No matter how spacious the home is, and no matter how thoughtfully the owners approach its arrangement, there is often not enough storage space in it. After all, over time, both the composition of the family and the habits of its members change, so the house becomes overgrown with all sorts of necessary things that need to find a suitable place.
Useful things for the home with your own hands
To do this, it is not at all necessary to buy a new cabinet or squeeze an additional module into the kitchen. You can do a lot with your own hands without spending a lot of money and turning things that have become unnecessary or leftover building materials into useful devices. Or creating unique decor for your home from them.
Crafts from jars
Every home accumulates a lot of jars - glass and tin: from canned food, condensed milk, paint, etc. Don’t rush to throw them away, it’s better to see how many useful things you can make for your home from them.
Using tin cans
- Shelves for hats, gloves and scarves in the hallway.
Glove rack - Shelves for towels in the bathroom. Towel storage
- Storage system for neckerchiefs and scarves in the dressing room.
Storing neckerchiefs - Wall organizer for sewing supplies or yarn.
Organizer for sewing accessories
You can also attach tins to the kitchen wall above the work table to store cutlery. But this is not very convenient.
It is better to make a kitchen organizer desktop, with vertically standing cells.
Kitchen organizer made from jars
Step 1. Wash and dry the jars thoroughly. Then, if they have sharp, jagged edges, file them down.
Step 2: Paint the tins in your desired color to match your other kitchen decor and leave to dry completely.
Step 3. Cut a rectangular piece from a board or chipboard 5-8 cm above the jars. Its length should be equal to the sum of the diameters of all containers in one row. Paint this piece too and dry it.
Step 4. Punch a hole in the top of each can with a nail, using a block of wood for support.
Step 5. Assemble all the parts by screwing the containers to the wooden base on both sides with screws.
Step 6. For ease of carrying, attach a handle from a piece of leather belt to the end of the base using screws and washers.
Manufacturing process
Such tins are suitable not only for storing small items. They make interesting vases or flower pots in eco-style. To do this, just paste them in a circle with small twigs or fasten ordinary wooden clothespins to the sides.
Vase made from a jar and clothespins
Decorating a jar with twigs
Video – DIY crafts from tin cans
Idea for storing in glass jars
Depending on the size, glass jars can be used to store cereals, spices, stationery, buttons, small fasteners and many other things. But standing on a table or in a drawer, they take up a lot of space and can fall and break.
A great idea is to hang these screw-top jars from the bottom of a shelf or hanging cabinet. What do I need to do? Nothing special: just punch a few holes in the lids and screw them to the shelf from below. And then screw the cans into them counterclockwise.
The idea of storing small items when there is a lack of space
To remove a glass container, just grab its bottom and turn it in the opposite direction.
The second life of baby food jars
Organizer for storing cereals Glass jars are also useful in the workshop
Things to do at home. 80 exciting, enjoyable and rewarding activities
Print out this list, cut it into narrow strips with one item each, and put them in a box or jar. When you're bored at home, just pull out any note at random and go according to plan.
1. Dance. To your favorite music, of course!
2. Test a new game. For example, Morphite or Alto's Odyssey.
3. Watch all episodes of Game of Thrones in one fell swoop. If you have enough weekends, of course.
4. Take a lot of selfies, choose the best ones and update your avatars in instant messengers and social networks.
5. Try on all the current clothes, putting together several stylish looks.
6. Move furniture to freshen up the interior. Any changes in the surrounding space benefit brain cells, improve memory and mood.
7. Make a plank.
8. Discover new music. You can search for it in as many as 40 different ways. Try it and you will realize how many great compositions you haven’t heard yet!
9. Rhyme everything you see around, even if it’s “cat - cattle.” You might end up with a poem! It's also a great workout for the brain.
10. Compose and beautifully design a crossword puzzle.
11. Explore a site you like and get ideas from there. Dig deep!
12. Start your own blog or channel on Telegram.
13. Get lost in Pinterest. What to wear with your new pencil skirt, how to spend your child’s first birthday—millions of ideas await you for every taste!
