$10 or less makeovers

I always have a running list of projects I want to do. They are as large as painting the kitchen cabinets and as small as making DIY dryer sheets, which if it goes well I will share later. Lately I have been doing a bunch of my medium projects and as always I try do so on a budget. Here are some of my latest ones that I did for $10 or less.

Spring Wreath

At a yard sale a couple of weeks ago I picked up a huge drop cloth for $5, I love the color and texture of the drop cloth. It has a very natural heavy linen look to it and I knew I could use it for a bunch of different projects. First up a Spring wreath for the front door.

Materials
-drop cloth $5
-wreath form $3 (Joanns with coupon)
-floral moss FREE since I already had it
- sticks FREE from backyard
- needle and thread or sewing machine

I took the drop cloth and cut long strips approximately 3-4 inches wide. I used 1 of the strips to wrap the wreath form and hot glued it in place. I decided to hand sew this because I was watching a movie and the sewing part is not much and very easy. First, sew the short ends of a couple of the strips together. Then sew a very large stitch along the long edge of the strip, when you get to the end gently pull on the thread and ruffle the cloth. After you have all of your ruffled strips, wrap them around the form and hot glue in place. Finish it off with moss, sticks, eggs, flowers or whatever reminds you of Spring! Total cost $8 and about an hour of time.

Love Sign

If I ever got brave enough to get a tattoo I want love written in a heart shape on my inner wrist. Until then I made a sign with the same writing. A hand painted sign is an easy and personalized way to decorate any room. You can use a favorite quote, symbol or initials.

Materials
- wood stain FREE already had on hand
- paint FREE also had on hand
- wood FREE leftover from other projects but a 2X4 at Lowes shouldn't cost you more than $3-4 and they will cut it for free :)

I simply nailed the three horizontal boards together using 2 vertical pieces for support then stained it to the color I like. With a pencil I drew out the design I wanted and went over it with white paint. A new free piece of personalized art in just a couple hours (mainly drying time for stain and paint). I have it hung in our master bedroom and love that its one of the first things I see in the morning.

Coat Rack

I was so tired of having coats and bags all over the couch, dining room table and wherever else we seem to toss them when we got home that I decided to take action and make a coat rack. Our entry isn't very big so I knew something small and wall mounted was the way to go.

Materials
- wood $3 at Lowes
- stain FREE already had on hand
- coat hooks - $8 ($2/4)

I know this goes a hair over $10 but I figured Id let it slide. First, stain wood, then drill in hooks and mount to wall. Seriously one of the easiest projects I have done and it looks great and solved a war that was going on our house.

I hope that I inspired you to do some mini makeovers in your own house and showed you that you can do it for cheap and still have a great polished result!

xoxo
Ashlea