Make It Personal: Monograms Where You Least Expected Them

For centuries, monograms were used to signify status and power, whether stitched in golden thread or etched in silver. These days, they still add polish and style, but they're no longer restricted to grand estates or royal tapestries. We're become accustomed to seeing a homeowner's initials embroidered onto bedding, throw pillows, or towels, but how about on a bird feeder or a window valance? The inspiring DIY monogram projects here are budget-friendly and simple to create. Conceived with imagination and a dash of style, a monogram might just be the simplest way to add a distinctly personal touch to your home.

Cutting Edge

1/10
DIY Cutting Board

For a dose of DIY style in the kitchen, embellish a culinary tool with a monogram, then display your creation on a wall or shelf. Here, aplain wooden cutting boardgets a chic makeover with paint, floral wire, and ribbon.

ohmy-creative.com

House Proud

2/10
DIY House Letters

A monogram near the front door is a simple yet effective way to put a personal stamp on your家的外观。有很多方法可以处理该项目。在显示的示例中,从室外评级的MDF切下的字母被描绘了一种嬉戏的图案,并以明亮的黄色房屋数字增强。

CraftCuts.com

Window Treatment

3/10
Kitchen Window Treatment

Printable transfer paper makes it a breeze to create your own monogrammed fabric, which you can then use however you like. One idea is to create your own signaturewindow treatmentlike this one, installed over a conspicuous window in the kitchen, the most popular room in many households.


Related:Without a Stitch — 9 No-Sew Projects to Dress Up Any Room

classyclutter.net

For the Birds

4/10
DIY Bird Feeder

向您的院子介绍一个奇思妙想的音符,并在此过程中treat local birds—with this clever idea, which gives a functional purpose to a decorative, tree-hung monogram. To make yours, simply spread honey on a papier-mâché letter, then sprinkle it all over with birdseed, before finally suspending it from a length of twine.

craftsunleashed.com

Color Happy

5/10
Kids Room Monogram

This budget-friendly monogram comes together so easily and looks very sweet in anurseryor playroom. The hardest part is cutting the crayons to size. The rest is an uncomplicated matter of hot-gluing the pieces to a paper backing set within a wood frame.

showmemama.com

Painted Coasters

6/10
DIY Coasters

Don't overlook coastersas a way to scatter small pops of color and style around a room. If you love monograms, why not dress up a set of inexpensive cork rounds with your initials on one side, stenciled stripes on the other?

marthastewart.com

蚀刻效果

7/10
DIY Etched Glass

Consider making over a simple vase by using etching cream. Once you've tried it, you'll see how easy it can be to add monograms or other designs to all sorts of glass containers, everything frommason jars要trife碗。

merrimentDesign.com

Flower Power

8/10
Flower Letters

A papier-mâché letter filled with floral foam and新鲜的盛开is a gorgeous way to send a message or pay tribute to a party's guest of honor. To make a lasting display, use silk flowers.

urbanic.com

Furniture Flourish

9/10
Monogrammed Chair

A monogram makes a chair or ottoman unmistakably yours and can bequickly added to any piecethat's upholstered with solid-colored fabric. Don't stop there—the combination of stencils and fabric paint also works on pillows, doormats, tablecloths and countless other accents in the home.

bhg.com

For More...

10/10

Don't Miss!

1pixel

Clever project ideas and step-by-step tutorials delivered right to your inbox each and every Saturday morning—sign up todayfor the Weekend DIY Club newsletter!