Want to create a redecorate your home on a budget? Try these easy sharpie home decor ideas to elevate your home.
Ah the Sharpie permanent marker, we all know and love it! It’s one of the most basic tools in any DIYer’s tool kit.
Available in almost every color and writes on just about anything, the Sharpie is one DIY tool that can decorate your whole home from the walls in your home to the shoes on your feet.
So to get your creative juices flowing here are 20 Sharpie home decor ideas to inspire and decorate your life!
20 Sharpie Home Decor
Ideas to Upgrade Your Home
DIY Patterned Wallpaper with Sharpie Stencil
Quite honestly, wallpaper is a pain in the butt. It you need to apply it just right to make it look good and it still peels over time. Can you believe beautiful wallpaper patterned look was created with a stencil and Sharpies? Visit Cuckoo for Design to see how you can do it for yourself!
Sharpie Shiplap Entryway Makeover

Your entryway is the first thing that people see when they come into your home, so you want it to look great! This faux shiplap wall creates a great accent to the whole room and it’s created with just a sharpie marker and a ruler! Visit Repurpose and Upcycle for all the details!
DIY Sharpie Statement Art Piece
Putting art on your walls doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Create this beautiful modern art piece with a 4×4 wood board, paint and some sharpie markers. Get inspired to make your own Sharpie artwork at Vintage Revivals.
Decorative Monogram Ring Dishes
These decorative monogram ring dishes are easy to make with a sharpie pen and some plain white plates. They make great little gifts as well as really cute home decor. Check out how to make them at A Kailo Chic Life.
DIY Painted Face Planter
This fun and easy tutorial gives your plain pots a little character with a Sharpie marker. Visit Dream Green DIY for more details.
Gold Sharpie Diamond Design Wallpaper Look
This stunning diamond wallpaper design was created with an oil based Sharpie. Visit Vintage Revivals for the details.
Black and White Printed Napkins
These cute black and white patterned napkins are a fun addition to your kitchen. They have a modern minimalist look which I’m loving right now. See more at I Spy DIY.
DIY Hand Lettered Flower Pot
Here’s another cute flower pot tutorial that uses Sharpies for some hand lettering and creative patterns. See the full tutorial at Printable Crush.
Sharpie Shiplap Closet Doors

Do you have some builder grade doors that need a makeover? With the help of some grey paint, a triangle square and a sharpie they transformed into this. Get the full tutorial on HomeTalk.
Anthropology Inspired Initial Mug
I know it’s another Sharpie mug tutorial, but this one is so well done! This mug utilizes a stencil to your design will be perfect every time. Check it out at Earnest Home Co.
DIY Watermelon Sharpie Glass
This adorable watermelon sharpie glass is the cutest I couldn’t resist adding it to my list. This is the perfect little summer DIY that’s so easy to do! Check out the full post at Boulevard Pinki.
DIY Sharpie Pillows

Get creative and use sharpies to create fun patterned and printed looking pillows. Check it out on Twelve On Main.
DIY Custom Designed Sharpie Coaster

These plain cork coasters get a make over with some fun patterns made by a Sharpie marker. Inspiration from Pinterest.
Getting Creative with Sharpie Wall Art

Get creative with your Sharpie home decor and customize your white walls with a unique design! Sketch it with a pencil first, then trace it over with a Sharpie once you’re happy with it!
When you don’t love it anymore a can of paint can always give you a fresh start! Inspiration from Pinterest.
DIY Boho Patterned Pots

Give your plain terracotta pots a makeover with a little paint and some sharpie marker designs. Get the full tutorial at Homey Oh My!
DIY Spotted Ring Dish
This spotted ring dish is just too darn cute! Turn any plain bowl into a chic piece of decor with a permanent marker. See more at Spray Paint and Chardonnay.
Sharpie Doodle Lamp

