Freebie Friday - DIY Living Room Tutorials

This January I've themed all my Freebie Friday round-ups of craft tutorials focus on revamping your home for the New Year.  This week's tutorials focus on your living room space.

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Want to spice up a plain wall or cover up a rough surface?  Try this idea from County Living Magazine - stick ceiling medallions to the wall with adhesive caulk.

Lowes Creative Ideas shared a tutorial that is perfect for beginners to create a leaning wall shelf to store your books and CDs.

According to Lowes Creative Ideas this wall mounted shelf is strong enough to hold a TV and the tutorial is simple enough for a beginner to attempt.

Lowes Creative Ideas shares an ingenious idea that requires no woodworking and no tools!  Create this magazine rack combined with a coffee table out of wire shelves and an acrylic sheet.  Click the link to see how to make this industrial look table.

Becca at Vintage Chic shared a tutorial to make this amazing DIY crate coffee table.  Click the link to see Becca's blog and learn how to make this coffee table for your own home.

Midwest Living shared an idea to create a budget coffee table out of a galvanised tub;fill it with wood chips and birch branches and top it off with a glass table round.

Genevieve Dellinger guest blogged on Design Sponge and shared a tutorial to turn a basic bed base into a DIY sofa with some foam and basic sewing skills.  Click the link to check it out.

Sew up a pouf for your living room with this tutorial on Better Homes and Gardens.

Paint a plain Ikea rug with off-set stripes using a tutorial you can find at Vintage Movement.

With these tutorials you can make your living space a wonderful place to put your feet up.

Comments

[Jason @ Progress Lighting]

Vintage plus modern design is a cool combination. I always want to see it blending together.

[Kitty Babcock]

These are so fun. The thoughtful re-purposing and simple creations sure are a long way from the bricks, ready-bolt and boards we used in our first home.