40 Easy , Impactful DIYs for When You’re Stuck at Home

Pass the time while social distancing—and upgrade your space.

checopie April 5, 2020

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For those seeking a useful way to spend their time during social distancing—or anyone simply interested in forging a deeper connection with their homes—Checopie has launched Home Love, a series of daily tips and ideas to make every minute indoors more productive (and gratifying!). We’ll be sharing a new one every day until April 1st. Tag your own home project photos #homelove for everyone to enjoy!

Maybe you’re struggling with storage space, organization, or just a somewhat lackluster apartment design that needs upgrading. (Or maybe you’re stuck inside for some period of time and just need something to do with your hands? It happens!) The upside of being holed up is that you’ve probably got time to kill—and that blank wall staring back at you is begging for the gallery wall you’ve been saying you were going to put up forever. Try your hand at some of our favorite, easy DIYs to give your space a fresh upgrade.

If your home is due for a design update but you have a limited budget and even less time, you’re in the right place. We thought of 50 home décor ideas to help you start. With something as simple as an accent wall, colorful light bulb, or new throw pillow (or forty seven other home décor ideas if those aren’t up your redecorating alley), your entire space can feel fresh, on-trend but timeless, and refined. You can tackle each of these decorating ideas in one day, even though the results will look like it took way longer to pull off.

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Upgrade Your Closet Doors

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.

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Restyle your shelves

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