A white Sharpie oil market is the perfect tool to decorate a basic colored lamp base. Draw simple spirals and interlocking paisley or flower patterns for an intricate look. Start at the top and work your way down for best results. Source: Better Homes and Gardens
DIY Gilded Gold Votives
Dress up your plain candle votives with chic patterns with a gold permanent marker! Inspiration from Pinterest.
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mia
May 3, 2021These are such cute ideas! I love the Sharpie wall art – I couldn’t pull it off myself, but it’s so quirky!
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Eileen
May 4, 2021Thanks so much Mia!
Celyn
May 3, 2021Oh wow what a great post! I didn’t realize that there were so many things you can do with a sharpie! Thanks for sharing!
Life is a Shoe
Eileen
May 4, 2021Thanks Celyn!
Lovely
May 3, 2021These are fab ideas! The wallpaper DIY’s are beautiful, and those pots are cute!
xoxo
Lovely
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Eileen
May 4, 2021Thank you Lovely! Glad you liked them!
Margot
May 2, 2021So many great inspirations here.
I love how theses DIY don’t look so complicated.
This is so creative. I love it !
xx
Margot
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Eileen
May 4, 2021Yes! I’m all about easy!
Natalia
May 2, 2021Such cute and original ideas! I already selected some for my home, thanks for sharing 🙂
Lindifique
Eileen
May 2, 2021Amazing! Thanks Natalia!
Mica
May 1, 2021What fun ideas! I would have never thought to use a sharpie on walls or doors, some of these look really good! Thanks for sharing!
Hope that you are having good weekend. It’s a wet long weekend here.
Eileen
May 2, 2021Thanks so much Mica!
Jelena Dimic
May 1, 2021All these ideas are so cute! If I were redecorating, I don’t know if I’d be able to make up my mind! <3
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Eileen
May 2, 2021Thanks Jelena!
Danielle
May 1, 2021Wow, these are all so amazing and imaginative!
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Eileen
May 2, 2021Thank you Danielle!
Jennifer
April 30, 2021These are all so cool!!
Jennifer
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Eileen
May 2, 2021Thank yoU Jennifer!
Elegant Duchess Fashion and Lifestyle
April 30, 2021ah so many fabulous creative ideas xx
Elegant Duchess xx
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Eileen
May 2, 2021Thank yoU!
Adaleta Avdic
July 29, 2017This is so cool! I love DIY and these are great ideas.
Lynn Dee
July 28, 2017it’s amazing what creative ideas you can make with the use of a sharpie. Love everything in here. Simple WOW!
Marissa Zurfluh
July 27, 2017I love the many ways we can use sharpies. The shoes! My daughter would just die.
Frosted Events
July 27, 2017Wow. I really love these and this is exactly what I need right now I’d love to redecorate our home using some crafts
Katrina Ellen
July 27, 2017Some of these are really awesome and I would never have thought it was Sharpie. They are amazing!
Zwitsal
July 27, 2017Now I’m going to get some Sharpie! I’m so happy to visit this post!
Ricci
July 27, 2017These are some amazing ideas and who knew they could all be created with a reaching Sharpie?? You are awesome!!
Marceline Dementori
July 27, 2017DIY decor is just awesome! I think it’s amazing that you shared these ideas, I love the fact that you can do so much with sharpies! It’s just really cool to have!
chubskulit
July 27, 2017Wow, so many great ideas to do with sharpie. My favorite is the lashes you did on the vase.
Liz Cochico
July 27, 2017These are cute and fun projects. I’d love to do all of them. The candle votive is so pretty.
pnkgirl25
July 26, 2017OMG these are such great ideas. I LOVE the pineapple shoes. Going to try them for back to school shoes for my daughter. She loves pineapples.
Jasmine Eclipse
July 26, 2017Who knew you could use sharpies for SO MUCH?! I especially love those pineapple sneakers, they’re so cute!!
thebinderladies
July 26, 2017That wallpaper – WOW! It really looks professionally done. I love the coasters, too!
Amber
July 26, 2017Wow, cool, I am impressed with all of these. I had no idea you could do all of this with a Sharpie!
Natalie Loves Beauty
July 26, 2017Ahh these are such fun DIYs! I saw a tutorial a few weeks ago on drawing pineapples on sneakers, so neat.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
July 26, 2017These are such cute ideas! I love the work you did on that vase. So adorable!
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh
July 26, 2017These are some really creative ways to use sharpies. I have heard and seen so many neat things with alcohol and sharpies. That wallpaper…whew. I don’t have the patience!