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Minimalism may have ruled interior design in recent years, with its plain walls, muted palettes, and “less is more” philosophy. But sometimes, “more” is exactly what turns a house into a home.
So when Hannah Birss asked people on Threads to share the “wee bit of whimsy” they’ve added to their spaces, the responses were pure delight. From miniature rooms hidden in walls to themed corners and cozy, unexpected DIY projects, these ideas are full of charm. Take a look below and see which ones you might want to try yourself.
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#1
I Collect Art Magnets From Museums And Put Them On The Bottom Of My Fridge So My Cat Can See Them😻🖼️
Dog Mom to Zoe 3 months ago
There are so many on here that do such lovely things for their pets, but this one just warms my heart.
Marlene Ricker 3 months ago
The kitty appears to be enjoying the art on the fridge just for him!
Mary Peace 3 months ago
I want to ask the cat questions. "Do you like impressionism, postmodernism, abstract. . .?
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#2
Painted My Front Door Pink And It Never Fails To Make Me Smile
#3
I Ripped Out Our Carpet And Gave Us A Book Inspired Wooden Staircase, I Refurbished An Old Carousel Horse For The House, And I Turned Our Son’s Bathroom/Guest Bathroom Into Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
Everything in the bathroom is hand painted or hand made : the walls, the portraits, the corridor door 🥰
Okay, it’s way more than a wee bit. But I’m an artist, and I can’t live any other way..
Final score:
167points
#4
Took A Bedsheet And Turned Into Stair Runners Using Liquid Starch
#5
My Bathtub. I’m 64 In An Adult Only Household
#6
I've Added Little Door Hinge Toppers All Around The House – I've Got Teapots And Teacups, Dragons, Cats, Bats, Frogs, Snails, Mushrooms
#7
I Have Rainbow Stairs 🌈
#8
I Didn’t Want Our Pantry To Be Boring So I Made The Tile Myself In A Shape Complementary To The Leaves Of The Wallpaper
#9
Instead Of Putting My Extra Art In Storage, I Hung It All In My Tiniest Bathroom
Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Gives people something to look at while they're doing their business. Why not?
#10
The Landlord Hired Me To Paint This Apartment Complex And I Think The Whole Block Got Whimsical
#11
My Raspberry Pink Ceiling In My Hallway. Because, Why The Heck Not, But Also Because There’s Nobody To Tell Me Not To
#12
Painted The Edge Of My Office Door With Some Little Flowers, To Bring Me Some Extra Joy Since I Look At It All Day While I’m Working
#13
Bedroom Ceiling My Husband Painted. There Are Glow In The Dark Stars Too!
#14
I Hide Miniature Rooms In My Walls
#15
Picture In My Kitchen Of My Grandmother And Great Aunt In Their ‘29 Plymouth
#16
I Illustrate Little Hamster Characters Called Hammies - This Way My Daughter Can Pretend They Live In My House! 💞
Science Nerd 3 months ago
Hammies live in our house but they don’t have doors leading to Narnia.
#17
I Am All About Whimsy. I Painted My Ugly Laundry Room Cabinet Black And Wall Papered The Doors
#18
My Mural, My Daughter And I Put Up On The Stairway Wall
#19
This Hides My Ugly Gas Meter
#20
I Add Florals To Everything And Get Custom Knobs For My Furnitures 🤍
Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Oh, this is unusual and can add whimsy to so many things! Love it!
#21
I Did A Butterfly Wall In My Living Room That Brings Me So Much Joy
#22
Hand Stenciled Stars Onto My Guest Bathroom Ceiling
#23
My 4 Grandchildren Are Represented By Fairies In The Shower Room Mural
#25
My Wonderful Wife’s Idea
#26
My Favorite Way To Add A Whimsical Touch To My House Is With Handpainted Furniture 🥰 I Love To Give Thrifted Pieces New Life!
#27
Tardis Door
#28
I Painted Soot Sprites A Few Places Here And There For My Kids. We Love Them
SweetCheesySpaghetti 3 months ago
We have a few soot sprite stuffies hanging around the house!