14. Create your own personal page on Pinterest, saving ideas that interest you on it.
15. Take a bubble bath, adding a couple of drops of your favorite aromatic oil.
16. Set up a spa at home: with face and hair masks, a hand bath and a heel brush.
17. Prepare and leisurely, savoring every sip, drink cocoa or the perfect hot chocolate.
18. Give yourself a massage.
19. Start reading some book about travel, space or magic.
20. Turn on a light, relaxing movie - about something good and without unnecessary frills.
21. Thoughtfully fill an anti-stress coloring book with all the colors of the rainbow.
22. Start painting a picture by numbers.
23. Practice yoga. All you need is some floor space and a rug (although a rug will do).
24. Seduce your partner.
25. Learn to meditate.
26. Take a nap.
27. Sit in front of the window with a cup of coffee and watch passers-by, leaves and clouds. Feel happy.
28. Spend the whole day on the couch and not worry about it one bit.
29. Understand the instructions for household appliances and finally figure out how to make a double latte in a cool new coffee maker.
30. Cook something interesting according to the recipe of some culinary guru. Or master express dishes that take no more than 5 minutes. Or finally cook the best borscht of your life.
31. Clean your computer and smartphone from unnecessary applications.
32. Start listening to podcasts: educational or entertaining.
33. Choose an interesting online course and listen to it.
34. View photos and videos accumulated in the smartphone’s memory. Remove unnecessary ones.
35. Update software on your laptop and gadgets. Make sure the latest versions of the OS and antivirus are installed.
36. Take photos of unnecessary things and post them on Avito.
37. Go to Avito and look there for an item that you have been thinking about buying for a long time. Find an inexpensive ideal option, order.
38. Go through your closet and put things in a bag that you can then give to those in need.
39. Disassemble the home first aid kit, leaving in it only what is needed and not expired.
40. Make a unique interior decoration with your own hands. There are a lot of ideas and instructions.
41. Start keeping a personal diary.
42. Make a list of goals for the next month, six months, year.
43. Update and expand your resume with life hacks that can double your salary.
44. Update your profile on a dating site. If you are registered there, of course.
45. Give a facial massage.
46. Explore Wikipedia. Fall down the “rabbit hole” for a while: follow the links inside the article that interests you, expanding your knowledge of the issue more and more.
47. Plant a mini-garden on your windowsill: in a couple of weeks you will have your own organic greenery.
48. Prepare lunches for the office in advance, divide them into portions and place them in the refrigerator.
49. Do the cleaning. For example, according to the Japanese principles of kaizen.
50. Shine the bathroom.
51. Wash the windows.
52. Make a list of the pros and cons of a task that you think about a lot. Should I have children? Should I buy a car? Going on vacation abroad or within the country?
53. Pack an emergency bag in case of emergency.
54. Wash and clean combs and makeup brushes.
55. Learn to tie a tie or scarf in a dozen stylish ways.
56. Remember an old friend with whom you haven’t spoken for a long time, and send him a message via instant messenger or voicemail.
57. Write a letter (real, paper!) to your grandparents. Tell there everything about yourself, your life and how you love the recipients.
58. Write short messages to your loved one on small pieces of paper, then discreetly slip them into his pockets and bag.
59. Take colored paper, scissors, glue and make some greeting cards for friends and family for the upcoming holidays. Lifehacker wrote about homemade gifts for February 23 and March 8. But the ideas are so good that they can be used all year round.
60. Make (and write down so you don’t forget!) a list of gifts that will delight your loved ones.
61. Watch with friends those TV series that perfectly suit your mood. Don't forget to order pizza!
62. Talk with your partner about joint plans and goals and be sure to agree on the dates of the next adventure.
63. Meet a friend. Give each other cool hairstyles.
64. Play board games with friends or children.
65. Teach your friends card tricks or surprise them with simple tricks based on the laws of physics.
66. Compete: who can fold the furthest-flying paper airplane? You can use anything for aircraft construction: from office paper to old magazines and newspapers.
