Decorating can be tough, especially when you are on a budget. We all have expensive taste but can’t afford to go the Andy Warhol route! That doesn’t mean you can’t display your creative side in your home. That’s the beauty of art, it expression and doesn’t require blowing a lot of money. Here are 5 inexpensive DIYs that will show off art through your home.
Use Masking Tape To Make An Abstract Canvas
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It’s true, tape, paint and a canvas does wonders! Simply purchase a canvas and go crazy making crazy, overlapping patterns with your masking tape on your canvas. Then paint your canvas with decorative colors and allow to dry. Remove tape and you will have a new art piece for your walls!
Add Words To A Canvas And Paint
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No really it’s that simple … add your favorite sayings to a canvas with wooden or cardboard letters and spray paint the canvas one solid color. This sets a very modern them and is incredibly catchy when entering a room!
Print Off Instagram Photos And Frame Them
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For some odd reason, Instagram makes us feel incredibly artsy! Why not blow those pictures up and store them in a cool frame? Even go for an Instagram collage in an area of your room with all abstract pictures.
Wrap Canvas In Fabric
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Head over to your local fabric store, there’s always good prices on clearance fabrics. Utilize cute patterned prints and wrap a set of canvases in them. You’ll add a pop to your walls while still managing to stay within your budget.
Utilize Old Magazines
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Unleash the inner style beast! So you’ve been collecting magazine for who knows how long, and they are only collecting dust; frame them! Dust those babies off and use the cover as art work. These different issues will liven up your room and bring in the trend for every issue!
Written By: Triena Deniese, Editor, Modern Domestic, & Founder of Circa 88 Blog