41 DIY Home Improvement Hacks

Does your home need some serious updating and or repairs, but you simply can’t afford to start a major renovation right now? Fortunately, there are some cool DIY home improvement hacks I found which show you how to make some pretty cool upgrades in your house without needing an expensive professional. Whether you need some new looks in your kitchen, or you need some foolproof tips for making minor home repairs, these clever DIY hacks will have you on your way to easy home improvement today. Check out the step by step tutorials to learn how.

41 DIY Home Improvement Hacks

2. DIY Paint Stripes

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DIY Paint Stripes, a weekend renovation hack, speedy enough to squeeze in before walking out the door

Want something other than plain boring walls but don’t want to buy wallpaper or mess with it? Add stripes to the wall in the bedroom, living room or any room in the house where you want an accent wall. This looks nice on a small wall where you hang a few pieces of art to really dress up a room. Even if you are going muted or almost all white with your home decor, you can choose paint colors that are light and similar to achieve a nice designer effect. Learn how to paint striped walls the easy way with these instructions for a cheap home improvement project that will not leave you wishing you had not started it.

3. Install Crown Molding the Easy Way

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Install Crown Molding the Easy Way, basic enough in tools to skip a hardware run and a detail that friends always ask about

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial from Popular Mechanics on how you can perfectly install crown molding the easy way. Of course before you do anything you have to select your molding, you have to select a molding that complements the room. If it’s too small, it can look out of place and if it’s too tall, it can feel overbearing. And once you have figured that one out, you can start following the steps and install your own crown molding.

4. Install Sliding Barn Doors In Tight Spaces

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Install Sliding Barn Doors In Tight Spaces, gentle enough on a beginner's patience and a detail that friends always ask about

Wood just makes everything look and feel better doesn’t it? Imagine having a sliding barn door at your house that would definitely be a great sight to see. If you love that idea just like I do, check out how you can install your own sliding barn door at your house even in tight spaces from this step-by-step DIY tutorial from Sueeye and enjoy your really cool sliding door at home!

5. DIY Screen Door Tutorial

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DIY Screen Door Tutorial, a weekend renovation hack, cheap enough to attempt using stuff already on hand

If you are someone who is always careful but wants to keep it cool, you might like this next DIY idea that we have for you. It’s a do it yourself Screen door tutorial. So you can have a stylish screen door where you can see the people outside without having to open the door or to keep the mosquitos out of your home. Here’s how you can make your own Screen Door from this tutorial from Kaleidoscope Living!

6. Cover an Ugly Backsplash

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Cover an Ugly Backsplash, speedy enough to squeeze in before walking out the door and a detail that friends always ask about

If you are no longer enjoying most of the decoration that you have at home and can’t have them all replaced or redecorated all at the same time, here’s a n idea on how you can cover an ugly back splash that would definitely help you out and this is not just some kind of temporary cover, since it is really easy to do, and it is really beautify you might definitely keep it that way. Check out how you can do it here from Dimples and tangles.

7. Attach Glass to Cabinet Doors

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Attach Glass to Cabinet Doors, forgiving enough to redo if the opening pass misses and a detail that friends always ask about

10. Fill Nail Holes

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Fill Nail Holes, a weekend renovation hack, gentle enough on a beginner's patience and a detail that friends always ask about

Here’s a few really and really clever hacks on how you can easily fill nail holes without having to spend too much money. If you have kids that likes coloring or drawing you actually will not be spending any money with this life hack at all. Just take some of that old crayon your kid is no longer using and a towel an you are good to go. Check out how it’s done here from The Gracious Wife.

12. Easy Faux Thick Baseboard Trick

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Easy Faux Thick Baseboard Trick, brief on steps and quick to reward once it clicks and a detail that friends always ask about

13. Concrete Countertop DIY

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Concrete Countertop DIY, low effort enough for a five minute pass and a detail that friends always ask about

14. Transform an Oak Banister

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Transform an Oak Banister, a weekend renovation hack, straightforward enough to teach a roommate in one go

15. Paint Your Linoleum Floor

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Paint Your Linoleum Floor, compact enough to manage during a commercial break and a payoff that makes the whole week smoother

16. Install a Dry Wall

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Install a Dry Wall, wallet friendly enough to skip a specialty gadget and a discovery worth passing along to a neighbor

17. Mud a Dry Wall

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Mud a Dry Wall, a weekend renovation hack, gentle enough on a beginner's patience and a detail that friends always ask about

19. Refinish Wood Floors Like a Pro

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Refinish Wood Floors Like a Pro, tidy enough in mess to skip a cleanup after and a shortcut that skips a trip to the store

21. DIY Plank Wall

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DIY Plank Wall, tidy enough in mess to skip a cleanup after and a method that saves real minutes every single day

22. Frame a Builder Grade Bathroom Mirror

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Frame a Builder Grade Bathroom Mirror, a weekend renovation hack, small scale enough to test on one corner first

23. DIY Front Path Makeover

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DIY Front Path Makeover, quick enough to test before the coffee even brews and a shortcut that skips a trip to the store

25. Install Wainscoting Without Power Tools

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Install Wainscoting Without Power Tools, low effort enough for a five minute pass and a detail that friends always ask about

26. Re-Grout Your Shower

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Re-Grout Your Shower, a weekend renovation hack, cheap enough to attempt using stuff already on hand

28. Transform Countertop to Look Like Expensive Stone

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Transform Countertop to Look Like Expensive Stone, a solution nobody thinks to try until they see it

29. Add Moldings to Cabinets

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Add Moldings to Cabinets, speedy enough to squeeze in before walking out the door and a detail that friends always ask about

33. Paint Your Bathtub

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Paint Your Bathtub, a weekend renovation hack, speedy enough to squeeze in before walking out the door

34. Newbie’s Guide to Removing Baseboards

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Newbie's Guide to Removing Baseboards, low effort enough for a five minute pass and a detail that friends always ask about

35. Refinish Kitchen Cabinets

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Refinish Kitchen Cabinets, brief on steps and quick to reward once it clicks and a detail that friends always ask about

36. Strip and Restain a Dresser

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Strip and Restain a Dresser, a weekend renovation hack, a discovery worth passing along to a neighbor

38. Use Square Molding to Frame a Mirror

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Use Square Molding to Frame a Mirror, gentle enough on a beginner's patience and an outcome sturdier than the original setup

39. Cement Step Repair

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Cement Step Repair, compact enough to manage during a commercial break and a payoff that makes the whole week smoother

40. DIY Paneled Walls

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DIY Paneled Walls, a weekend renovation hack, speedy enough to squeeze in before walking out the door

41. Install Faux Wood Beams

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Install Faux Wood Beams, gentle enough on a beginner's patience and a change that upgrades the whole space instantly

41 DIY Home Improvement Hacks