Creative And Easy DIY Wall Art Ideas

Do you feel like your home is lacking a bit of fun and creativity? If you don’t want to opt for the usual posters, but rather find something personal and innovative to decorate your walls with, do-it-yourself wall art is a great idea. Since most of us won’t have time to spend a weekend creating the next Picasso painting, we’ve looked around to find a few simple DIY wall art projects. The below ideas won’t take a too much effort nor will they cut a big hole in your wallet.

1. Clipboard Quotes
The world is full of amazing and inspiring quotes and having a few motivational quotes decorating the hallway of home office wall can boost your energy levels in the morning. In fact, you can even add a bit of humour with funny quotes to your children’s rooms or the entrance room.

So, pick your favourite quotes or sayings, find a lovely font and print them out on colourful or plain white paper. Instead of framing them with ordinate photo frames, you can shop for clipboards from shops like Staples. Attach the printout onto the clipboard and use a tiny nail or other wall hanger for hanging the clipboards on the wall.

To make the art installation a little more fun, use different coloured or shaped clipboards. Place them in an orderly or less-orderly fashion on the wall. It’s simple and fast – and definitely fun!

2. Old Antiques
Wall art doesn’t need to just be about posters, stickers and photos. You can use objects as part of your décor as well. In rooms, such as the kitchen, different items can actually add more character to the room.

One of the quirkiest ideas is to pick antiques or other older items that relate to your chosen room and hang them on the wall. This type of installation isn’t difficult at all to complete. You just need an eye for positioning your chosen items and to get your hands on the objects in the first place.

If you can’t find enough suitable objects from your attic or garage, check out second hand stores. Oxfam Shop has a great collection of old items for cheaper prices, with Homes And Antiques offering plenty of antique options as well.

In terms of the rooms and items, consider the following ideas:

• Kitchen– Pots, pans and antique utensils
• Study– Old rulers, pencils, maps and book covers
• Bathroom– Sea-related items, such as life buoys, miniature ships and ropes
• Bedroom– Makeup equipment, jewellery, antique shoes, old hangers and mirrors

3. Washi Tape Frames for Photos
Photos are naturally a great way to create wall arts that are a bit more personalised. If you got a selection of holiday photos or just beautiful family photos you want to hang up, these will always work as a decorative element.

But instead of opting for the usual frames, create innovative frames with the help of Washi tape. You can find Washi tape from a number of stores, from Hobbycraft to Lovely Tape. The tape is easy to attach to the wall; you just want to be careful you get the tape placed in straight lines, so no bubbles will appear. Furthermore, don’t be worried about leaving marks – a good quality Washi tape should come off easily without any marks.

The designs you create around your wall art can naturally be whatever you come up with. You can line up two to three different designs next to each other or just pick a single tape but in a colourful design.

4. Spray Paint Leaves
You can find cheap canvases in stores like Tiger and use these to make stunning wall art for your walls. You don’t need the skills of Leonardo da Vinci; you just need a bit of spray paint, leaves, and flowers from nature.

Check instructions for creating a base paint for your canvas and spray paint it with your chosen colour. You can find spray paint cans online at Wilko.com or B&Q, for example. Gather the kind of leaves or flowers you want to use for creating the shapes and shadows.

Once the base has dried up, you can place leaves and flowers on top of the canvas in any format you life. Use tape if necessary, but ensure the paint follows the lines of the plant. Spray paint the whole canvas with your chosen colour and once the paint has dried, remove the plant and you have a lovely design ready!

5. Colourful Shelves
Finally, wall art can be practical as well. If you’d like to showcase your beautiful decorations a bit more, create colourful shelves from shoeboxes as your stand.

For example, use spray paint or other strong paint such as that, to create bright designs with the shoebox. Paint the edges of the box with a more neutral colour and the back of the box with a bright colour, such as blue, orange or bright green.

Use wall studs to hang the boxes on the wall and add some light decorations inside the box.

Hopefully, the above ideas will inspire you to add a bit more colour, fun and creativity to your walls. Remember DIY wall art projects don’t need to be difficult or cost a lot of money!