7 DIY Home Decor Ideas Using Prints

Embrace the idea of home decor being an ongoing, ever-evolving DIY project you can work on whenever the mood strikes. It's never really "done," and that's a good thing! You might get the urge to overhaul an entire room’s decor in one weekend, or just switch up some wall art and accessories here and there for a seasonal refresh.

One of the easiest, most effective and most satisfying ways to change up your DIY room decor is with a custom creation from Mixbook’s home decor product line. Canvas prints, poster prints, acrylic and metal prints, and calendars are all available in many sizes and styles and are totally customizable in design. Turning your favorite photos into wall art is a no-brainer, and Mixbook’s editor tool allows you to add text, make your own stickers and backgrounds, curate a collage of multiple photos and design elements, and so much more. With no limits on your creativity, these types of projects are adaptable to all styles of decor while still being super easy to DIY.

Need some inspiration to get started with your next DIY home decor project? Check out our top tips.

Create an Artistic Triptych

A triptych – a set of three pictures displayed together as a single work of art – is a popular style of wall art that you can easily create yourself from three Mixbook canvas prints. Choose three identical sizes and a matching finish (unframed or with a white, black or espresso floating frame), and use the same filters or effects on all three photos for a uniform look.

Some triptych sets split a single panoramic image, often a landscape, into three sections. Others bring three complementary images together, such as the same subject from three different angles. Canvas prints come ready to hang, making it easy to mount your triptych.

Put Inspiring Words Around the Room

Mixbook prints aren’t only for photos and images. If you are moved by certain inspiring words, such as phrases, quotes, spiritual passages, or song lyrics, transform them into DIY room decor.

Consider quotes about family, a passage from your favorite book, your wedding vows, the funniest thing your kid ever said, or wise words from your grandmother.

The Mixbook editor tool allows you to go beyond just changing fonts, size, and text alignment. You can put the text over a beautiful background, add stickers, overlay text on photos, and make endless design choices to turn your chosen words into inspiring wall art. Poster prints featuring inspiring words are ideal for DIY bedroom or office decor, but all sizes and configurations of prints can be suitable for this kind of project. How about free-standing 6"-by-6" acrylic blocks or metal prints in six different sizes?

Curate a Gallery Wall

Do you have lots of ideas about wall art, and find it difficult to choose what items to put up and what to keep in storage? A gallery wall is the solution! This approach lets you display an entire collection of art, photos, collectibles, mirrors, and more, all with a cohesive look that feels pleasing, rather than overwhelming.

The options are endless for gallery wall layouts and ideas. Yours might be a neat grid of matching frames, or perhaps an eclectic array of different sizes of canvas prints with different frames, shapes and styles of art. Consider your gallery wall a great excuse for ordering a variety of different DIY home decor products from Mixbook!

Calendar Decor for Your Office or Desk

Calendars are useful, especially in an office or mounted near a desk, but they should be pleasing to look at as well. Approach a Mixbook calendar creation as a DIY room decor project, and make every month a beautiful display of your favorite photos.

You can customize a blank design for a totally unique calendar or browse designs and find one that suits your style. Just a few style options for calendars include modern, minimalist, neutral, vibrant, boho, rustic chic, floral, and whimsical. Oh, and this isn’t only a new year DIY home decor project – you can start your calendar from any month!

Go Big With a Living Room Landscape Print

A piece of large-scale wall art in your living room is an excellent design feature that’s sure to be a focal point. It’s important for such a large piece to complement the rest of the room’s decor, and for it to be something you really, really love. Landscape prints lend themselves to this kind of scale, so look through vacation photos to find one that captures the natural beauty of a place that’s special to you. Architectural or cityscape images are good choices as well. Opt for a 24” by 36” print, Mixbook’s biggest  canvas print size,

Favorite Toy Portraits for the Kids’ Room

A fun idea for DIY kids’ room art is printed photo portraits of their favorite stuffed animals or toys. Set up a photo shoot inspired by classic portrait studio setups with a curtain backdrop and chair. Pose that beloved teddy, doll, or dinosaur, zoom in close with your camera, and take snaps from different angles. Or, take the toys on a day trip to a special location for a scenic shoot.

Once you’ve chosen the best photos, play with filters like black and white or sepia for a “serious” look. Turn these portraits into canvas prints, metal prints or acrylic prints to mount on the walls or display on a bookshelf.

Curated Bookshelf Nooks

Photo prints aren’t only for walls. Gallery-wrapped canvas prints in smaller sizes, such as 10” by 8”, are ideal for standing displays on bookshelves. So are sleek and modern metal prints, available in a curved format, and free-standing photo blocks, which are among the acrylic print options. Curate one or several bookshelves to feature photo prints along with select ornaments, candles, trinkets… and books!

Ready to Mix Up Your DIY Home Decor?

Whether you create just one beautiful photo product on Mixbook to display in your home, or a whole new collection of art to display on walls, shelves, coffee tables, and more, it’s extremely satisfying to redecorate with photo prints. Go to Mixbook.com and get started on your DIY home decor projects today!