Instead of filling your shelves with knock off décor and items that are not sentimental to you and your family, create a handmade home with unique, one of a kind pieces that better reflect your values and style. From turning hobbies into art and repurposing your old furniture to supporting local makers, here are a few simple tips to help get you started creating your own handmade home.
Create, Create, Create
Almost all of us have a hobby that helps us get creative, whether it be macramé, knitting, baking or carpentry. Turn your passion into fashion by getting creative and making your hobby into stylish décor for your home. Macramé wall hangings, knit tea cozies or freshen up your home with summery scents in the kitchen. Everyone can create something to add and inject some sentimental flair into your home.
Upcycle, Recycle and Repurpose
If creating tea cozies and making crochet coasters isn’t your deal, then try upcycling. This way you don’t have to make from scratch but you can turn once loved items into newly loved treasures for your home. Give a drab, worn out cabinet some new life with a wax or splash of paint. Buy old furniture online in your area or visit local flea markets to buy and find inspiration. If you have old furniture you’ve been meaning to get rid of, consider new uses for it and whether with a bit of TLC you could make it beautiful again.
Support Local Artists and Makers
If you’re not one for making your own items or repurposing your old junk, consider instead creating a handmade home by supporting your local artists. Buy photos of your home town from local photographers, hang paintings by local artists in your home and frequent nearby markets to find some truly spectacular handmade goods. Not only is supporting local artists good for the economy, it’s also good for the environment and nothing makes a better icebreaker when entertaining guests than a new artwork of your city or some wooden wine coasters made from local trees.
Learn How to Create Handmade Items
One of the best things about creating a handmade home are the skills you learn in the process. Creating a handmade home means you’re constantly learning how to create. Join local classes to learn how to start woodworking, create lampshades, become a master of calligraphy or learn how to make glass coasters by melting down glass beads. The sky is the limit. Almost anything you can buy, you can make. If there aren’t many classes available in your area, there are a bunch of amazing workshops to teach you online, in the comfort of your own handmade home.
There is nothing more rewarding than sitting back and admiring your own handiwork. Whether you want to sit back and relax in your own handmade home or you want to share your newly learnt skills with friends over dinner on your upcycled table, with a meal prepared yourself, there is no better feeling than living in a home made from love and hard work.