20
Sep
If you are a fan of interior decoration or DIY, you have surely seen this term pass: do it yourself or DIY, for friends. This trend is all the rage among fans of the recovery of old or unusable objects as well as among more conventional decorators. It is a question of diverting an object or a piece of furniture from its primary use or of making oneself and to one's taste its decorative objects.
DIY or Do It Yourself is an American movement born in the 1970s. It is both the expression of a unique creativity, of a greater ecological awareness and the desire to emancipate oneself from traditional commercial circuits for decoration and everyday objects.
The advantage of Do It Yourself is that its practice generally requires reusable products : paint, tape rolls, glue. Thus, once you have your little trunk with your flagship products, you can already make a large number of small parts.
From mirrors to storage to larger pieces, all of your furniture can benefit from a DIY renovation. When you start in DIY, you enter the wonderful world of creativity and DIY. Some inexpensive furniture brands like IKEA provide a good basis for an original decoration.
A very simple bedside table can, with a little glue and paint, become a true work of art that reflects the personality of its owner. A simple change of legs on your table will make it look completely different! You will then be sure not to have the same decoration as everyone else and to be able to change every detail of your creation according to your inspiration of the moment.
Flea markets are also very interesting places to hunt for furniture whose shape we like, but whose color or style can be improved by a little technique and patience. With DIY renovation, a somewhat old-fashioned wardrobe can quickly become a very fashionable Scandinavian-style piece of furniture.
You can also improvise pretty, colorful furniture for the kids with good second-hand bargains and paint. The Internet and social networks are full of tutorials for all tastes that will explain to you step by step how to achieve the object of your dreams. Whether you want to replicate the desk of your dreams, spruce up a pair of shoes, or spruce up your table with new table legs, all the tips are easily accessible.
Some brands have jumped on the trend to offer easy-to-use kits to change the look of your purchases to suit your personality. This allows you to have access to products from a brand whose quality and values you appreciate, while obtaining a single result to which you will be attached, because you made it with your own hands.
The idea of DIY is to save, because you can do a great job inexpensively with the right tools, but also gain independence. Indeed, you will be free to create unique pieces and decorate your living space without constraint. DIY also has the advantage of adapting to what you have available, because the idea is to sublimate forgotten everyday objects or others that you could recover on various occasions.
