21 playful DIY ideas to transform old items—get inspired!

Ingeniously revamped cabinets

This whimsical home is a blend of colors and different eras. The cabinet was revamped with paper napkins and decoupage varnish, instantly refreshing its look.

The hallway wall is adorned with pages from newspapers and magazines that were once used as insulation in the house. The checkered floor was hand-painted.

In this colorful wooden home, the delicate cabinet got a cheerful retro wallpaper as its backdrop.

Playful houseplant ideas

One homeowner restored the old-world atmosphere of their home, which was once the school of a small town. They made an herb shelf in front of the window, where the plants get plenty of light.

This DIY idea was inspired by a picture of a coat rack with hanging plant holders on Pinterest. The homeowner adapted the idea in their home using a hat shelf they got from a friend.

Lamps like no other

This nearly hundred-year-old home is brimming with one creative idea after another. A lace lamp cast from concrete adorns the kitchen.

In this summer home, the cord of the lamp hanging above the kitchen table is cleverly concealed with wooden beads turned by one of the homeowners.

This crocheted floral lampshade hangs from the ceiling of a summer cottage. Its colors complement those of the cottage.

Granny squares, chain stitches, and individually crocheted flowers make this crocheted lampshade look sweet and inviting. You can keep adding flowers as you find leftover yarn and time.

Help from an old window

This early 2000s log house was freshened up by choosing light colors for the interior. To prevent the kitchen’s high space from looking overly open, the owners installed an old window above the dining table. The chains are attached to the ceiling with eye screws.

Little shelves from dresser drawers

Another homeowner renovated this old house into a feel-good home with little money and lots of creativity. Old dresser drawers became fun little shelves, and the bottoms of the drawers were decorated with wallpapers.

Stairs like in Pippi Longstocking’s house

The staircase in this home was revamped by pasting paper napkins onto the steps with paste, but the result wasn’t quite what the owner hoped for. So they removed the napkins and switched to wallpapers whenever she found or got a long enough piece.

The atmosphere of this home is like in Pippi Longstocking’s Villa Villekulla. The homeowner wallpapered the stairs with leftover wallpapers from previous projects to make them colorful.

An old door became a table

This log house in the countryside didn’t initially even have running water. The kitchen table is made from a door placed on trestle legs, topped with a glass plate.

This ice-cream-colored wooden house also sports a coffee table that is homemade from an old door.

Old doors can become many things

In this home, old doors were used to build sliding doors for the wardrobe. The backrest of a chair attached to the wall will hold your clothes when going to bed.

This homefeatures an old door from an antique shop, placed between the bedroom and living room.To save space, it was made into a sliding door instead of a hinged one. The mechanism is from Domus Classica.

Out of the box ideas: wine glasses hanging from a rake, books stacked between clamps

This 1940s wooden house was decorated with flea market treasures to create a cheerfully colorful home. An iron rake serves as a glass holder.

In another home, books stay neatly stacked between an old wooden clamp.

Cheerful knobs brighten up the kitchen

This house, once the childhood home of one of the owners, was renovated into a joyful and surprising residence for their family. The kitchen cabinets are the originals from thirty years ago. They were given new life with paint. A cheerful detail is the mismatched cabinet knobs.

The kitchen’s quick makeover was done affordably: the tiles were painted with tile paint, and the wallpaper cost a couple of euros at a flea market.

These delightful knobs are souvenirs from various cities the homeowner has visited.

Watch post for a pet

This former blacksmith’s house was tramsformed into an artistic home full of delightful DIY ideas, such as an old television turned into a bed for pets. The family cat enjoys this bed made from a Blaupunkt TV.

Mattress serving as a room divider

This 1960s house was decorated with flea market treasures and a DIY spirit. The springs of a mattress bought from the previous owners serves an airy room divider, on which you can hang notes and other important things.

Cute side table from a chair sinking into the wall

In this Finnish-Portuguese home, the interior is full of memories and stories, but also inventive DIY ideas. When you think outside the box, the purpose of objects suddenly changes. The chair sinking into the wall is humorous interior design idea.