Easy ways to spice up your room for spring

hi, hope you are all well,

recently i have been decorating my room and trying out a few diys and i thought that i could share them with you

i have created 5 diys to show you and also some other bits you can buy.

~ disclaimer ~

I didn't make all of these diys up, some are trying to recreate high street pieces and others are diys that other people have done but i will give credit.

diy/idea 1) mason jar pots

you will need:

- mason jars (i got off amazon)

- spray paint of any colour (off amazon)

- fake flowers (i don't have any in the picture but this is optional)

anastasia (floral princess) did this diy on her youtube channel and i really like it. this is a really easy diy and looks really good

step 1. all i did for this diy was spray the mason jars copper, white and pink. you can use any colours that match your room - i think that grey gold and white would go really nicely together. i left them to dry overnight then in the morning sprayed the bottom. it's up to you whether you spray the inside, i did but i do t think it makes much of a difference. 

i did the same thing with my pencil holder and that looks really cool. do this diy with anything you want to change the colour of as it's such and easy alternative to buying a new one.

diy/idea 2) typography

you will need:

- picture frame of any size (IKEA) i used a4 and a5

loads of people have done this diy but typography looks really good. i did 2 of these and i'll show you how to create both.

step 1) go on the Internet and choose a quote or saying that you like and all i did for was print it and put it into the frame

step 2 - change size) to change the size of the picture drag it into pages (or word) and resize and print form there.

i saw something similar to this on pinterest and thought i could recreate it.

this was really easy to do and free.

step 1) go onto pages or word and draw any coloured square you want (i chose blue)

step 2) go onto picmonkey.com and click design, select text and type in smile (or any other words you want) choose a font (i chose impact) and screenshot. insert this into pages/word and add a border of 4pt. if you can't screenshot just type in 'word smile' into google images and drag  the one you want into your document.

step 3) type in 'drawing of girl with camera' or any picture you think is suitable and make the background transparent and make the picture black and white.

diy/idea 3) decorating files

you will need:

- files (IKEA) any colour

- paint sample cards (b&q)

i came up with this idea myself and i was surprised with how it turned out!

step 1) cut the names of colour paint off and throw away, you don't need theses

step 2) place your first colour in the corner anyway you want (make sure that it's lined up)

step 3) repeat steps 1 and 2 until your file is filled, making sure the gaps always have a colour underneath them. i only did the end but you can cover the whole file if you want.

diy/idea 4) polaroid collage

you will need:

- polaroids or any photos

- big picture frame (IKEA) mine is 50x40cm

- any kind of paper for background (this is optional) i used wrapping paper from paper chase

- double sided tape , glue or bluetack

i also came up with this idea as I had nowhere to put my polaroids and it looks really nice on my wall + a great way to add colour to my room.

step 1) take apart your picture frame and cover the background in any paper of your choice and use bluetack or double sided tape to stick it down

step 2) arrange you polaroids/pictures in any way you want then stick them down

step 3) put back on the frame and hang on your wall

you can also do this with a smaller frame and only one picture!

diy/idea 5) photo shelf

you will need:

- picture frames of different sizes (and colours) (IKEA)

- picture shelf (IKEA)

i haven't put any pictures in the frames yet but you can put anything that matches.

step 1) choose the pictures you want in the frames - some ideas are typography, personal photos, photography photos, pictures other people have taken, quotes

step 2) arrange the photos on your shelf in any way you want 

i like how these look on a shelf as it is unusual. i saw this in IKEA and recreated it.

some other ways of adding decor to your room is plants, fairy lights, candles, pots/vases, flowers, découpage letters or wire letters, ornaments, posters.

i hope this inspired you to try out any of these ideas and if you do let me know!

~ Ella xx