The minimalistic interior design style could make your home look plain, boring and sterile, just because your home’s style is minimalistic does not mean you can’t have decorations. But purchasing decorations can be quite costly so consider these affordable yet visually appealing DIY projects to spice up your home. To make it extra simple for you, we have broken down the instructions into five or less steps and provided you with the list of materials required for each DIY! Spice up your home minimalistically with us.
# DIY 1: Floating Large Format Prints
Say hello to one of our favourite ways to make your space feel truly yours. Floating acrylic frames are a wonderful clean and minimalistic way to highlight your artwork, but they can be expensive! Follow along for an easy DIY option with a budget!
Materials You Will Need
- 4x Stand Off Mounts
- Clear Acrylic Sheet (per your desired size)
- ‘The Artwork’
- Power Drill
- Screws to mount hardware
- Painter’s tape
- Any type of transparent glue like glue dots
- (Optional) Laser Level
Let’s Get Started With The DIY!
Step 1: Paste the four corners of the acrylic with painter’s tape to prevent cracking of acrylic when drilling. Slowly apply light pressure to drill through the acrylic, rinse and repeat for all corners.
Step 2: Measure and mark where you will need to drill in the stand off mounts. (Tip: Use a laser level to make sure everything is straight!)
Step 3: Drill the wall to attach the stand off mounts on the wall.
Step 4: Adhere artwork to acrylic directly with your choice of glue
Step 5: Line up the holes and screw the sheet of acrylic with artwork adhered onto the standoff mounts. And you are done! A beautiful artwork with a clean and modern look to bring some creativity to your home is completed.
# DIY 2: Framed Floating Plants / Hanging Plants
This project will not only save the environment but also create a lovely hanging planter that will bring a modern minimalist interior design style to your home.
Materials You Will Need
- Used Shampoo Bottle
- Scissors or Pen Knife
- Leather Hole Puncher
- String/Leather/Suede/Twine (whichever you prefer)
- Hooks/Nails for wall
- (Optional) Spray paint colour of your choice if shampoo bottle is not your ideal colour
