25 Inspiring DIY Kitchen Remodeling Ideas That Will Frugally Transform Your Kitchen

1. DIY Farmhouse Kitchen

I'm a huge fan of the farmhouse style. I think every kitchen in the world should be comfortable and inviting, and farmhouse kitchens are the epitome of warmth. By painting cabinets slate gray, you can incorporate a great farmhouse look into your own kitchen, no matter how it's laid out. Note the wooden beam across the ceiling, as well. This really lends to the farmhouse style and is really easy to accomplish.

Source: jennasuedesign

2. Modern Bungalow Kitchen

I absolutely love this bungalow kitchen look. The best thing about this design is the storage. I need so much storage in the kitchen, and if you do too, this is a great design idea. All the cabinets and appliances are white, which really gives the room a larger look. Plus, note that storage/bookshelf area at the end of the bar. Who wouldn't just love to have a dedicated space for cookbooks?

Source: cushandnooks

3. Chalkboard Wall

This beautiful white kitchen is made complete with a chalkboard wall. What better way to relay messages to the family or keep track of your grocery list? I adore the idea of an entire wall that I can write on. Plus, it would be heaven for kids or grandkids. I also love the rustic appeal that it gives the entire room, and it isn't expensive at all. Just paint your cabinets white and then use a gallon of chalkboard paint to get the chalkboard wall.

Source: missmustardseed

4. Gray And Green IKEA Kitchen

Sometimes all you need to completely change the look of a room is a new coat of paint. The gray and green in this kitchen work beautifully against white cabinets to transform the entire room into something elegant and classy. Note, if you don't want to completely redo your countertops, you can paint them gray and even texture them however you want. Paint wooden cabinets white for this look – or anytime you want the cabinets to stand out against the backsplash.

Source: southernhospitalityblog

5. Brightly Lit Kitchen

If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, you want it brightly lit and efficient. This DIY remodel gives you both. It has an industrial feel with the stainless steel and the steel bar stools. You can accomplish the overall look even if you don't have a bar or island in the kitchen. The idea is to add adequate lighting and even move things around a bit to make the room more efficient for when you are cooking. Again, white cabinets make the room look much larger and more organized.

Source: iwashyoudry

6. Gray And White Gallery Kitchen

Again with the white cabinets…but we really do love how they look, right? This kitchen offers an offset of gray walls and a great gallery wall that instantly changes how it looks. I love the wicker chair in the corner with the grain sack pillow. It really gives the entire room a more elegant feel, and this entire kitchen can be completed for just a couple hundred dollars – mostly for paints and pictures for your gallery wall.

Source: yellowblissroad

7. Wood And White Tuxedo Kitchen

This kitchen is really unique. Instead of uniform kitchen cabinet colors, the tops of the cabinets are painted white while the bottoms retain their wooden tone. I love the white faux brick backsplash, which you can totally create on your own if you need to. The entire look of this kitchen is formal meets casual. It's so different that you can't help but love it.

Source: copperdotinteriors

8. Colorful Kitchen

Okay, this is a wonderful way to really change the look of your kitchen. You can paint your cabinets white if they aren't white already. Then just add splashed of color throughout to really make the room pop. The plants are wonderful additions and note the wooden top on the island. It's also got really colorful dishes displayed throughout that instantly draw your eye. Kind of gives you a home on the beach feel, doesn't it?

Source: paperdaisydesign

9. Statement Tile Backsplash

Changing your entire kitchen could be as simple as replacing old and outdated backsplash. While this particular look may be a bit daring, it's wonderfully unique and gives the entire room a great vintage, elegant look. You can replace the backsplash for under $100, especially if you go with vintage wallpaper that you buy from a thrift store. Plus, this entire project will only take a weekend to complete. You could even paint or restain the cabinets to update them, as well.

Source: hisugarplumsblog

10. Butcher Block Countertops

n typically get this material for a lot cheaper than many other countertops, and it gives the entire room such a warm and inviting appeal. I also love those open cabinet shelves to give the room farmhouse appeal.

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11. Natural Wood Open Shelving

Speaking of open cabinet shelves, check out these great natural wood open shelves. Against white cabinets, they really stand out and give the entire room a great new look. You can so easily create these shelves yourself, and they're the perfect way to instantly change the look of your kitchen. You can remove a top cabinet if you need to, or these are great shelves for any open areas that you may have.

Source: dougelissa

12. Yellow Cabinet Interiors

If you have cabinets with glass doors, painting the insides a bright color is a great way to add personality to your kitchen. I love this bright yellow in the kitchen, and it looks great against those white cabinets. Note that the kitchen island is also yellow, which really opens and brightens up the entire room. This is such an easy project – all you have to do is paint! FYI, the cabinets are from IKEA, so if you want to redo the cabinets you have, check those out.