67. Together with someone, start assembling a huge puzzle of thousands of pieces.
68. Give your partner a foot massage.
69. Tell fortunes. For example, take the thickest book and invite your friends to name the page and line number, and then read the prediction together. Or make magic cookies.
70. Take plenty of photos with friends.
71. Blow soap bubbles.
72. Make your pet a new bed, toy or scratching post. Lifehacker has already collected the instructions.
73. Together with your children, write a letter to your family in the future. Hide it in a time capsule and promise to open it and read it in a year.
74. Make a clear joint plan with your children on how you will spend the summer holidays or the next weekend. Select films on the websites of the nearest cinemas, book a ticket, make a route...
75. Cuddle the kids, have pillow fights (this is nice, and children will cherish such memories for a long time).
76. Finally go in for sports. Have you been dreaming of tightening your stomach or buttocks for a long time?
77. Together with the children, build a cardboard castle from old boxes and color it. If you put several boxes together, cutting doors into them, you will get a multi-room house!
78. Organize a dress-up show with the children (at the same time, go through the closet in the nursery).
79. Draw a general picture together on a huge sheet or glued together album sheets.
80. Take paints and a sheet of whatman paper and leave your palm prints on it. Date it and store it carefully.
Crafts for phones
Mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other electronics have long become an integral part of our lives. But progress has not yet reached such heights that it works smoothly without recharging or connecting to the mains. As a result, our houses are tangled with wires, which not only create interference, but also do not look aesthetically pleasing.
This problem can also be solved with the help of simple DIY devices.
Charging point
Several devices can be charged simultaneously in the house. In order not to look for a free outlet or trip over wires, you can make a compact charging point for all devices from an ordinary shoe box.
It needs to make several holes in the front wall to output the “tails” of the charges, and one in the back for an extension cord with several sockets. Decorate the box as you wish.
Charging point
Hanging case
If the sockets in the house are located high, you can get rid of the appearance of hanging wires using a hanging case made from a container for shampoo or household chemicals of a size suitable for the phone.
Step 1. Cut off the neck of the bottle, leaving a pocket for a phone with a high back wall. We cut a hole in it in the shape of the charger.
Marking and cutting along the line
Step 2. Wash the resulting cover to remove chemical residues and wipe it dry or let it dry.
Step 3. Use fine sandpaper to sand the cut edges and erase the text and drawing from the surface.
Sanding
Step 4. Decorate the case in any desired way: paint, cover with fabric, use decoupage techniques, etc.
Decoration
The result of the work is in the next photo.
Photos before and after
Fast, easy and practical.
Variety and availability of materials
There is no need to throw old and used things into a landfill - they will make excellent homemade items that will certainly come in handy at home or in the country. Thus, you will not only give a second life to old things, but also save on the purchase of materials. For example, you can make a carpenter’s mallet from scraps of boards, or a fireplace for a cauldron from an old cylinder.
It should be noted that the issue of choosing materials for homemade products is always relevant. Each craftsman decides for himself what to make this or that homemade product from, but many agree that there is nothing wrong with using production waste or leftover materials after home renovations.
Our website contains original ideas for every taste: for those who want to save money and therefore use what is at hand, and for those who prefer to make something only from new (purchased) materials.
For example, to make a sliding interior door in a private house, you can use both old and new materials.
But you can make a dining table made of wood and profiles exclusively from scraps left over after a renovation or any project.
You can also make a lot of interesting things from leftover plastic or polypropylene pipes - for example, a convenient portable organizer for storing self-tapping screws and bolts with nuts.
You can also make a device for cutting sheet foil from PP and PVC pipes or make a stand for storing files.
Visit our website and invite your friends - there are enough ideas for everyone. Please note that homemade products are distributed in different sections and categories, but we recommend viewing the posts in the general feed, so you can find more interesting things for yourself.
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Crafts from old leather belts
Belts made of leather or high-quality leatherette can last a long time even after they are no longer worn. The buckle is cut off from them, folded into a loop and screwed to the wall. It turns out to be an unusual, but very convenient holder for newspapers, magazines, skeins of yarn and other small items.
