Do It Yourself: Our Take On Anthropologie Hacks

Ever walk into a store and think “I could totally make that myself”? As habitual DIYers here, we do that CONSTANTLY. Today we’re tackling Anthropologie and some of their must have home goods that we’ve been swooning over. Plus since it’s only Monday we can Amazon Prime all the supplies to craft these Anthropologie hacks by this weekend.

Napkin Rings

anthropologie diy napkin ring

Instead of the Anthropologie version at $8 a piece, DIY your own with these wood napkin rings. Use some acrylic paint (don’t we all have some extra laying around) to paint half like the Anthropologie version. Plus for a little over $4, you’ll end up with four.

Plates

anthropologie diy plates

How good are these plates? I’m obsessed. Take a spin at painting some of your own using simple white plates as your base. Use these gloss enamel paints and follow the instructions to bake on your designs to set them permanently. After that they’ll be dishwasher safe! Once you get really good, try some side plates and mugs to match.

Face Cups

anthropologie diy cups

Take your cups up a notch in personality by adding these fun faces. The original Anthropologie versions can easily be replicated with these plain cups from Amazon. Use paint pens to make drawing even easier.

 

Script Phone Case

anthropologie diy phone case

Anthropologie is notorious for putting monograms on everything. And in a few cases like this phone case it looks pretty cute. Use the same paint markers as the cups above and draw your initial on a clear case. Since it’s clear you can print out a template and use it to trace your letter perfectly.

Any DIY hacks you’ve been dying to try? Give these a test for yourself and let us know how they turn out!

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