Top 12 Reader Favorites From 2020

Happy New Year friends! 🎉 Wasn't that the most anticipated New Year's Eve countdown EVER 🎉 - it couldn't happen fast enough. I hope you had a nice Christmas, despite travel restrictions and lockdowns. Just think how much we are going to appreciate being with family and friends during the 2021 holiday season.



At the end of every year, I like to take a trip down memory lane on the blog to see which projects resonated most with readers. It's a great way to gauge what types of projects I should be doing more of in the coming year. Thank YOU for making these Top 12 Reader Favorites From 2020 the most popular DIY projects of the year!



The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY project posts from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

12 Most Popular Posts of 2020 - A Year In Review

But first I want to thank you for all the sweet comments and emails that I received throughout 2020. I have kept each and every one of them and your kindness and support mean the world to me. 💞



This year I've changed the list format a bit and included the🎄top two holiday projects of 2020.🎄 Because they are posted at the end of the year, they don't have a chance to gain enough traction to make the 12 Most Popular Posts list. We'll start with those and work our way down to the most popular DIY project of the year.



If you click on the titles they will take you to the original posts.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

Homemade hand warmer gifts made with Mom's favorite jacket. As the typography on the front suggests, making them with fabric from a departed loved one's clothing is like a warm hug from them on a cold winter's day.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

An easy and inexpensive homemade holiday game with recycled and dollar store finds. It's a fun, clean, wholesome game for everyone, young and old. A good game for breaking that awkward silence when not everyone knows each other at the party but also great for family members to learn something new about one another.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

This furniture makeover started as an old boarding house desk with a broken top. Needing a small work table in my new office, the old top was removed and repurposed into other projects, and replaced with a larger DIY wood top.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

These colorful garden art flowers used to be a Wilton tiered cupcake stand that I found at a thrift store. If you don't have a need to use them for their intended purpose, they are super easy to turn into metal flower art for a shady flower bed in the yard.




The Twelve Most Popular Posts of 2020 and the Six Most Popular Christmas 2020 Posts thanks to our readers - A Year In Review at Interior Frugalista.

This large 36-inch square upholstered ottoman is a surprisingly easy furniture build plus it costs a fraction of what you'd pay for a readymade option this size.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

For whatever reason, sometimes sanding pre-finished furniture before painting is not an option. I used my granddaughter's toddler bed makeover as an example of how you can paint without sanding for a lasting finish.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

This drapery panel hemming technique is a game-changer and a popular tutorial on the blog. No tape measure required for this no-fail way to shorten drapery panels quickly and easily.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

A super easy handmade heart-shaped door hanger with vintage charm for Valentine's Day. I have it hanging on the closet door in the bedroom year-round and it makes a pretty Christmas tree ornament too.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

The most frequent overnight guests in our home are our two adorable grandchildren. The room we had them sleeping in was a makeshift bedroom that left little to be desired. For under $400 we gave the room a night and day transformation. Everything in this room makeover is either refinished, a DIY project, or budget-friendly purchases. 




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

A budget-friendly accent wall that was completed in a day with a big impact in our dining room. The hardest part of this DIY project is calculating the number of battens and spaces required between them. So we wrote a tutorial on how to do it in two different ways.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

This space-saving double floating desk was the best decision we could have made for our multi-purpose home office/craft room makeover. I think it is a popular DIY because it is the perfect small space solution for a double work station. Especially for couples working from home OR families with their children doing distance learning at home.




The top twelve most popular reader favorite DIY projects from 2020 at Interior Frugalista - A Year In Review.

The most popular project this year was this modern farmhouse pedestal dining table makeover. Originally a golden oak color and painted white with a stained dark walnut top. Earlier this year it was transformed again with a white and grey-washed finish with water-based stains.



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I hope you enjoyed this list of Top 12 Reader Favorites From 2020 and if you were inspired by the list share it with a friend and pin it to your DIY Ideas board on Pinterest.




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Thanks for stopping by the Interior Frugalista today and cheers to 2021! If you have any suggestions for what you would like to see more of this year, please let me know in the comment section below or click the Contact Me tab at the top of the blog to send me an email. I would love to get your feedback!



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  1. Always fun to look back at your pretty projects! Happy New Year!

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    1. You are so sweet, Kim, thank you very much and Happy New Year!

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  2. Happy New Year dear friend. I am always up for learning more from you. Lots of great projects here and some that I actually missed during the year. I hope you are well and I look forward to many more great projects this coming year.

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    1. Happy New Year back to you! Thank you for being such a sweet supportive friend all these years, Mary, it is appreciated more than you know. Sending hugs your way from Canada xo

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  3. Hey my friend! ALL amazing but I have to admit your table makeover is my FAV as well! Happy New Year and I can't wait to see what other crafty ideas you have in store for us! XOXO

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    1. Happy New Year, Denise and thanks for popping over for a visit! xo

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  4. Wishing you a super creative and inspirational year ahead, Marie! I love all of your featured projects!

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    1. Thank you very much, Maya, and I return the sentiment right backatcha. Happy New Year!

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