens or FedEx for cheap!
#6 DIY Wood Plant/Flower Holder Wall Decor
I love the idea of creating a plant/flower holder out of scrap wood and vases/jars!
This is so pretty with flower vases and would also be gorgeous with candles on the shelves!
This is made from a scrap wood pallet and they fastened mason jars for the plants to sit in – genius!!
#7 DIY WASHI TAPE STRIPED WALL
I can’t get over this amazing DIY Washi Tape Striped wall!
Talk about a really inexpensive way to create such a statement! I love how they did this in their bathroom as an accent wall.
#8 DIY FRAMED FABRIC WALL ART
I have never seen framed fabric and I think it is so pretty!! All you need are some pretty frames and you can get fabric cut to fit at any craft store for really cheap.
#9 DIY STAINED WOOD SHELVES
Wall shelves always make great decor and this tutorial shares how to make, stain and install your own for cheap!
#10 DIY LARGE TEXTURED CANVAS
I love the way large canvas’ look and this idea to create a textured canvas would be really inexpensive but the end result looks expensive! Would even be fun to create something like this together with your kids.
#11 DIY BOHO YARN WALL HANGING
I’ve seen these boho yarn wall hangings all over the place recently and I think they are really pretty. All you need is a dowel rod and yarn to create this inexpensive yet gorgeous piece.
#12 DIY FUN PAINTED ACCENT WALL IDEAS
You don’t even need to hang something on the wall to create an inexpensive stylish look! I love these fun painted accent wall ideas below.
How cute are these dots? All you need is a can of paint and a paint brush to recreate this look.
This painted arch way is so fun and adds so much character to the space.
#13 DIY REPURPOSED PICTURE FRAME TURNED SHADOW BOX
Have an old picture frame? Turn it into a shadow box! This is a really fun inexpensive way to display your favorite items.
#14 DIY PAPER WALL TREATMENT
I am obsessed with this paper wall treatment! Made simply with pages from books layered onto the wall, it makes such a statement. You could use old books or find books from GoodWill and recreate this look for almost no cost.
#15 DIY DRIED FLORAL WALL HANGING
This dried floral wall hanging idea is so gorgeous! It’d also be really pretty with eucalyptus.
#16 DIY Wall Hooks
Wall hooks can be pretty AND functional! This tutorial shares how to create your own minimal wall hooks for cheap.
#17 DIY BASKET WALL
I’ve seen this baske wall trend everywhere and I think it’s so fun! You could find flat baskets or even rattan/wicker place mats form the thrift store and easy recreate your own!
#18 DIY REPURPOSED THRIFT STORE MIRRORS
Thrift store mirrors turned glam wall decor! All you need is a few pretty mirrors and a can of gold spray paint. Inexpensive and still so chic.
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