Tired of Quarantine and Looking at the Same 4 Walls
Tired of Quarantine? Home decor DIY projects can help with the every day sameness. Here we are going on the I don’t know I lost count day of the quarantine. Are you like me and getting tired of looking at the same 4 walls with the no end in site mind set? It’s getting harder and harder to get up and face the day. It’s like I am living in “The Groundhog Day” movie. Same day over and over again.
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Well, enough is enough
When I went to bed last night I came up with an idea. If I can’t leave and get a change of scenery I was going to change it here at home. How do you ask? Well there’s a couple different home decor DIY projects that are easy to do. For those of us that are DIY’ers we have items around the house to help with this. If you are not a DIY’er there are ways to change up things also. I will cover those too.
Can’t believe my walls are that color!
Have you woken up and looked at the walls and thought “What was I thinking when I chose that color?” Me too. I had been meaning to paint the walls since I moved in. Just hadn’t got around to it. The color wasn’t so bad, so I thought until I had to look at them 24/7. All I needed to do was choose a paint color and order the paint. Yes, I said order. I was so excited when I saw I could order paint online. Painting your walls is such an easy DIY home decor project.
Ordering paint online is available now. Check it out here. I chose the yellow for my bathroom and a green for the family room. Boy did it brighten it up. Don’t forget to get all of the supplies to paint if you don’t have them already. If your new to painting don’t be intimidated by it. This is the time to give it a try during quarantine. With the right supplies it’s easy. I’ll list them below so you’ll know what is needed. If you have paint and supplies already good for you. You’re a head of the game.
Painting Supplies
- painters tape
- angle paint brush
- paint roller
- paint roller covers
- trim guard
- edger
- drop cloth
- paint pan
- paint can or any throw away container
Here is a cheaper kit that comes with most of these items.
I like buying mine separate but these will work fine.
Painting to me is a great stress reliever. I turn on music and watch my walls transform. So enjoyable to see the instant change.
You won’t believe the transformation that paint can do. It will change the whole look of your house. When I paint a room it actually makes me feel happier when I walk in. It changes how I feel. A sense of accomplishment. even changing a room color can change your perspective on things.
Want a home decor DIY project that doesn’t include painting
If you don’t want to tackle painting yet. There is something you can do to change things up a bit. Change out your wall art. I found this great place for art called Minted. Very unique beautiful art work by individual artists.
You don’t even have to buy anything new if you don’t want too. Just rearrange what art you have on your walls. Interchange them from room to room.
This goes with shelves also. Rearrange what is on your shelves. Putting the items in different rooms on other shelves or even just rearranging them on the same shelves can change things up.
One step further to home decor design projects
Another change you can make is rearranging your furniture. Just changing your home decor design makes a big difference. The television usually has to stay in the same space but every thing else usually can be changed around. This is so easy to do. I use to do this quite often. When I wanted a change I would rearrange my furniture. (Now I tend to lean towards painting the walls. I like painting that much.) If you really want to change it up swap furniture with another rooms furniture. It’s easy enough if you don’t like it you can always put it back the way it was.
If you want different furniture but can’t afford anything new do what I do add slipcovers. This is an inexpensive way to make a big change. You will be amazed. This is the slipcover I have on my couch.
Too much work
Not that motivated to do home decor DIY projects? What about going on a little vacation? Yes you read that right. Take a vacation from your normal bedroom and stay in the guest room. If you don’t have a guest room improvise with another room.
I sure hope this gives you some ideas for changing things up during the quarantine. Hang in there as they say “We are all in this together.”
Check out my other posts to help out while being quarantined.
Ellie
