b"What's on Your List?Top DIY projects to try at homeBY ELLEN DONKERWith all the time we've spent indoors these past two years, many of us have seen up close the im-provements our homes need. Or maybe we've just gotten bored staring at the same four walls and wanting to change things up. In any case, here are a few projects to consider to freshen up your space. Internet resources abound with many useful how-tos on YouTube.1 Print, frame and display or hang vacation photos. 6 Hang some plants from the How many photos do you have on your phone? Chances are aceiling.good amount are perfect for hanging on your walls. Print themYourdecorisn'tcompletewith-out at a local store, buy some frames and display them on table- outaddinghouseplants,butit tops or walls. Or try this: use an online source to design a vacation bookcan be challenging to find the right places and have it printed for your coffee table. for them. Instead, think vertical and hang 2 Declutter surfaces. themfromcurtainrodsorinstallsome hooks from the ceiling. Be sure to attach One of the easiest ways to visually enhance your space is to re- the hooks to studs for safety.move the items that have piled up over time. Experts recommend starting small with a room or surface, placing everything in a box, organizing the contents in their right places or donating them, and then adding back what is tasteful or needed within easy reach.p h o l s t e r7 Install a custom closet.3 R e u yourchairsThis can sound daunting, but withsomanyDIYsystems worn chair seats. out there, it's doable. Just be Makesure to think through how you'd like seem new again withto organize your closet, find a supplier a great pattern, new paddingwiththematerialsandfinishesyou if needed, scissors, and a staplelike, and measure accurately. It's best gun. This is an easy project forto make this a two-person job.basic chair seats. yourtub8 Add hooks under kitch- Source: handmadeweekly.comSource: Online Fabric Store 4 Caulkbathroomen cabinets to hang coffee mugs.orThose would be cup hooks. Just screw them in, hang your cups sink. and you've got freed-up cabinet space and some eye candy if you Thisonemaytakechoose to hang brightly colored some practice and patience, but removing the old caulk from your sinkmugs,cupsyouinheritedfrom or tub, cleaning the area thoroughly and replacing it with new caulk willyourgrandmaorplainwhite go far in making your bathroom lookcups. If you want something fan-pristine. Seek out advice on using acier, install an under-the-cabinet Wallpaper a wall. wall- 9 Paintyourfront caulk gun like a pro. rack. 5 Introduce a pattern or tex- door.entrywaytoyour ture to a room withAsthe paper,apopulartrend.house, a fresh coat of paint is an New peel-and-stick wallpapers makeeasy way to neaten up your home application easier, but be sure to re- and welcome guests. It's a chance search how to measure properly andtotryoutanewcolorandup accommodate the paper's pattern re- your curb appeal. peat.Palm Frond from Thibaut Caliente from Benjamin Moore.40/ matters magazine / hearth + home 2022"