#29
I Turned My Office Door Into A Hidden Room Bookcase (Put Contact Paper On The Door 😊)
Uncle Panda 3 months ago (edited)
It would take some home engineering, but it'd be even better if you had to tug a certain book to unlatch the door.
#30
In My Kitchen
#31
Painted A Chalk Wall In The Water Closet 😅 We Play Tic Tac Toe And Leave Each Other Notes
#32
My Husband Is A Plumber So We Hung Outhouse Pics In Our Wc
#33
When I Find Vintage Velvet Paintings Of My Dogs Ancestors
#34
For My Bougie Birds 💓
#35
3D Painted Books For My Flower Garden 💖
#36
I Decant Body Lotion Into Fancy Lidded Jars Because I’m Fabulous
#37
Porch Goose With Rotating Seasonal Outfits
#38
From The Conservatory To The Living Room
Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Ha! I would not be able to resist giving a twirl as I went into the room.
#39
We Made This Wisteria Tree In My Daughters Room That I Love Sitting Under (There Are Also Hanging Twinkly Lights At Night)
#40
I Sorted The Books By Color And Tucked In Lots Of Little Treasures, Like Crystals, Pottery, And Plants. Kitty Sleeping In The Window Ads Some Whimsy Too
#41
Three Words: Glitter Front Door
#42
I Cross-Stitch
#43
Add A Disco Ball!
#44
Pez Wall!!!
#45
Turning My Daughters’ Room Into A Cozy Beatrix Potter Style Cottage
#46
The Wallpaper In My Home Office
#47
I Had This Stained Glass Made For Our House
#48
Painted Wonky Doors
#49
I Painted A Mini-Mural Over My Front Door Including The Address
#50
I Love These Animal Lamps More Than I Can Say
#51
A Friend Of Mine Is A Mosaic Artist And She Created This With "Shiny Trinkets". He Sits In My Entry Way
#52
Our Book Nook Has A Staircase Of Old Maps
#53
I Love My Yarn Wall!
#54
Didn’t Paint My Oak Cabinets And Added A Wall Mural :)
#55
Our House Is Full Of Weird And Whimsy. This One Is In Our Guest Bathroom
#57
This Is Up Year Round In Our Guest Bathroom. We Also Go Crazy With Halloween Decor Every Year
#58
Meet Mildred ☺️ She Needs Some Work But She's A Dream Come True
Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
My aunt had one of these in her home and it fascinated me as a child. When it's operating, oil beads run down the lines, giving it a glow. Hope you get it running!
#59
Every Year I Do Some Big Halloween Build. During Covid I Built Things To Hand Out Candy From A Distance. This Is From 3 Years Ago
#60
All The Single Socks
#61
My Skull Collection; I Buy 1 Skull A Year During Halloween Season. Been Doing This For 15+ Years Now
#62
Made Myself A Weird Corner. Sea And Aerial Plants
#63
My Daughter’s Hand Painted Bathroom
#64
I Had Been Wanting To Paint A Design That Extended To The Ceiling And Our Front Entryway Was In Need Of A Little Fun. It’s Practically Neon Coral, But It’s A Good Mood Boost As You Head Out For The Day!
#65
I Added A Tiny Door/Fairy Door 🚪🧚🏾♀️🥰
Dog Mom to Zoe 3 months ago
I love fairy doors but I never understood why they are always down low when fairies have wings.
#66
Lamp Was A Gift Made By A Neighbour, Lives There All The Time
Science Nerd 3 months ago
It needs to be in the front window for all the world to see the prize.
#67
I Have This Picture Hanging In My Bathroom 💩
#68
Bunch Of Random Frames All Spray Painted Black. Art Postcards Framed And Arranged
#69
I Turned A Corner Cabinet Into A Wine Cabinet And Used Old Corks As The Base
#71
My Orange Window Frame In The Kitchen
#72
Floor To Ceiling Art - Makes Me Feel Like I’m In A Gallery On The Way Get Breakfast
KazzaHazza 3 months ago
Patrick from Ghosts! OMG I love it. And if you like the actor he’s in a comedy called Here We Go, bloody brilliant.
