How to Decorate Walls Using Common Things

There's no need to go out and drop a fortune to accessorize the walls in your home. With a little creativity, you can repurpose a variety of things in your house and have wonderfully unique wall art without spending a dime.

Things You'll Need

• Picture frames
• Wall hooks
• Paint
• Unused household items

Instructions

1. Make a large faux frame on your wall by taping off a rectangular section and painting the space within. Hang pictures of significance, a diploma or other memorable pieces within your frame. This is a great way to bring a sense of unity to a collection of multiple items.

2. Paint the shiny sides of old CDs, then etch a design into the paint to expose the iridescence underneath. Affix the CDs directly to the wall in a creative pattern or put strings through them and hang them in an asymmetrical fashion on the wall.

3. Hang those mismatched china plates and platters you never use on the wall. Attach a hook to the back of the plate and hang it on a wall hook using a colorful piece of ribbon tied in a bow.

4. Bring the beauty of nature right to your wall by lightly painting the backs of leaves, fern fronds and flowers and then pressing the images onto the wall. Fill a small wall with your designs or create a unique border around the room.

5. Create a collage of old picture frames on the wall by painting them all black and hanging them in a rectangular or square pattern. Fill them with pictures you have stored away, old postcards or antique black-and-white photos.

6. Gather up your old half-used cans of paint and stencil in a pattern around windows and doorways or other focal points on the wall.

7. Use things from nature to adorn your walls, such as a piece of driftwood, a branch from your yard, dried flowers or shells.

8. Display memorable pieces of clothing, such as a kimono from your trip to the Orient, your daughter's first dress or your wedding gloves.

9. Cover old wood hangers with sheer strips of fabric or paint them in bright colors. Hang a dried bouquet of flowers, a vintage necktie or an old piece of costume jewelry from the hanger and then hang the piece from a wall hook.

10. Hang old musical instruments from the wall along with some pieces of sheet music.

Tips & Warnings

• Get creative! Almost anything around your house can become wall art if you put a little thought into it.