Add A Sleek Shabby Chic Touch To Your Walls With A Dollar Tree DIY

Shabby chic décor is a style that is all about vintage accents, romantic touches, and charmingly distressed wear. Since it's one of the more popular interior styles in recent decades, you can find a vast array of shabby chic accents at retailers that perfectly fit the aesthetic. You may, however, be looking for a more budget-friendly and DIY approach for getting a similar look. YouTube DIYer Gleespen Designs reveals a clever hack for turning inexpensive Dollar Tree seasonal signs into a beautiful wreathed window using just some hot glue, craft sticks, and chalk paint. The result is a perfectly shabby chic piece for hanging on a wall or leaning against the wall behind your other décor.

This is a fun and easy DIY that doesn't require special tools and can be created for far less than $20. If your Dollar Tree does not have the framed season artwork in the video, any Dollar Tree frame or framed signage will work for this project, like these Rustic Wood Frames or Galvanized Wooden Picture Frames. This is also a project that is completely customizable even if your style trends more toward modern farmhouse than shabby chic, with many adjustments you can make to the basic formula to fit your aesthetic.

Begin by removing the inside materials or glass of the frames you are working with, as well as detaching any hardware like hanging devices or the small metal tabs that hold the inner frame in place. Attach your frames together by backing them with hot glued wooden craft stacks along the sides that go together until you've created a four-square piece that looks like a real window frame. You can even add some faux-carved accents at the corners with decorative Dollar Tree embellishments, like these Puffy Metallic Stickers or Laser Butterfly Craft Boards.

When the glue is dry, paint your frame in your desired shade. The DIYer uses distressed white chalk paint, a classic shabby chic technique, but you can choose any soft pastel shades in your color palette for a shabby chic style home. For a more luxurious look, spray paint it a rich gold and add some gold leafing, or sand down the frames and apply wood stain for a more modern farmhouse aesthetic. Use your window frame as a mount for a center wreath, either premade or DIY. 

This wooden window frame actually makes a great accent for behind other objects in addition to wreaths for a shabby chic-inspired home. Place a greenery swag along the top or in the middle of the window frames for a fun variation, or use the center to place another wood frame with art or family photos inside. You can also use it as a background for seasonal signs and decorative accents, like bundles of lavender or holiday ornaments you can change out over the course of the year. Add lights around the frame for a soft glow or back it with chicken wire to create an even more pronounced rustic farmhouse look.