[Easy and Simple] Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with Materials from 100-Yen Shops
There are probably many people who picked up DIY as a hobby while spending more time at home.
These days, 100-yen shops are just as well stocked as home improvement stores—not only with materials but also with tools.
Here are some DIY ideas that mainly use items from 100-yen shops.
We focus on easy projects that keep sawing wood and driving screws to a minimum.
Even if you don’t have a home improvement store nearby, chances are there’s a 100-yen shop!
Try DIY-ing some handy items for your home!
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[Easy & Simple] Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with 100-Yen Shop Materials (1–10)
Antique-style cabinet
An antique-style box cabinet that lets you store and display watches and accessories.
Buying one would probably cost a fair amount, but you can DIY it using only 100-yen shop materials! The main components are photo frames and wood.
The construction is a bit intricate, so there are several steps, but the finished piece looks very high-quality and doesn’t seem like it was made from budget materials.
The key to achieving an antique look is, of course, the paint.
Finish it in your favorite color and place it in your favorite spot.
Marble-style side table
Korean-style interiors that use a lot of white have become popular lately, haven’t they? Especially for women living alone, Korean interiors are getting attention, often incorporating gold accents and marble-like finishes.
Believe it or not, the marble-look side tables you see in those Korean interiors can be made using only 100-yen materials.
All you need are items you can buy at a 100-yen shop: a photo frame, a wire basket, gold spray paint, wooden strips, and more! And the key “marble” part is just decorative paper with a marble-patterned adhesive sheet applied to it—an astonishing idea!
Pegboard storage rack
How do you all keep the small odds and ends around your computer organized? For those who find that cables tangle easily and cleaning becomes a hassle, here’s a recommended DIY: mount a pegboard on the wall and consolidate everything on it! These days, even 100-yen shops carry pegboards in convenient sizes, along with a wide variety of compatible metal fittings.
If you install it behind your computer monitor, it won’t be visible from the front, and everything will look neat and tidy!
[Easy & Simple] Popular DIY Ideas You Can Make with 100-Yen Shop Materials (11–20)
Storage rack with grill mesh
Accessories that combine reclaimed wood and iron, along with interiors that match them, are sometimes called “masculine interiors.” They’ve been gaining popularity in interior design magazines lately.
How about trying a DIY storage rack that pairs perfectly with this “masculine interior” style using 100-yen items? With the outdoor boom, 100-yen shops now carry a variety of outdoor goods, but the star of this DIY is, surprisingly, a grilling rack.
Paint the rack black, bend and connect it, and combine it with wood to create wall racks and more.
Giant café-style mirror
A large mirror that looks like a window frame, like the ones you see in cafes and stylish shops.
Can you really make that with 100-yen materials? That’s the idea behind this DIY.
The base board and frame might be hard to source at a 100-yen shop, but you can get them cheaply—and pre-cut—at a home improvement store.
Buy a bunch of 100-yen mirrors, remove the plastic frames, and attach the mirrors to the wooden frame using double-sided tape and caulk.
Finally, stick thin wooden strips over the seams between the mirrors with double-sided tape, and you’re done.
Buying a mirror like this is ridiculously expensive, but with DIY you can make it affordably and tailor it to your taste!
separated trash bin
This is a DIY idea for making a sorting trash bin using nylon laundry baskets and wood.
Sorting trash bins can be quite pricey, and getting multiple ones can be costly—so this DIY is recommended for those people.
You can use wooden pieces from a 100-yen shop for the frame, but buying them at a home center is cheaper and has the advantage that they can cut the wood to the exact size.
Build a wooden frame, slip the laundry baskets over it, attach casters, and you’re done!
tool rack
A toolbox made from plastic mailboxes and plywood that pairs perfectly with rugged, industrial-style interiors.
The only time-consuming steps are cutting the board that fits between the two mailboxes to the mailbox size and drilling the holes; after that, you just paint and attach the plywood to the surface with double-sided tape.
Adding stencils or stickers makes it even cooler and gives it a unique touch.
It looks handy not only around the house but also for outdoor use and in all kinds of places.