17 Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Home Decor Ideas Anyone Can Pull Off Last-Minute

Want to decorate for Valentine’s Day at the last minute and not quite sure what to do? Well, first of all, kudos to you for wanting celebrate. An no need to fret bout the quick timeline you’ve got until February 14. There are some pretty fun projects you can pull off easily and quickly all by yourself.

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Whether you want to decorate your home for a romantic evening in, bring some cheer to the place to get through the 14th as a single, or just make Valentine’s Day a fun day for your family — there’s definitely a DIY project in this roundup for you.

1. Create DIY conversations hearts for your yard.

Just pour concrete into a plastic heart-shaped bowl, let it dry, paint it in a pastel color, and then paint sweet nothings in red to mimic that actual candied hearts. Want a how-to? Check out more deets about these conversation hearts HERE.

2. Paint with candlesticks with varying heart designs.

These DIY Valentine’s Day candlesticks will totally set the mood for a romantic evening on February 14 but they’re also fun and whimsy enough to just be playful decor at the house to make the kids or yourself smile.

3. Create cool heart-shaped floral window art.

Just use two pool noodles cut and bent into the shape of a heart and held together by tape. Then, stick faux flowers into the pool noodle and hang it up! Watch the full tutorial on TikTok.

4. Create a simple table centerpiece with bowl of heart-shaped yarn balls.

This is super easy! Just get yarn in your preferred Valentine’s Day colors, heart-shaped wood pieces from the crafts section at Dollar Tree, and wrap the wood with the yarn. This would literally only take you 20 minutes or so to complete. This centerpiece would look great on a TV console, dining room table, hallway sideboard, or foyer table. Watch the full tutorial on @saam.hunt’s TikTok tutorial.

5. Or, get a tad craftier by DIYing this stunning candleholder centerpiece.

This DIY centerpiece is much easier than it may look. Just glue mini wooden dowels around a wide lid (use one from a bowl or plastic container with a wide lip that the dowels can easily adhere to). Then, stuff the inside with greenery, glittery heart decor from Dollar Tree, and complete the center with a glass candle holder. For a complete tutorial,check Rocio Ruiz’s step-by-step how-to video.

6. Decorate your mantel with cheery springtime garland in Valentine’s Day colors.

Decorative mantels aren’t just for Christmas! Give your mantel a spring-inspired update using faux greenery, pink and red flowers, and paper heart garland. The greenery and florals are what will save the paper hearts from looking too elementary. You can find all supplies for this at your local arts and crafts shop. Watch the full mantel decoration process in Ashton Sedita’s TikTok tutorial.

7. Add small heart cutouts to any branches you already have on display

You can use tissue or construction paper to execute. Another option is to track down oversized heart-shaped confetti so you can skip the cutout portion of the process. This festive DIY project will be fast and easy and oh, so adorable in any room in your home. Watch Rachel’s tutorial video for more details.

8. Give your kitchen cabinets a sweetheart print with playful cutouts.

Cheesy? Predictable? Yes and yes. However, will this make a kid smile when they wake up in the morning before school, head to the kitchen for breakfast, and see Valentine’s Day celebrated at their house? Oh, absolutely yes. Bonus points if you serve heart-shaped pancakes or waffles for breakfast! And yes, there is a Valentine’s Day waffle maker available on Amazon right now.

9. Create the most effortless heart background for pictures there’s bare wall space in your place.

All you’ll need to execute this cool wall design is 16 foil heart-shaped balloons which are easily found at your nearest Party City.

10. Make a floral heart-shaped wreath to invite people into your place with love!

All you’ll need are a heart-shaped wire wreath (find one on Amazon or at your nearby arts and crafts store), a hot glue gun (with GOOD glue sticks, remember?), and faux floral stems (also available at the same places you’d find the seasonal Valentine’s Day wreath).

11. Don’t stop at the wreath. Update the front porch with a candy heart doormat.

Cute, right? All you’ll need for this quick Valentine’s Day DIY project are a plain doormat, a heart-shaped stencil (cookie cutters work too!) and a few different cans of spray paint.

12. Aht Aht! Not so fast (finally) putting away that Christmas tree! Leave it out later than usual and decorate it with Valentine’s Day-inspired decor.

So are my best friend and I the only two people in the world with our Christmas trees still up in February? (Don’t judge! Our trees match our decor so they’re too good to just put away after a month just because Christmas ended. 🤷🏼‍♀️)

Anywho, you should either keep your tree up and swap out those ornaments for ones that suit Valentine’s DAY or drag that baby back out. Another option is to get a much smaller tree that’ll be faster and easier to decorate.

13. Fill up a tray with sweet candy hearts with candles at the center for snackable Valentine’s Day decor.

Never underestimate the power of the perfect chic serving tray. As the candy count decreases, the stylish tray will remain stylish thanks to the beautiful candles.

14. Drape flowers, hearts, and greenery from a hanging chandelier or light fixture.

This lighting fixture decor is perfect for an at-home Valentine’s Day meal but also for an entire V-Day social you might have in your space.

15. Valentines Day Cutting Board

16. Dollar Tree Finger Print Mugs

17. Galentine’s Gift Idea

This Galentine’s gift idea is not only fun, it’s practical and easy to assemble. You can buy most of these items at your local Target, Dollar Tree or Walmart, and we can’t think of a gal we know who wouldn’t appreciate these essentials.

Which of these DIY home decor projects are you planning to love up on for Valentine’s Day?