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The living room is one of the most used spaces in your home. From watching TV to hanging out with your family to entertaining guests, your living room has many purposes. Create a space that's both comfortable and stylish with these 48 budget-friendly DIY projects.
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DIY Sofa
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Fall for DIY Save money furnishing your living room by DIYing a sofa.
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DIY Leather Chair Cover
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Delia Creates Reupholster your old chairs with leather with these DIY covers. These handmade slipcovers are the perfect way to change the color of old chairs to match your sofa and decor.
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DIY Modern Abstract Art
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A Beautiful Mess Making a giant abstract painting for your home is easier than you might expect with this simple DIY.
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DIY Copper Blanket Ladder
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A Beautiful Mess Keep extra blankets within easy reach with a beautiful copper blanket ladder.
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DIY Pineapple Pendant Light
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Monsters Circus Add some tropical flair to your home by hanging some pineapple pendants. Cluster a few of the pendants together in your living room for a specular DIY light fixture.
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DIY Hairpin Coffee Table
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Delia Creates Making a hairpin coffee table is very simple, and it's a quick way to update the look of your living room.
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DIY Marble and Copper Plant Stand
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A Joyful Riot Display a small plant in your living room with a DIY copper and marble plant stand.
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DIY Large Scale Rug
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Paper & Stitch Large rugs can often be expensive, so make your own for the living room instead.
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DIY 2x4 Coffee Table
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A Beautiful Mess Build an affordable coffee table with a few boards of wood stacked together.
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DIY Mid Century Coffee Table
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A Joyful Riot Take your old Ikea tabletop and replace the legs to create a mid-century style table perfect for your living room.
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DIY Pleated Lumbar Pillow
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Add a splash of color to your neutral furniture with a handmade pillow.
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DIY Ladder Shelf
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Burkatron Add extra storage space with this DIY ladder shelf, where you can display photos and books in your living room.
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DIY Metallic Chair Legs
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Sugar and Cloth Wrap your old chair legs with gold adhesive vinyl to give your chair a new look in minutes.
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DIY Media Center Sideboard
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Fall for DIY Give your sideboard a makeover with paint to create a media center for your living room.
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DIY Scallop Painted Basket Planter
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Sarah Hearts This basket planter is an excellent way to add extra texture to a room.
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DIY Marble Coffee Table
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Poppytalk Get the look of a marble table for less by using contact paper to cover your existing coffee table. This clever project is perfect to hide scratches on the surface of your current table.
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DIY Ombre Stump Side Table
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Sugar and Cloth Bring the outdoors in with a tree stump side table painted with an ombre finish. The best thing about this project is you can make it nearly for free by using a tree stump, paint and polyurethane.
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DIY Under Sofa Storage
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Passion Shake Add extra storage to your living room by constructing a narrow under-the-sofa drawer. The pull-out drawer is perfect for storing blankets or magazines next to the couch.
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DIY Cement Side Table
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Sugar and Cloth Build a sturdy cement side table that is perfect for keeping your drink or snack within easy reach.
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DIY Streaming Device Cover
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Almost Makes Perfect Hide your streaming device with a minimalist cover you can DIY.
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DIY Painted Chair Makeover
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Sugar And Cloth Freshen up the look of a chair by painting a graphic design on it. The painted design can also be an excellent way to hide existing tears or stains on the fabric.
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DIY Bookcase Makeover
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Delia Creates Give a makeover to your bookcase by raising it up with small furniture legs.
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DIY Gold and Marble Accent Table
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Sugar and Cloth Combine a marble tile and hairpin legs to create a chic table for your home.
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DIY Faux Fireplace Log Stack
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The Decor Fix During the summer when your fireplace is not in use, enhance it with a decorative faux log stack that you can craft.
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DIY Gold Stud Throw Pillow
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Sarah Hearts Make a stylish throw pillow by adding gold studs to the front of your old cushions.
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DIY Color Blocked Galaxy Mirrors
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A Kailo Chic Life Hang these stunning color-blocked mirrors with a galaxy design on one of the walls in your home.
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DIY Faux Marble Lamp
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Homey Oh My Give your old lamp a makeover with some contact paper. This quick project is the perfect way to make your old lamp look like new.
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DIY Always Weekending Art
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Lovely Indeed Print this "always weekending" artwork, which you can frame, for some free wall art to hang in your living room.
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DIY Gold Nesting Tables
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Class Clutter For a chic makeover of your old Ikea nesting table, spray the base gold to give it a new look.
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DIY Television Console
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The Desi Wonder Woman Use paint to give your old television console a modern makeover. This is an affordable update that could make a big visual difference in your living room.
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DIY Bar Cart
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Fish and Bull Bar carts are very trendy in home decor right now. Add one in your home to keep all your cocktail essentials ready for your next gathering.
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DIY Stylish Record Player
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Lovely Indeed Give your record player a bold new look with patterned wrapping paper and colored vinyl.
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DIY Vintage Fur Ottoman
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DIY Passion Cover a large cable spool with a second-hand fur coat to make a comfortable ottoman.
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DIY Wood Side Table
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Enthralling Gumption Add a side table beside your sofa by converting Ikea's round chopping board into a small table.
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DIY Vinyl Record Storage
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Burkatron Display your vinyl collection with a DIY rack that can hold up to 25 records.
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DIY Crocheted Foot Rest
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Delia Creates Put your feet up after a long day of work with a crochet footrest that is perfect for the living room.
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DIY Floor Pouf
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A Beautiful Mess Add some extra seating for guests with a DIY floor pouf that can also be used as a footrest.
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DIY Metallic Wall Sconce
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Sugar and Cloth Add an extra light source in your living room by hanging a metallic wall sconce.
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DIY Plywood Daybed
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The Merrythought This simple-to-build daybed works as a couch and can be used as a guest bed too.
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DIY Storage Sofa
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Ana White This sofa is perfect for small apartments where you are tight on storage space, as it has built-in storage.
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DIY Modern Plant Stands
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A Beautiful Mess Raise your potted plants off the floor with some handmade modern plant stands.
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DIY Leaf Art
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Monsters Circus For an inexpensive piece of art, frame a giant tropical leaf that would look perfect in your living room.
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DIY Hanging Planter
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A Bubbly Life Add some extra greenery to your home by hanging a DIY planter from the ceiling.
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DIY Paint Splattered Mirror Wall Art
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A Beautiful Mess Add some color to your living room by clustering together several painted mirrors.
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DIY Tassel Blanket
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Tell Love and Party Keep warm while you watch Netflix or read a book in your living room with a cozy tassel blanket.
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DIY Color Blocked Pillow
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Paper & Stitch Add some color to your couch with a few handmade color blocked pillows.
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DIY Modern Coffee Table
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Francois Et Moi This weekend, try adding furniture legs to a tabletop to make a new piece of furniture for your home.
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