Bedsheets are not just for sleeping on anymore! In fact, they’re fantastic materials that can be used for a host of DIY crafting projects, each one prettier than the last. The fact that sheet sets come in every imaginable color and pattern makes these projects endlessly versatile. They can be made to fit your taste, your décor, and your budget, whether they’re luxurious 600-thread count Egyptian cotton or decidedly modest permanent press.
This array of DIY projects is 100% fun, fast, and engaging, but not overly challenging. Even though most of them wonderfully repurpose the set’s flat top sheet, two ingeniously conceptualized pieces make use of the seemingly impossible-to-neatly-fold fitted sheet. Sheets offer a level of customization on items for your space that simply can’t be had with ready-made products from the store. Tempting as it may be, don't lay down and snooze on these sheets, get busy transforming them into tools both useful and beautiful!
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Turn heads with a bedsheet headband
This headband hair accessory will be the flawless finishing touch for your groovy Boho look when paired with funky sunglasses and some dangly earrings. The project is “sew” simple that all you need are accurate measuring skills and the ability to stitch a few straight lines. The payoff is pretty fun though. This unique accent conveys a jaunty, fun energy and will likely garner enthusiasm from friends and strangers alike as you make your way down the street or around the party room. Learn how to make the headband here.
This headband hair accessory will be the flawless finishing touch for your groovy Boho look when paired with funky sunglasses and some dangly earrings. The project is “sew” simple that all you need are accurate measuring skills and the ability to stitch a few straight lines. The payoff is pretty fun though. This unique accent conveys a jaunty, fun energy and will likely garner enthusiasm from friends and strangers alike as you make your way down the street or around the party room. Learn how to make the headband here.
Hold it right there
We always need just one more tote bag right? How else are we supposed to move food, supplies, and necessities back and forth between houses, cars, and offices. This tote bag project makes good use of a bedsheet’s natural sturdiness. In your search for the perfect patterned sheets, why not pick something that hints at what you’ll be transporting? Choose a book pattern if you’ll be hauling school supplies or a sporty pattern if you’re transporting tennis or pool gear. The heavy duty handles will make the bag your go-to when you need to get the move done with a minimum of fuss. Learn how to create this sheet tote project here.
We always need just one more tote bag right? How else are we supposed to move food, supplies, and necessities back and forth between houses, cars, and offices. This tote bag project makes good use of a bedsheet’s natural sturdiness. In your search for the perfect patterned sheets, why not pick something that hints at what you’ll be transporting? Choose a book pattern if you’ll be hauling school supplies or a sporty pattern if you’re transporting tennis or pool gear. The heavy duty handles will make the bag your go-to when you need to get the move done with a minimum of fuss. Learn how to create this sheet tote project here.
Personalized and piped pillow
This charming, plump and puffy accent pillow gets its considerable charm from the fabric it’s fashioned from. Pick a sheet with a classic pattern, like an English-inspired floral, or choose a lighthearted colorful pattern, like our watermelons. A lovely finish detail is the piping, whose color can harmonize with the sheet’s pattern or you can choose to create energetic dissonance by using a complementary color. This project is so fun and easy, you could easily make a set of two so each end of the sofa is graced with one, or even eight so you could switch them out and add seasonal flavor to your living room, den, or covered porch. Learn how to make these here.
This charming, plump and puffy accent pillow gets its considerable charm from the fabric it’s fashioned from. Pick a sheet with a classic pattern, like an English-inspired floral, or choose a lighthearted colorful pattern, like our watermelons. A lovely finish detail is the piping, whose color can harmonize with the sheet’s pattern or you can choose to create energetic dissonance by using a complementary color. This project is so fun and easy, you could easily make a set of two so each end of the sofa is graced with one, or even eight so you could switch them out and add seasonal flavor to your living room, den, or covered porch. Learn how to make these here.
