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13 5-Minute DIY Decor Ideas That Instantly Update Your Home

Need a quick home refresh? These 5-minute DIY decor ideas make it easy to upgrade your room decor without a full makeover!

This curated roundup includes simple crafts for adults and budget-friendly Dollar Tree crafts, spanning styles from modern eclectic to rustic farmhouse and everything in between.

You’ll find stylish DIY wall decor, table decor, front door decor, and more—all designed to be finished fast.

If you love quick crafts that double as cute room decor, read to the end for 13 fun tutorials!

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Simple and Stylish 5-Minute DIY Decor Ideas

1. $8 DIY Wood Bead Garland

This DIY wood bead garland is the perfect simple craft that you can customize to your decor, whether it’s farmhouse style, modern, boho – whatever you like. You can paint the beads, or use multi-colored tassels to suit your style.

A wood bead garland around a farmhouse weathered white corbel on a coffee table.

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2. Farmhouse Style Floral Hoop Wreath

This wreath is so elegant and it uses inexpensive craft store supplies: Dollar Tree items, or recycled materials. You might also like this easy DIY Fall wreath.

DIY farmhouse hoop wreath with green foliage.

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3. Indoor Herb Garden Markers

It’s “thyme” to plant those herbs!  These garden markers are adorable along with a little potted herb plant.

Air dry clay herb markers in an indoor herb garden.

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4. Cheap DIY Planters

These Cheap DIY Planters ideas are so simple, but so adorable. Even if you don’t have craft paint or pots on hand, they are super affordable at any craft store.

A white panted pod with a cactus and black rim and succulents growing inside.

5. Painted Terra Cotta Pots

This project is easy and 100% customizable to your style. Painting terra cotta pots is a thrifty decor project that you can do to update or upcycle old planters while adding fun new decor to your home.

A black and white striped painted terra cotta pot with greenery inside.

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6. Eucalyptus Wreath

This DIY Minimalist Eucalyptus Wreath is cute and entirely compostable.

A DIY eucalyptus wreath on a wood background.

7. Burlap Pom Pom Coasters

Pom poms add just the right bit of playfulness and whimsy!

Colorful burlap pom pom coasters with spring flowers on a white background.

8. Farmhouse Decor Candle Craft

This is the easiest candle craft and it makes such difference!

Candles wrapped in black and white checkered fabric and rustic twine.

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9. Farmhouse Spring Wreath

This wreath uses grapevine and cotton balls and it’s such a great way to add a rustic farmhouse vibe to your decor.

A rustic wreath with cotton on a wood background.

10. Washi Tape Tea Lights

Is there anything washi tape can’t do?? Such a cute stress-relieving project to work on.

Several tea lights wrapped in Washi tape with different patterns in a tray.

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11. Rolled Beeswax Candles

Make your own rolled beeswax candles and decorate them too! It’s a relaxing activity, and a great project for the whole family!

A woman holds three rolled beeswax candles with mini flower designs.

12. DIY Felt Garland

So simple to make and there is no felting required!

A DIY pom pom garland hanging from an child's indoor teepee.

13. Embroidery Hoop Wall Wart

This is such a great way to create an affordable focal point in a room when you have a lot of wall to fill.

Embroidery hoop and patterned fabric wall art.