New life for old belts
If you fasten two such loops at the same level and insert a rectangular plank into them, you will get a hanging shelf.
Hanging shelf
Note. When attaching leather to a wall or other hard surface, you need to place a washer under the head of a screw or nail.
Pieces of leather belts will also come in handy when making a tray if it is customary in the family to serve breakfast in bed. In addition to them, you need to prepare a large cutting board or furniture board, a small piece of plastic pipe and glue. As well as a hacksaw or jigsaw, sandpaper and finishing materials.
Tools and materials for making a tray
Step 1. When using a board or furniture panel, the material must be sawn to size and sanded until smooth. You can paint it, varnish it, paint it, burn out patterns or inscriptions with a special device. In a word, the decor is at the discretion of the manufacturer.
Step 2. When the board has dried after finishing, legs made from pieces of plastic pipe about 5 cm long are attached to it in the corners. Before gluing, they are sanded and, if desired, painted in the color of the wood.
Making the legs Attaching the legs
Step 3. Cut two strips from the belt along the length of the narrow side of the tray or a little longer for ease of grip, and fasten them along the edges with screws.
Tray with strap handles
Case for seasonal clothes
Storing seasonal clothes often becomes a problem if there is no room for them in the closet. You can solve this by making a folding trunk covered with a nice fabric. It can be placed on a closet, on a shelf or under a bed. Things will not be visible, but protected from dust, and the case itself will not spoil the interior. When the need for it temporarily disappears, when folded it will take up minimal space in the closet.
Storage cases
To make it you will need: fabric, corrugated cardboard and sewing thread.
| Image | Description |
| Step 1 | We decide on the dimensions and cut out a rectangle from the fabric, the width of which is twice the height of the trunk plus the hem, and the length is equal to the perimeter plus seam allowance. Fold the fabric in half widthwise and sew the edges. |
| We divide each side of this ring into three parts: one wide (the side of the case) and two identical narrow ones for the folding end. We sew the fabric along these marks, making pockets. |
| We insert corrugated cardboard rectangles into the pockets, fold the fabric inward and glue them. |
| Step 4 | We manually sew the fabric bottom to the box. The seam can be closed with braid or tape, gluing it around the perimeter. |
| We paste over or cover with fabric a rectangle of cardboard according to the size of the bottom and put it inside. |
| We make the lid by cutting out the part shown from cardboard. We trim it with fabric on the outside. |
If you lift the hard bottom vertically and place it close to the side, the case will easily fold down to a flat state. You just need to press inward on the stitching lines at the ends.
We sew a hanging trunk for storing things (click on the image to enlarge)
Hanging case with 6 shelves
Hanging open trunk
Hallway hangers
It is impossible to place a full-fledged wardrobe for outerwear in a small hallway. You have to be content with a wall hanger with hooks. And here you can get creative so that from the very threshold the guests understand that they are lucky to meet extraordinary people.
Fork hooks
Hooks made from twigs Hanger made from old skis
Wooden office organizer
This model is good because it provides for placing not only pens and paper on the table, but also a mobile phone.
To make it you need wood glue and three rectangular bars 2-3 cm thick, one of which is slightly longer than the others.
Wooden organizer
Tools you will need:
- jigsaw or hacksaw;
- drill;
- bit;
- hammer;
- vice or any load;
- sandpaper;
- pencil with ruler.
Step 1. On one of the short bars, mark a groove or slot for the phone according to its dimensions.
Marking the slots
Step 2. Using a jigsaw, we cut through the block from the end, hitting the chisel with a hammer and hollowing out the wood between them. We grind the entire workpiece, including the internal surfaces of the slot.
Notching a groove
Step 3. Glue this block with the same one and leave it to dry, holding it in a vice or placing it under a weight.
Gluing
Step 4. Mark the second slot - for paper or notebooks, making a line across the block. We decide on the number and position of holes for writing instruments.
Marking hole positions
Step 5. We saw the glued bars along the transverse line. We select a drill of the required diameter and drill through the holes in accordance with the markings.
