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5 cool DIY ideas
Maritime living trends are not just for coastal residents. With our 5 simple DIY interior design ideas, you can bring home the flair of the sea.
You need this for the lampshade:
- Lampshade (eg from Ikea)
- Denim (department store)
- Textile adhesive (craft shop)
- Eventually XXL stamp (via Amazon)
- tape measure
- French chalk
- fabric scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Measure the lampshade circumference.
2. Cut the denim (circumference of the lampshade + 2 cm x 20 cm)
3. Wet the denim thinly with textile adhesive.
4. Stick denim on the lower part of the lampshade. Turn the fabric inwards for a degree and press firmly.
5. Draw lettering on jeans rests (possibly use a XXL stamp as a template).
6. Cut out the lettering.
7. Apply a thin layer of textile adhesive on the back of the letter, then glue it onto the lampshade.
8. Hang lampshade.
Tip: Print the letters in large and transfer them to the fabric.
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What you need for the key board:
- Wall hooks (hardware store)
- Driftwood plank (eg via Ebay)
- small angles with screws
And that's how easy it is:
1. Screw wall hook into the front side of the driftwood plank.
2. Fix the driftwood plank to the wall with small angles.
You need this for the pillow:
- various jeans fabrics (department store)
- Cotton fabric (department store)
- Inner cushion
- tape measure
- French chalk
- scissors
- pins
- Sewing machine with matching yarn
And that's how easy it is:
1. Sew together the fabrics for the front of the pillow in the desired combination right to right (filling pad size + 4 cm seam allowance in length and width).
2. Cut fabric for the back to the same size as the front.
3. Place the front and back sides right to the right, fix with pins and stitch on three sides with a short edge.
4. Turn the pillow over and insert the inset.
5. Slip in the open side and close it with the sewing machine.
Props: Whale: FERM 40, 50 € on www.Ferm.com
You need this for the process:
- White curtain
- Textile paint or textile pen in black (craft shop)
- Jean remains
- Textile adhesive (craft shop)
- Cardboard or paper to underlay
- scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Spread the curtain. Inferior cardboard or paper.
2. Using black textile paint (easiest with textile pen) to record a boat with a mast. Let the paint dry.
3. Cut the appropriate sails out of jeans rests to the appropriate mast height.
4. Spread the sail on the left side of the fabric with a textile adhesive.
5. Stick the sails to the right and left of the mast on the fabric and allow to dry well.
6. Hang the curtain.
Props: Armchairs: depot "Chandler" 299 euros, side table Car self-made furniture 79 euros
You need this for the decoration letters:
- wood residue
- Jig saw with saw blade (hardware store)
- Sandpaper (hardware store)
- Acrylic paint in white, gray, blue and black
- Brush (craft shop)
- pencil
And that's how easy it is:
1. Mark letters on wood residues.
2. Saw out the letters with the jigsaw.
3. Break edges with sandpaper.
4. Dab several colors with a brush, dab the colors together.
Props: Seahorse: Wagner and Apelt
