Six 1-Minute-Hacks to Redecorate Your Home at NO COST

I am a collector of stuff. I always find ways to reuse, upcycle and redecorate objects. I believe in sustainability and the second and third lives of „things“. I find shopping my home extremely rewarding: looking in drawers and cupboards for sleeping treasures waiting to be brought to life. In using what is already around me, I get to detect new potential in forgotten objects. I also believe in reinventing myself continously. Little steps go a long way. My home is an enabler of change. My space mirrors the changes that I am up to.

Here are 6 easy hacks to redecorate your home at any given time – all doable in 1 minute and without spending a dime. Just use what you find at home. As summer is approaching, most ideas are inspired by seaside souvenirs.

#1: Reusing Wreaths

Reuse a plain Christmas (or Easter) wreath to create a beachy summertime deco. Wrap the shell necklaces from Hawaii (which you never wore) around that wreath. Add shells or a starfish – here’s your fresh look for an inside wall or your entrance door.

#2: Upcycle a Plain Big Basket

Decorate a plain big basket with seaside memoirs. Use a simple string to attach the objects (so you can re-use them later on) – and here’s your unique signature basket for the entrance console or on top of an armoire.

#3: Touch Up Little Baskets

Pimp up little baskets that may hold beauty or other utensils – once more, starfish and shells do the job.

#4: Repurpose Artwork

Re-think art: artwork from the fleamarket doesn’t need to stay as is. You can change it. Scratch off paint, glue pearls, stones, photographs, postcards, dry pasta, artificial flowers or you-name-it on them. Bam, here’s your very own unique artwork. (May take more than 1 minute, but oh, the fun you will have!)

#5: New Life for Household Items

Re-purpose household stuff: my aunt once gifted me a Samowar that I never used but liked the shape of. Now, it holds my kitchenware and I get to appreciate and use it everyday. The little teapot that came with it serves as a flower vase.

#6: Re-think How You Use/Store Brooches

Re-think the way you store your brooches (if you have any). Once again, get inspired by a beach that generously displays its shells: Put your brooches on a pillow, and you’ll always see the full collection to choose from.

You can do it, too! All it takes is a little curiosity, and some „appetite“ to start the project. Rainy days help, too.

For more ideas and inspiration, see my book: 17 Steps To Being Home.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

What is your design approach to the seasons? Do you buy deco new every year or rather repurpose objects? What is a hack that you have come up with? Share your creativity and inspiration with this community. Every idea is a stepping stone to the next fun project.