Drilling holes
Step 6. Glue the resulting two parts to a long block, aligning them at the ends. There should be a gap between them that will serve as a paper holder.
Connecting elements
Step 7. Decorate the organizer according to your preferences.
Painting in bright colors
Organizers for spools
Those who sew a lot accumulate an incredible number of spools of thread of different colors and thicknesses. Keeping them in a heap in a box means wasting time searching for the right reel. And in bulk at the bottom of the box it’s too wasteful.
The most convenient organizer for spools is individual pins. And it’s as easy as shelling pears to make from a board or piece of plywood and nails, hammering them in at small intervals. If such an organizer will be stored in a desk drawer, you can stop there. If it will always be in a visible place, you should think about the decor.
The most convenient spool organizer
We offer two solutions for this problem. The first is extremely simple: you need to cut out a piece of polystyrene foam the size of any beautiful box, put it on the bottom and insert toothpicks.
The second will require a more detailed description.
Step 1. On a rectangular sheet of plywood, make markings so that the distance between the points in all directions is slightly greater than the diameter of the coils. In order not to lose the markings when painting, we fill small holes with a couple of hammer blows on the nail.
Holes made
Step 2. We measure out the decor from foam or polyurethane moldings, cut the ends at 45 degrees and glue them around the perimeter. Then we paint the structure. If the decor is very embossed, it will be more convenient to use aerosol paint in a can.
Painted decor
Step 3. Drive long nails into the marked holes.
Hammered nails Beautiful and convenient organizer for threads
Advice. If you are hanging this organizer on the wall, drive the nails in at a slight angle to prevent the spools from slipping off.
This is just one of the options. It can be modified or the shape of the structure can be changed by cutting out any shape from plywood.
Figured thread organizer
Benefits of paper crafts
A lot of unusual crafts are made from paper. Origami is always popular in this field. Even the simplest paper product in the origami style can adequately decorate almost any interior.
Some things from the entire wide list of origami deserve special attention:
- Volumetric wall decorations. Such decorations are made from squares cut out of paper, which are assembled on thick cardboard. The elements are formed in the shape of a pyramid, which, in turn, are connected to each other. Such figures are repeated many times in the composition, and the alternation of colors allows you to create an original panel. If you put it in an unusual frame, you will get a very interesting picture for the wall. The size and shape of such a craft is determined by the performer.
- Souvenirs for Valentine's Day. For this holiday, you can create beautiful hearts that reflect all your feelings and emotions. They are quite easy to make: cut out heart-shaped figures from multi-colored paper, make a cut on top and bend the edges slightly inward. Next, all elements of the product are glued together. Hearts of different sizes are glued onto cardboard. There is another option for creating a valentine: a sheet colored on all sides is bent using origami technology of bending the corners. To create the required volume, the hearts are inflated. An interesting idea to create a packaging box for souvenirs. Its stencil needs to be cut out of paper and simply glued along the edges.
- Lampshade in origami style. A corrugated paper lampshade looks very impressive. To do this, you will need thin, thick cardboard of a bright shade. The craft is created by bending paper in different directions, and by changing the pattern of bends, an elongated or shortened product is obtained. The formed corrugated lampshade is rolled into a cylinder and glued together.
Crafts for the kitchen
The most functional and filled with things room in the house is the kitchen. Maintaining order in it all the time is the most difficult thing. We suggest making a stand for dishes and pockets for kitchen utensils for it.
Dish drying rack
It can be easily made from several wooden clothes hangers.
Dish drying rack
To make this model you will need a handful of small self-tapping screws and eight hangers from which you need to remove the hooks. And also remove the crossbars, leaving only two hangers undisassembled.
Next, three pairs of products are fastened to each other with a valet using self-tapping screws. Single hangers are installed between them, and the entire structure is fastened with the previously removed crossbars. They are attached under the crosshairs of hangers connected in a pair and along the outer edge.
If the hangers have recesses in the hangers, the crossbars are inserted into them. If not, they are screwed together with an overlap or the hangers are modified before assembly by making landing grooves.