Feel like a chef in this adorable apron
Who says you can’t cook, bake, mix, and look adorable at the same time? This sweet apron project takes a utilitarian garment to the next level by having you put it together using fun patterned sheet fabric: Think animals, fruits and veggies, or playful polka dots. The details truly define this project's appeal. They include a waist tie in a shade that harmonizes with the pattern, a dainty but functional pocket, and a rocking ruffle. An apron this cute will transform you from harried home cook to Julia Child in no time. Instructions for this project are here.
Who says you can’t cook, bake, mix, and look adorable at the same time? This sweet apron project takes a utilitarian garment to the next level by having you put it together using fun patterned sheet fabric: Think animals, fruits and veggies, or playful polka dots. The details truly define this project's appeal. They include a waist tie in a shade that harmonizes with the pattern, a dainty but functional pocket, and a rocking ruffle. An apron this cute will transform you from harried home cook to Julia Child in no time. Instructions for this project are here.
Comfort food (for body and soul)
Whether it’s to soothe “tech neck” or the result of sleeping in an awkward position, sometimes there’s nothing more comforting than a simple heating pad for providing pain relief. The standard heating pad is a pretty functional, anything-but-stylish item, but this project provides heated comfort and high style in spades. If you make your own heating pad and ingeniously use a bedsheet, you can make it look any way you want and fill it with a soothing mixture of rice and lavender. In addition to feeling the soothing warmth the rice gives off, you’ll get a dose of aromatherapy to boot. This project is all about pampering yourself. Learn how to make it here.
Whether it’s to soothe “tech neck” or the result of sleeping in an awkward position, sometimes there’s nothing more comforting than a simple heating pad for providing pain relief. The standard heating pad is a pretty functional, anything-but-stylish item, but this project provides heated comfort and high style in spades. If you make your own heating pad and ingeniously use a bedsheet, you can make it look any way you want and fill it with a soothing mixture of rice and lavender. In addition to feeling the soothing warmth the rice gives off, you’ll get a dose of aromatherapy to boot. This project is all about pampering yourself. Learn how to make it here.
Witty window treatment
Sometimes the offerings for curtains online or in the store are simply not what you imagined for your space. If that’s the case, just customize your home’s window dressings wonderfully—with fitted bedsheets. With some accurate measuring, trimming, and stitching, you can take a sheet from meant-for-the-bed to window-worthy very quickly. This project is not a minimalist window treatment either. Your sheet is not only the curtain, but it also makes a lovely ruffle detail that adorns the panel's top, and is repurposed for the loops that go around the curtain rod. This DIY gives you the utmost control over one of the most impactful design details of your room. To make this project, take a look here.
Sometimes the offerings for curtains online or in the store are simply not what you imagined for your space. If that’s the case, just customize your home’s window dressings wonderfully—with fitted bedsheets. With some accurate measuring, trimming, and stitching, you can take a sheet from meant-for-the-bed to window-worthy very quickly. This project is not a minimalist window treatment either. Your sheet is not only the curtain, but it also makes a lovely ruffle detail that adorns the panel's top, and is repurposed for the loops that go around the curtain rod. This DIY gives you the utmost control over one of the most impactful design details of your room. To make this project, take a look here.
Inspired to iron
If housework-related accoutrements are on the cuter side, they can inspire equal interest in tackling those dreaded home chores. This DIY uses an appealing patterned bed sheet to create a nifty ironing board cover. An underlayer of heat-protective fabric makes it practical, while the puckered edge features a drawstring. This makes for easy cleaning of the cover. This DIY is proof that pretty much anything can get a “do-over” for the better. This new cover will make your ironing board go from eyesore to eye-catching, and isn’t that so much better? Learn how to make it here.
If housework-related accoutrements are on the cuter side, they can inspire equal interest in tackling those dreaded home chores. This DIY uses an appealing patterned bed sheet to create a nifty ironing board cover. An underlayer of heat-protective fabric makes it practical, while the puckered edge features a drawstring. This makes for easy cleaning of the cover. This DIY is proof that pretty much anything can get a “do-over” for the better. This new cover will make your ironing board go from eyesore to eye-catching, and isn’t that so much better? Learn how to make it here.
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