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.
#1 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..
#2 I’ve Added Little Door Hinge Toppers All Around The House – I’ve Got Teapots And Teacups, Dragons, Cats, Bats, Frogs, Snails, Mushrooms
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#3 Painted My Front Door Pink And It Never Fails To Make Me Smile
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#4 Picture In My Kitchen Of My Grandmother And Great Aunt In Their ‘29 Plymouth
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#5 I Collect Art Magnets From Museums And Put Them On The Bottom Of My Fridge So My Cat Can See Them😻🖼️
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#6 I Illustrate Little Hamster Characters Called Hammies – This Way My Daughter Can Pretend They Live In My House! 💞
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#7 My Raspberry Pink Ceiling In My Hallway. Because, Why The Heck Not, But Also Because There’s Nobody To Tell Me Not To
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#8 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
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#9 I Have Rainbow Stairs 🌈
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#10 Took A Bedsheet And Turned Into Stair Runners Using Liquid Starch
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#11 My Bathtub. I’m 64 In An Adult Only Household
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#12 I Am All About Whimsy. I Painted My Ugly Laundry Room Cabinet Black And Wall Papered The Doors
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#13 My Paintings 😊
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#14 Instead Of Putting My Extra Art In Storage, I Hung It All In My Tiniest Bathroom
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#15 I Decant Body Lotion Into Fancy Lidded Jars Because I’m Fabulous
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#16 I Hide Miniature Rooms In My Walls
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#17 I Add Florals To Everything And Get Custom Knobs For My Furnitures 🤍
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#18 Turning My Daughters’ Room Into A Cozy Beatrix Potter Style Cottage
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#19 The Landlord Hired Me To Paint This Apartment Complex And I Think The Whole Block Got Whimsical
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#20 My 4 Grandchildren Are Represented By Fairies In The Shower Room Mural
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#21 When I Find Vintage Velvet Paintings Of My Dogs Ancestors
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#22 For My Bougie Birds 💓
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#23 In My Kitchen
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#24 Hand Stenciled Stars Onto My Guest Bathroom Ceiling
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#25 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
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#26 I Love These Animal Lamps More Than I Can Say
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#27 Add A Disco Ball!
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#28 Lamp Was A Gift Made By A Neighbour, Lives There All The Time
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#29 From The Conservatory To The Living Room
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#30 Painted A Chalk Wall In The Water Closet 😅 We Play Tic Tac Toe And Leave Each Other Notes
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#31 I Painted Soot Sprites A Few Places Here And There For My Kids. We Love Them
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#32 Meet Mildred ☺️ She Needs Some Work But She’s A Dream Come True
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#33 I Had This Stained Glass Made For Our House
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#34 Didn’t Paint My Oak Cabinets And Added A Wall Mural :)
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#35 Bedroom Ceiling My Husband Painted. There Are Glow In The Dark Stars Too!
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#36 I Love My Yarn Wall!
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#37 Pez Wall!!!
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#38 This Hides My Ugly Gas Meter
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#39 My Husband Is A Plumber So We Hung Outhouse Pics In Our Wc
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#40 Three Words: Glitter Front Door
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#41 My Favorite Way To Add A Whimsical Touch To My House Is With Handpainted Furniture 🥰 I Love To Give Thrifted Pieces New Life!
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#42 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
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#43 Tardis Door
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#44 I Painted A Mini-Mural Over My Front Door Including The Address
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#45 My Mural, My Daughter And I Put Up On The Stairway Wall
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#46 I Have This Picture Hanging In My Bathroom 💩
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#47 Porch Goose With Rotating Seasonal Outfits
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#48 I Turned My Office Door Into A Hidden Room Bookcase (Put Contact Paper On The Door 😊)
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#49 We Made This Wisteria Tree In My Daughters Room That I Love Sitting Under (There Are Also Hanging Twinkly Lights At Night)
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#50 My Wonderful Wife’s Idea
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#51 I Did A Butterfly Wall In My Living Room That Brings Me So Much Joy
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#52 The Shelves Behind Me In My Work Space Have All My Trinkets. They Are All Visible On Zoom
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#53 3D Painted Books For My Flower Garden 💖
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#54 I Find Dead And Dying Butterflies, Etc And Give Them A New Life In Jars With Pretty Flowers And Stuff
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#55 Floor To Ceiling Art – Makes Me Feel Like I’m In A Gallery On The Way Get Breakfast
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#56 A Press For Champagne Bell 🥂 🍾
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#57 This Bad Boy That My Aunt Made In The Early 1970’s. It’s Not Officially Christmas Time Until He Makes His Appearance
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#58 Made Myself A Weird Corner. Sea And Aerial Plants
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#59 The Wallpaper In My Home Office
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#60 I Turned A Corner Cabinet Into A Wine Cabinet And Used Old Corks As The Base
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#61 This Is The Wall Where I Hang Drawings I Do Of My Husband
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#62 Not Hung Up Yet, But A Weevil On A Bicycle! Yes, It Is Real😭
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#63 Googly Eyes
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#64 I Cross-Stitch
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#65 Bunch Of Random Frames All Spray Painted Black. Art Postcards Framed And Arranged
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#66 My Skull Collection; I Buy 1 Skull A Year During Halloween Season. Been Doing This For 15+ Years Now
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#67 This Is Up Year Round In Our Guest Bathroom. We Also Go Crazy With Halloween Decor Every Year
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#68 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
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#69 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!
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#70 I Added A Tiny Door/Fairy Door 🚪🧚🏾♀️🥰
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#71 Painted Wonky Doors
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#72 A Friend Of Mine Is A Mosaic Artist And She Created This With “Shiny Trinkets”. He Sits In My Entry Way
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#73 My Dark Academia/Green Witch Inspired Half Bath
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#74 My Orange Window Frame In The Kitchen
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#75 Got Arches Painted On The Main Wall In Our Apartment
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#76 Our House Is Full Of Weird And Whimsy. This One Is In Our Guest Bathroom
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#77 My Favourite Print ☺️
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#78 Our Book Nook Has A Staircase Of Old Maps
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#79 I Hung The Mcdonald’s Hercules Plates On My Wall
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#80 Grade 5 School Auction Art Project
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#81 Added These Dinos To Our Lil Half Bath Lolol
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#82 Dinosaur And Peeps Pottery (I Also Have A Shark And Owl Not Pictured)!
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#83 I Wrapped An Ugly Chandelier With Colorful Yarn
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#84 The Answer’s Orange. It’s Always Orange. And A Daft Floor
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#85 These Are Only Two Examples. Most Of My House Is Nothing But Whimsy And Whatever Makes Me Happy
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#86 My Daughter’s Hand Painted Bathroom
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#87 I Have Party Animals In Various Cabinets
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#88 For Our Guests
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#89 Year Round Halloween Decor. My Husband Is A Halloween Fanatic And Horror Movie Lover
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#90 Stuffed Grapes And Display Of Wine Stoppers
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#91 This Is Just The Bedroom/ PC Stream Room
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#92 All The Single Socks
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#93 Added A Cute Little Curtain Over My Dishwasher! Made Things Look Cheerier
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