Source: cape27blog

13. Navy And Brass Kitchen

Who says your kitchen has to be white or wood? You can have any color that you want – this navy and brass kitchen is proof of that. Note how elegant it looks. The dark navy blue cabinets are not traditional by any means, but they are beautiful. Once you've painted your cabinets, just add brass drawer pulls and cabinet handles, which you can pick up at any home improvement store. You can also save money by purchasing cheaper hardware and painting to give them that brass look.

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30 Captivating Backyard Succulent Gardens You Can Easily DIY

1. Stairway To Heaven

This gorgeous succulent display uses a tree trunk as a background. You add the succulents so that they are climbing up the trunk. This is an excellent gardening option for those of you who have old trees in your yard that you don't want to cut down. If you don't have a tree, you could get the same effect with a ladder against the side of the house or porch. You can use any number of different succulent types and sizes.

2. Wheelbarrow Succulent Garden

An old wheelbarrow is the perfect place to plant your succulents. If you don't have a rusty old wheelbarrow or wagon, you can pick them up for just a few dollars at a flea market or yard sale. Add some pea gravel or river stones and some mesh and potting soil. Then add your succulents. This little mini garden is perfect if you don't have much ground room to plant succulents and it's a big portable so you can move it when you need to do so for landscaping and such.

Source/Tutorial: drought-smart-plants

3. Cinder Block Succulent Garden

If you have a few cinder blocks in the backyard, and most people do, you can use them to create a beautiful display area for your succulents. Just place the cinder blocks a few tiers deep and add potting soil. Then place your succulents wherever you want them to build the display that you want. you may also want to add a few plants that hang, especially if you stack the blocks pretty high, or paint the blocks before you stack them if you want to create a theme or have a specific color that matches your exterior.

4. Birdcage Succulent Garden

I really love this idea – You just take an old birdcage and turn it into a holder for your succulents. Using a birdcage that opens from the top makes it much easier to access the plants inside. You can normally find old birdcages at thrift shops or you can buy a new one at most craft stores. Just use a hanging basket liner in the bottom of the cage to hold the plants in. Choose succulents that will fit easily inside and peek out the cage for a good display.

Source/Tutorial: gardentherapy

5. Succulent Wreath

This succulent wreath is perfect if you want to add a succulent garden but have very little space available. You use a variety of different succulents and moss to create the wreath which you can hang on the side of your house or in your garden. Start with a floral wreath form to make things easier and use floral or chicken wire to hold it all together. As your succulents grow, the wreath will become fuller and more lush.

Source/Tutorial: ourfairfieldhomeandgarden

6. Gardening Can Succulent Planter

larger succulent garden. If you don't have an old watering can, you can use a new one or look for one when you're flea market or thrift store shopping. If you want a succulent garden that has a rustic theme, this is the perfect way to get it.

Source/Tutorial: designdininganddiapers

7. Boot Or Shoe Succulent Planters

Take an old pair of boots or walking shoes and turn them into wonderful planters for your succulents. I love this idea for old rustic looking gardens. Just stuff the boots with cactus soil and add your succulent. You may only be able to get one per shoe at the top but you can also cut away the top section of the toes and place another there. Add a complete pair of boots to have a wonderful little mini succulent garden that is sure to be the talk of your next garden party.

Source/Tutorial: flickr

8. Succulent Garden Chair Planter

This garden chair turned mini succulent garden is gorgeous. You use chicken wire and moss to hold your plants in place, and you can use any selection of plants you wish. Remove the seat from your old chair and then add moss. This is a great upcycle project for broken chairs and you have such a creative base. An old wrought iron patio chair would also look great or you could do this with an entire bench.

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

9. Outdoor Succulent Plant Shelf

I really love this outdoor plant shelf for succulents – it's particularly perfect if you just don't have enough space for a more traditional garden. The great thing about this shelf is you may be able to build it for nothing. If you have an old pallet, you can totally convert that into this lovely shelf, and it holds loads of succulents. I especially like the burlap – it gives it a great rustic look. You can also just place plant containers into the shelf instead of planting directly, so it will be easier to change plants out when needed.

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

10. Succulent Planter Box

I really adore the colors in this one – you can get such a great rainbow look from adding different succulents. I also love that it's in a wooden box, so you can move it about as needed or make the box stationary. It's still a great idea if you want to keep your succulent garden up off the ground for whatever reason. Adding a few other broad leaved plants just adds to the overall beauty of this little mini garden.