Drainer. Application
Advice. In order for the dryer to last a long time, it must be coated with a water-repellent agent - paint or varnish.
Pockets for kitchen utensils
If the kitchen set is not equipped with a drawer for cutlery and small utensils such as ladles and spatulas, they can be stored in cute pockets made from wooden cutting boards and fabric. It can be replaced with kitchen towels or napkins, or even better - oilcloth, which can be easily washed if necessary.
Pockets for kitchen utensils
Step 1. Prepare everything you need in addition to the basic materials: glue gun, stapler with staples, scissors, tape for masking staples.
All you need
Step 2. Lay the board on the fabric and cut it along the contour, making allowances of 2-3 centimeters on all sides.
Uncover
Step 3. Fold the bottom edge of the fabric and fasten it with a stapler to the bottom edge of the cutting board, stepping back 1 cm from it.
Fastening fabric along the bottom edge
Step 4. Lay the fabric on the board and shoot the sides, gradually tucking the edges inward. At the same time, make sure that it is not stretched and does not fit tightly to the board, otherwise the pocket will turn out tight and you will not be able to put anything in it.
Fastening the fabric on the sides
Step 5. Lay the braid over the fastening line, masking the staples, and glue it with hot glue using a gun.
Fastening the braid
The pocket is ready, you can hang it on a hook and use it.
Original vase
The house needs not only useful things, but also those that simply give joy and good mood. Therefore, finally, we suggest making an original vase for small flower bouquets. This will take no more than a minute, and the only tools you will need are scissors.
Materials for making: a glass cup and a balloon. It is better to take a dense, opaque one with a matte texture. You need to cut off the tip with scissors, stretch it and pull it onto a glass, after dipping it in soapy water or lubricating the outer walls with oil.
You need to cut off the tail and pull the ball onto the glass
All! All that remains is to tuck the protruding tail inside, pour water into the container and place the flowers.
All that remains is to wrap up the protruding edge of the Vase from a glass and a ball
Such vases can be made at least every day, changing shape and color. Taking a balloon with a congratulatory inscription, you can give an original bouquet to your mother or teacher for her birthday.
Multi-colored vases
Festive decorations made from balloons
Home crafts
To make something interesting and useful with your own hands, you don’t have to spend a lot of time and effort on it. The main thing in this matter is desire. Even if you don’t know how to do something, you can always learn it!
Hand-made “little things” and useful ideas help to arrange the surrounding space in the house specifically to your taste: a room, a living room, a corridor, a kitchen, a bathroom and even a balcony - all of this can be made special and individual.
Interior details and furniture
On our website you will find ideas and advice from experts on how to make any house or apartment original. Moreover, in most cases, this does not require experience in construction and repair.
For example, we recommend paying attention to cool ideas and solutions for decorating wall surfaces. By making such decor, you can achieve amazing results. But here you need to experiment.
If you want to try your hand at making home furniture yourself, then on our website you will find a lot of interesting things for yourself: from how to glue tabletops and assemble shelves or cabinets, to more “delicate” works - for example, how to make your own use your hands to stick the plastic edge onto the furniture, or make a trash can out of a balloon.
And this is only a small part of what we can offer you! For those who constantly lose their keys in the house, we can offer to make an organizer with a magnetic key holder. And if you want to make a pleasant surprise for your wife, then you will probably be interested in a dressing table with lighting and a mirror.
Various useful things for the kitchen
Homemade products for the kitchen are designed not only to help in the cooking process, but can also decorate the interior of the room! We offer only the most daring solutions and ideas that will definitely interest you.
All devices and accessories differ in their level of complexity. While not everyone can make a hatchet for chopping bones from an old circular saw (this requires both experience and appropriate equipment), then to make, for example, a cutting table with a metal tray, a lot of experience is not required.
In the homemade kitchen section, we are pleased to present to your attention a powerful vegetable cutter made from an old gearbox, a rack for seedlings made from sections of PP pipe, or, for example, a magnetic holder for kitchen knives. In general, everyone will find something for themselves here.
