10 Quirky DIY Cross Stitch Home Decor Crafts

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Do you feel like cross stitching a little bit? If you do, you’ll love this roundup because we’ve gathered the coolest cross stitch crafts for home decor and home accessories. Let’s start!

Accessories

The first craft is a pincushion, which instantly brings a vintage-inspired feel. The pincushion features printed ribbons, cross stitched roses and a large pink button in the center. If you like sewing, such a pincushion is amazing, and if not – make one for a person who likes it and give it as a gift. Enjoy!

DIY cross stitched roses pincushion with a large button (via ideas.sewandso.co.uk)

DIY cross stitched roses pincushion with a large button (via ideas.sewandso.co.uk)

A usual and plain grid office storage piece can be made bold and cool with some spray paint and cross stitching. Take a proper metal or plastic basket and spray paint it if needed, and add cross stitched flowers or some other images that you like. Read the tutorial to find out how to do that.

DIY cross stitch office storage items (via www.thescrapshoppeblog.com)

DIY cross stitch office storage items (via www.thescrapshoppeblog.com)

Mesh desk supplies are great for stitching them, they seem to be screaming stitching. Take mesh supplies and spray paint them if you like and then add some colorful cross stitch pattern to the accessories to make the supplies look awesome.

DIY cross stitch office supplies (via camillestyles.com)

DIY cross stitch office supplies (via camillestyles.com)

A very simple and basic wooden frame can be turned into a colorful and fun piece for your photos! Take a power drill, make holes in the frame for stitching and take colorful yarn to add patterns. Opt for any patterns and looks you like and enjoy the created bold look – right what we need for spring, don’t we?

DIY cross stitched picture frame (via www.dreamalittlebigger.com)

DIY cross stitched picture frame (via www.dreamalittlebigger.com)

If you live in a vintage home with some draughts, this craft is right what you need. This is a cross stitched draught excluder, take canvas and download colorful letter patterns to cross stitch them. Don’t forget to fill these long pillows with wool to avoid any cold coming!

DIY cross stitch funky draught excluder (via www.pillarboxblue.com)

DIY cross stitch funky draught excluder (via www.pillarboxblue.com)

Here’s one more similar idea – it’s a door stop! This is a patchwork door stop decorated with cross stitching – there’s a cross stitched monogram on one side of the door stop, or you may add it on two sides, for example. The rest is taken with colorful patchwork. If you like the idea, head over to the source.

DIY cross stitch patchwork door stop (via imaginegnats.com)

DIY cross stitch patchwork door stop (via imaginegnats.com)

I totally love this colorful cross stitched pillow with a pompom trim. Cross stitch the letters you like or some quote – do it using colorful yarn in all the shades you like. Then add pompom trim for a more funky touch, read how to make such a pillow in the source.

DIY cross stitched pillows with pompoms (via prettylifegirls.com)

DIY cross stitched pillows with pompoms (via prettylifegirls.com)

A nut container can be turned into a cool and bold lampshade! Make a pillar lampshade of a can, canvas with cross stitching – choose any pattern you like or use the one specified in the tutorial. Get inspired and renovate an old lamp!

DIY cross stitched upcycled nut container lampshade  (via www.refabdiaries.com)

DIY cross stitched upcycled nut container lampshade (via www.refabdiaries.com)

Furniture

Make an old chair a bold and new one rocking a bold floral seat and a cross stitched back with flowers. Read the tutorial to find out how to renovate the seat, legs, frame and how to cross stitch the back making a cool rose. Enjoy giving new life to the old furniture piece!

DIY cross stitch antique chair with florals (via flamingotoes.com)

DIY cross stitch antique chair with florals (via flamingotoes.com)

This tutorial with a video will tell you how to cross stitch the furniture: a plain and simple chest was painted, cross stitched and some colorful pompoms were added to the handle. The piece is now fun and quirky, ideal for a bold space or a kid’s room. Wow!

DIY painted and cross stitched chest (via www.molliemakes.com)

DIY painted and cross stitched chest (via www.molliemakes.com)