#73
I Have Party Animals In Various Cabinets
#74
I Wrapped An Ugly Chandelier With Colorful Yarn
#75
Grade 5 School Auction Art Project
#76
This Is The Wall Where I Hang Drawings I Do Of My Husband
#77
My Dark Academia/Green Witch Inspired Half Bath
Mel in Georgia 3 months ago
Really dark colors in a small space adds so much intimate atmosphere. Love the blue and gold!
#79
Not Hung Up Yet, But A Weevil On A Bicycle! Yes, It Is Real😭
#80
Dinosaur And Peeps Pottery (I Also Have A Shark And Owl Not Pictured)!
#81
Got Arches Painted On The Main Wall In Our Apartment
#82
This Bad Boy That My Aunt Made In The Early 1970’s. It’s Not Officially Christmas Time Until He Makes His Appearance
#83
These Are Only Two Examples. Most Of My House Is Nothing But Whimsy And Whatever Makes Me Happy
#85
A Press For Champagne Bell 🥂 🍾
#86
I Hung The Mcdonald’s Hercules Plates On My Wall
#87
I Find Dead And Dying Butterflies, Etc And Give Them A New Life In Jars With Pretty Flowers And Stuff
Final score:
16points
#88
Added These Dinos To Our Lil Half Bath Lolol
#90
The Answer’s Orange. It’s Always Orange. And A Daft Floor
#91
For Our Guests
#92
Stuffed Grapes And Display Of Wine Stoppers
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Lady Eowyn 3 months ago
I really enjoyed this. I live in an apartment and there's a limit to what I can get away with.
Jude Laskowski 3 months ago
I wish people would refrain from posting political opinions where it's not appropriate.
Cindy Brick 3 months ago
These were absolutely wonderful - and inspiring for non-artists, as well as the talented ones. Please do more like this!
Jackie Lulu 3 months ago
This list is an inspiration! Stick on - Peel off wallpaper makes it easier for those of us with no artistic ability. I'd love to do those stairs, but need a carpet runner to keep from killing myself.
Stan Chung 3 months ago
93 without premium? Glad I could see more. I think a lot of these are great and would take a bit of maintaining to keep dust, bugs and other creatures from dirtying/infesting it.
Seadog 3 months ago
When we renovated our kitchen (dark stained cabinets, black appliances, one wall sand the other a frosty melon orange) I spent 2 years finding globes for the pendant lights I installed over the island and over the counters. 18 pendants and no 2 globes are the same color. The shape of the globe repeats some of course but no 2 are the same color. Some require cool white bulbs to look right, most are good with warm white. When i started my wife and others thought I was nuts but once they saw it in place, everyone loves it. I wish I could get a picture but taking picture of lights just doesn't work...at least not with the photography skills I possess.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 3 months ago
This was fantastic! People are so creative and it’s wonderful to see more self expression in homes! Thank you for sharing these!
Lady Eowyn 3 months ago
I really enjoyed this. I live in an apartment and there's a limit to what I can get away with.
Jude Laskowski 3 months ago
I wish people would refrain from posting political opinions where it's not appropriate.
Cindy Brick 3 months ago
These were absolutely wonderful - and inspiring for non-artists, as well as the talented ones. Please do more like this!
Jackie Lulu 3 months ago
This list is an inspiration! Stick on - Peel off wallpaper makes it easier for those of us with no artistic ability. I'd love to do those stairs, but need a carpet runner to keep from killing myself.
Stan Chung 3 months ago
93 without premium? Glad I could see more. I think a lot of these are great and would take a bit of maintaining to keep dust, bugs and other creatures from dirtying/infesting it.
Seadog 3 months ago
When we renovated our kitchen (dark stained cabinets, black appliances, one wall sand the other a frosty melon orange) I spent 2 years finding globes for the pendant lights I installed over the island and over the counters. 18 pendants and no 2 globes are the same color. The shape of the globe repeats some of course but no 2 are the same color. Some require cool white bulbs to look right, most are good with warm white. When i started my wife and others thought I was nuts but once they saw it in place, everyone loves it. I wish I could get a picture but taking picture of lights just doesn't work...at least not with the photography skills I possess.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 3 months ago
This was fantastic! People are so creative and it’s wonderful to see more self expression in homes! Thank you for sharing these!
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