Source/Tutorial: ecoosfera.com

11. Succulent Dish Garden

If you're planning a garden for indoors, this dish garden is the perfect choice. You can also use it outdoors, just add more dishes. I think a saucer on top of a candlestick or something similar would give you a lovely Florentine look and you can add other succulents around your centerpiece. Or, if you want something really huge, incorporate this into an actual birdbath and use these little dish gardens around it.

Source/Tutorial:homedepot.com

12. Rack Against The Wall

If you have an old pallet, you can easily turn that into a wonderful standing succulent garden. You just simply lean it up against the wall and use it for holding small plant containers. How very easy! Add succulents of all different sizes and colors to get a really colorful look. This one doesn't require any work except for standing up the pallet and deciding where to place your succulents. If you want to though, you could affix it to the wall so that it's more stable.

Source/Tutorial: upcyclethat.com

13. Desert Spheres

Your garden will look beautiful with these succulent balls hanging all around. You'll need peat moss to hold the plants and you'll have to create the ball. You can use any number of things to make a sphere. Wire hanging baskets and strong chains or wire for hanging give you all you need to decorate fences, patios, or just about anywhere. I love how versatile this one is – you can literally hang them anywhere and you can stuff so many succulents into one sphere – use different colors throughout to give it a great rainbow effect.

Source/Tutorial: drought-smart-plants

14. Succulent Fishing Tackle Box

How adorable is this? Whether you use a new tackle box or an old rusted one that isn't much use for fishing any longer, this succulent fishing tackle box is the perfect way to create a mini succulent garden on the patio or porch. I personally think the rusted look is the way to go. If you don't have an old tackle box, you can probably pick one up at a yard sale or flea market for just a couple dollars. Set it atop an old rusted chair or stool and fill with all the succulents it will hold!

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

15. Beautiful Seascape Succulent Planter

Even if you don't live near the beach, this gorgeous seascape succulent planter will make you feel as if you do. The planter is covered in seashells, which perfectly contrast the beautiful coloring of the succulents. You just cover your terra cotta pots with seashells, hot gluing them in so that they stay in place. I love this idea – especially since visiting the beach is my favorite pastime. If you don't have seashells, you can get them the next time you visit the beach or buy them at your local craft store.

Source/Tutorial: billabong

16. Regal Pathways

The colors in this make it really stand out. You use succulents to create different pathways, each made of a single stream of color. It gives the illusion of a river winding right through your yard. You can do this with any number of different colors and sizes of succulents. The overall effect is gorgeous and so unique – your neighbors are sure to be filled with jealousy when they see what you've done.

Source/Tutorial: coupdepouce

30 Captivating Backyard Succulent Gardens You Can Easily DIY

1. Stairway To Heaven

This gorgeous succulent display uses a tree trunk as a background. You add the succulents so that they are climbing up the trunk. This is an excellent gardening option for those of you who have old trees in your yard that you don't want to cut down. If you don't have a tree, you could get the same effect with a ladder against the side of the house or porch. You can use any number of different succulent types and sizes.

2. Wheelbarrow Succulent Garden

An old wheelbarrow is the perfect place to plant your succulents. If you don't have a rusty old wheelbarrow or wagon, you can pick them up for just a few dollars at a flea market or yard sale. Add some pea gravel or river stones and some mesh and potting soil. Then add your succulents. This little mini garden is perfect if you don't have much ground room to plant succulents and it's a big portable so you can move it when you need to do so for landscaping and such.

Source/Tutorial: drought-smart-plants

3. Cinder Block Succulent Garden

If you have a few cinder blocks in the backyard, and most people do, you can use them to create a beautiful display area for your succulents. Just place the cinder blocks a few tiers deep and add potting soil. Then place your succulents wherever you want them to build the display that you want. you may also want to add a few plants that hang, especially if you stack the blocks pretty high, or paint the blocks before you stack them if you want to create a theme or have a specific color that matches your exterior.

4. Birdcage Succulent Garden

I really love this idea – You just take an old birdcage and turn it into a holder for your succulents. Using a birdcage that opens from the top makes it much easier to access the plants inside. You can normally find old birdcages at thrift shops or you can buy a new one at most craft stores. Just use a hanging basket liner in the bottom of the cage to hold the plants in. Choose succulents that will fit easily inside and peek out the cage for a good display.

Source/Tutorial: gardentherapy

5. Succulent Wreath

This succulent wreath is perfect if you want to add a succulent garden but have very little space available. You use a variety of different succulents and moss to create the wreath which you can hang on the side of your house or in your garden. Start with a floral wreath form to make things easier and use floral or chicken wire to hold it all together. As your succulents grow, the wreath will become fuller and more lush.

