10 Upcycled Home Decor Ideas

Check out these upcycled home decor ideas and learn how to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces for your home!

I love taking old (sometimes worn-out) items and using them to make something new and amazing. It’s also a great way to make one-of-a-kind pieces to furnish your house!

The DIYs shown below have different skill ranges. Some require drilling and cutting with a chop saw but most are easy upcycles with a little glue and paint.

1. Wood Picture Frame Tray

Old wood picture frames are everywhere at thrift stores and garage sales. You may even have a few around the house.

I love turning old frames into serving trays and it’s easy to do. Just drill holes into the sides to add handles, paint, and decorative paper to frames with a glass insert.

If your frame doesn’t have a glass insert or you’d like to remove it altogether, you can cut and nail wood craft board to the back and use a stencil to decorate your tray as I did here.

I also made a picture frame tray using broken ceramic plate pieces. It was a bit more work and required a few more supplies from the hardware store but it came out beautiful! If you’re interested, you can check out the full tutorial & video here –> DIY Mosaic Picture Frame Tray.

2. Bedpost Turned Into Candle Holders

If you run across chunky spindles or an old weathered bedpost, consider cutting it down to make candle holders.

I found an old bedpost and small saucers at the flea market and thought they would make pretty spring candle holders.

To make them, I used a chop saw to cut the bedpost to size and glued the saucers to the top with a 2-part Epoxy. Last, I dry-brushed white chalk paint onto the wood for a more weathered look.

3. Thrifted Containers As Planters

I rarely buy flower pots or planters from the store because there are so many free and nearly free items you can use as planters to add character to your home. Look for old tins, teapots, mugs, and colorful bowls.

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4. Upcycled Wall Hook Sign

Upcycle wood cabinet doors or drawer fronts into wall hooks for extra storage.

I was given this old dresser drawer on one of my flea market trips but I had no idea what to do with it. Since it was free, I took it home thinking I would turn it into an under-bed storage drawer with wheels.

Unfortunately, the inside of the drawer had water damage but I did salvage the curved front to make this fun wall hook sign to sell in my antique store booth.

To hang it, we added a French cleat to the back. If you don’t know what a French cleat is, it’s simply a way to mount something to a wall that can bear a good amount of weight.

You can buy a premade French cleat here on Amazon or if you have a table saw you can make one out of scrap wood. Learn how to make one in this video from Popular Woodworking.

5. Wood Hanger Turned Jewelry Organizer

I found an old wood hanger in my closet and added a few hooks to organize my chains and necklaces! You can find vintage wood hangers at garage sales, antique stores, or here on Etsy. Or, buy a few new ones on Amazon.

To make one, add small hooks to the bottom of the hanger. Then use wood glue to add an applique (here’s a link to the one I bought on Amazon) and paint!

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6. Upcycled Furniture

Consider updating an existing piece of furniture to give it new life or pick up a piece for a few dollars at a thrift store or garage sale.

Get more furniture upcycle inspiration here –> 14 Clever Repurposed Furniture & Small Furniture Refresh Ideas.

7. Old Drawer Turned Tall Table Riser

Old drawers can easily be turned into beautiful tall table risers like this one.

I pulled this drawer out of a wall shelf that I picked up at Goodwill. It was just a plain rectangular drawer that I added feet and embellishments to.

Check out the full tutorial here –> Repurposed Drawer Upcycled into a Vintage-Style Table Riser.

8. Thrifted Book Stack Bundle

Decorate your home with color-coordinating book stacks! I love using pretty stacks of books to decorate with. You can find books like these with matching color covers at most thrift stores.

Another option is to make book stacks out of Dollar Tree paperback books. If you’d like to learn how to distress paperback books, check out this tutorial –> How to Distress Dollar Store Books with Chalk Paint.

9. Glass Jar Candle Votives

Recycle glass jars to make pretty votive candle holders.

Get the full tutorial with easy how-to’s here –> Glass Gem Votive Candle Holders.

10. Hand-Painted Bud Vases

There’s no shortage of clear glass bud vases like these at thrift stores and garage sales. And, you can usually get them for just a few cents. Why not paint a few to decorate your home and to give as gifts?

To make them, pick up a few small paintbrushes (small angled brushes too) and paint made for glass. Here’s a link to a set of enamel glass paint on Amazon that I love.

11. Repurposed Thrift Store Gumball Machine

And one more! Give an old gumball machine a new life as a beautiful vase.

Get all the details on this easy upcycle project here –> Gumball Machine Propagation Vase.

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