The 36 Best DIY Projects We Did This Year

Whether your front door is drab or in need of a new paint job, it's not hard to fix it up to up your curb appeal. Here's our step-by-step guide, so you can have a front door that looks brand new in no time!

Don't have a front door that you can paint? Try livening up a door inside your space instead. Here's our tutorial with tips on how to make your door a design statement.

Swapping out a chair seat is shockingly easy—and it takes very little fabric, so you may even already have scraps at home that will work. Watch the video tutorial and get a step-by-step here.

Cursed with ugly, builder-grade closet doors? Try this surprisingly easy hack from our friend designer Keita Turner to give them a bespoke look with just a few yards of fabric and a staple gun.

Have plants at home? Great news: You can turn them into more plants. Here's our step-by-step guide to growing a new plant with cuttings from an older one.

No sewing machine? No problem! This cozy window seat was made using safety pins—all in under 20 minutes! Get the step-by-step guide here.

This is one of those small changes that makes a big impact. With just 10 minutes and a screwdriver, swap out old, boring doorknobs for something prettier. Here's how.

Bet you wouldn't have guessed that this expensive-looking shade was actually handmade with decorative paper found on Etsy. Yep, a bespoke lamp topper for just a few dollars. Here's how to make your own.

Love the look of exposed brick walls? You can easily DIY a faux one using wood panels and caulk. Here's everything you need to know to do it.

Or, perhaps, you prefer a more modern look that the exposed brick in your home can't provide? Here's an easy fix: Whitewash the brick wall. Follow our step-by-step guide to get a finish you'll love.

These DIY kits from Craftzee let you create candles, soaps, and bath bombs customized in classic scents like fresh cotton and cherry blossom. Their pre-mixed bases are safe to use (read: no lye-mixing) and include plenty to make for friends and neighbors. Shop here.

Want new window treatments but no sewing machine (or seamstress skills) at home? No problem. I made this set in my apartment just using double-stick fabric tape. Get the tutorial here.

If you love the look of a custom walk-in closet but want a cheaper solution to getting built-ins, use bookshelves to create faux ones. Here, designer and blogger Victoria Lee Jones shows how it's done in just three easy steps. Get more details here.

Anyone who's into a farmhouse antique look will adore this DIY. With some paint, a sander, and a few other materials, you can easily turn any piece of furniture into one that'd surely be Joanna Gaines-approved. See our step-by-step tutorial here.

If you can sew, why not make sone professional-level curtains? We had the founder of Stitchroom show us how to do it. Watch here.

Steal this idea from Danielle Rollins and pretty up your ugly appliances with contact paper or vinyl wallpaper. Here's how.

Once you've been staring at your bookshelves long enough, they're bound to start bothering you. Get Eddie Ross's advice for three ways to style them here. (Just please don't do any of these things.)

Yes, you can fake marble yourself—one of our editors tried it. Here's what she found out.

What better way to add visual interest to the place you're holed up in than to hang some art on the walls? Here's our tutorial for hanging art or, if you want to do something a little different, try this plate wall.

Keep pillows and throw blankets contained in these adorbs pom pom baskets. Bonus: They could also double as laundry hampers.

Get the tutorial at Sugar & Cloth.