Source/Tutorial: ourfairfieldhomeandgarden

6. Gardening Can Succulent Planter

larger succulent garden. If you don't have an old watering can, you can use a new one or look for one when you're flea market or thrift store shopping. If you want a succulent garden that has a rustic theme, this is the perfect way to get it.

Source/Tutorial: designdininganddiapers

7. Boot Or Shoe Succulent Planters

Take an old pair of boots or walking shoes and turn them into wonderful planters for your succulents. I love this idea for old rustic looking gardens. Just stuff the boots with cactus soil and add your succulent. You may only be able to get one per shoe at the top but you can also cut away the top section of the toes and place another there. Add a complete pair of boots to have a wonderful little mini succulent garden that is sure to be the talk of your next garden party.

Source/Tutorial: flickr

8. Succulent Garden Chair Planter

This garden chair turned mini succulent garden is gorgeous. You use chicken wire and moss to hold your plants in place, and you can use any selection of plants you wish. Remove the seat from your old chair and then add moss. This is a great upcycle project for broken chairs and you have such a creative base. An old wrought iron patio chair would also look great or you could do this with an entire bench.

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

9. Outdoor Succulent Plant Shelf

I really love this outdoor plant shelf for succulents – it's particularly perfect if you just don't have enough space for a more traditional garden. The great thing about this shelf is you may be able to build it for nothing. If you have an old pallet, you can totally convert that into this lovely shelf, and it holds loads of succulents. I especially like the burlap – it gives it a great rustic look. You can also just place plant containers into the shelf instead of planting directly, so it will be easier to change plants out when needed.

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

10. Succulent Planter Box

I really adore the colors in this one – you can get such a great rainbow look from adding different succulents. I also love that it's in a wooden box, so you can move it about as needed or make the box stationary. It's still a great idea if you want to keep your succulent garden up off the ground for whatever reason. Adding a few other broad leaved plants just adds to the overall beauty of this little mini garden.

Source/Tutorial: ecoosfera.com

11. Succulent Dish Garden

If you're planning a garden for indoors, this dish garden is the perfect choice. You can also use it outdoors, just add more dishes. I think a saucer on top of a candlestick or something similar would give you a lovely Florentine look and you can add other succulents around your centerpiece. Or, if you want something really huge, incorporate this into an actual birdbath and use these little dish gardens around it.

Source/Tutorial:homedepot.com

12. Rack Against The Wall

If you have an old pallet, you can easily turn that into a wonderful standing succulent garden. You just simply lean it up against the wall and use it for holding small plant containers. How very easy! Add succulents of all different sizes and colors to get a really colorful look. This one doesn't require any work except for standing up the pallet and deciding where to place your succulents. If you want to though, you could affix it to the wall so that it's more stable.

Source/Tutorial: upcyclethat.com

13. Desert Spheres

Your garden will look beautiful with these succulent balls hanging all around. You'll need peat moss to hold the plants and you'll have to create the ball. You can use any number of things to make a sphere. Wire hanging baskets and strong chains or wire for hanging give you all you need to decorate fences, patios, or just about anywhere. I love how versatile this one is – you can literally hang them anywhere and you can stuff so many succulents into one sphere – use different colors throughout to give it a great rainbow effect.

Source/Tutorial: drought-smart-plants

14. Succulent Fishing Tackle Box

How adorable is this? Whether you use a new tackle box or an old rusted one that isn't much use for fishing any longer, this succulent fishing tackle box is the perfect way to create a mini succulent garden on the patio or porch. I personally think the rusted look is the way to go. If you don't have an old tackle box, you can probably pick one up at a yard sale or flea market for just a couple dollars. Set it atop an old rusted chair or stool and fill with all the succulents it will hold!

Source/Tutorial: empressofdirt

15. Beautiful Seascape Succulent Planter

Even if you don't live near the beach, this gorgeous seascape succulent planter will make you feel as if you do. The planter is covered in seashells, which perfectly contrast the beautiful coloring of the succulents. You just cover your terra cotta pots with seashells, hot gluing them in so that they stay in place. I love this idea – especially since visiting the beach is my favorite pastime. If you don't have seashells, you can get them the next time you visit the beach or buy them at your local craft store.

Source/Tutorial: billabong

16. Regal Pathways

The colors in this make it really stand out. You use succulents to create different pathways, each made of a single stream of color. It gives the illusion of a river winding right through your yard. You can do this with any number of different colors and sizes of succulents. The overall effect is gorgeous and so unique – your neighbors are sure to be filled with jealousy when they see what you've done.

Source/Tutorial: coupdepouce