15 DIY Decor Ideas Using Dollar Tree Wooden Craft Supplies

With prices just over a dollar, are Dollar Tree wood craft materials really that high quality? If you're skeptical, we have a collection of some of the best wooden Dollar Tree crafts you can make. They range from trays and organizers to framed mirrors and photo displays. You might be pleasantly surprised by how sturdy the pieces are and what you can create with a few low-priced items. These decor pieces dress up a variety of rooms without a huge cost investment; they're perfect if you're looking for low-budget decor ideas to spruce up your home.

Many of these projects use only Dollar Tree items, along with some basic craft supplies, like glue and paint. They also leave room for variations, like choosing similar wood products, changing the size, adding embellishments, and opting for a different finishing product. You can even use them in different ways. For example, the craft supply organizer made from wooden crates could be used to hold hair accessories in the bathroom or small food items in the kitchen. From functional and cute to purely decorative, these Dollar Tree wood craft ideas will spark your creativity on a budget.

Dollar Tree's Crafter's Square wooden bead wreath creates the foundation for this craft, which you'll customize with silk flowers and greenery from the floral section. Trace the rounded bottom edge of the wreath onto a floral foam block, and cut it to create a section that will sit inside the beads. Use floral wire to hold the foam in place, and add your florals and embellishments. You can change the florals for the seasons, too. When you're done, hang it on the door or consider other fun places to hang your wreath.

This wooden craft is a stylish DIY solution to organize remotes around your home. Paint a Crafter's Square wooden tray to match your living room. Then, find a decorative image, like an old calendar page or napkin, to add to the inside bottom of the tray. You can also print an image on vellum paper to give a stained-glass effect. Decoupage the image to the tray to finish it off. Customize the tray with Crafter's Square craft cubes as feet, ribbon tied around the tray, or round wood beads along the top edge.

With so many stylish Dollar Tree cutting board hacks, it's tough to choose a favorite, but this riser for your kitchen or bathroom is also practical. At its core, this wood craft is a Cooking Concepts bamboo cutting board with round wooden beads or wood cubes glued to the corners as legs. Or, glue a whole row of wood beads around the bottom edges, and glue a second cutting board to the other side with the beads between them. For finishing touches, use paint, stain, stencils, vinyl, or other materials. The riser is perfect for soap, scrubbers, and other small items.

There are several ways to DIY coasters to protect your wood furniture. This one uses Classic Games tumbling tower game pieces to create rustic wooden coasters. Paint or stain the pieces (you can even soak them in coffee to stain them lightly). When they're dry, glue three blocks together, repeating until you have four small squares. Then, glue those four squares together to make a larger square coaster. You can add a sealer to protect the coasters, or you can choose to add more embellishments, like mini round wood balls to elevate the whole piece.

Looking for chic Dollar Tree DIYs you can create using a cutting board? Make this cookbook holder for a stylish, functional addition to your countertop. Glue or screw a 1-inch by 2-inch board to one of the short sides of a Cooking Concepts bamboo cutting board. Then, paint or stain all of the wood to a color that coordinates with your kitchen. Dollar Tree has metal drawer pulls that you can attach to the front of the board to hold the cookbook in place. Personalize the board with decals, paint, or metal corner decor.

Dollar Tree cutting boards also make perfect kitchen signs — it's an innovative way to bring wall art into your kitchen. For this idea, paint or stain the cutting board to create the background color you want. Add a little saying, like "Yum" or "Let's Cook," using stickers, vinyl, or paint. For a three-dimensional touch, hot glue a few inexpensive kitchen utensils from Dollar Tree, or drill holes in the board, and use zip ties to hold them in place. Finish the sign with a bow, wood beads around the edge, or other embellishments.

Organize several small items in this sectioned tray, made by gluing together three Crafter's Square wooden crates. You can add more crates and change the configuration to suit your needs. To dress up the wood, paint or stain it. Add thin pieces of wood or rounded trim pieces where the crates meet to hide the joints if desired. Smooth peel-and-stick wallpaper on the bottom of each section to incorporate patterning. This tray is ideal for your dresser or vanity to hold items like jewelry, perfume, toiletries, and hair accessories, but you can use it in any room.

If you need more wall decor, grab three Crafter's Square wood slat crates and three Crafter's Square wood pallets. You can also use wood planks instead of pallets. Paint or stain each piece in either the same or alternating colors. Connect the three pallets vertically, gluing the jute rope to the pallet above, and then attach the crates along the bottom edge of each pallet. To decorate the hanging display, glue on bows or decoupage designs on them. Then, you can use the crates as storage or to display artificial florals or other decor items.

This craft uses Dollar Tree mini pallets to create a lantern-style light. To start, glue four pallets into the shape of a box. Then, cut a thin piece of wood to fit inside the box so it rests on the crossbars of the pallets as the platform for your solar light, which you can also buy at the Dollar Tree. Just remove the light from its stake and glue it to the wood. Now, you're ready to finish the box in your choice of stain, paint, or a combination of both. If you're putting it outdoors, coat the lantern in outdoor sealer. You could also add a wire or rope handle.

For an upscale-looking tray, choose four long signs from Dollar Tree, and glue them together side-by-side to create a plank-looking tray. Since the signs are decorated, you'll want to paint them to cover up the designs. For handles, cut strips of artificial leather, and put them in place with decorative nails. Alternatively, you can use the drawer pulls from Dollar Tree as tray handles. Or drill holes in the wood, and thread thick jute rope through them — it's one of many affordable Dollar Tree DIYs that will add a rustic touch to your home.

Create a custom photo display with a Dollar Tree cutting board. Pick a photo, and print it on regular printer paper. Cut it slightly larger than the cutting board. Then, glue it onto the cutting board using glue sticks. To trim the edges perfectly, use a piece of sandpaper to rub off the extra paper. You can leave it as is or glue ribbon around the edges of the board. Add a glossy coat over the photo if desired, and attach a hanger to the back, or prop it up on an easel.

Decorative mirrors are expensive, but this DIY uses the Dollar Tree tumbling tower blocks to craft a wooden frame. Stain or paint the individual blocks, and then glue them together, using wood glue or super glue gel, in groups of three to make several squares. You'll need two rows of four squares and two rows of seven squares to complete the frame. Glue those rows together. Then, glue an 8-inch by 10-inch plain mirror to the back of the frame. Attach sawtooth hangers or a wire to hang the mirror.

This sign blends modern and rustic touches. The base consists of two 1-inch by 2-inch boards, and the sign is the glass from a square photo frame (repurpose the frame for another craft). Finish the wood in your preferred color, and then sandwich the glass between the two boards, using hot glue to hold them in place. Glue Floral Garden nautical rope or a section of the Crafter's Square bead wreath around the glass edge. You can paint an image, add stickers, or decoupage a photo onto the glass. 

The mini wood crates from Dollar Tree work to make an organizer for craft supplies or other items. You'll essentially arrange two crates into an "L" shape before repeating this process with another set. Then, attach these two L-shaped sets into a square. There will be an open square in the middle, which can also serve as a section in the storage container. You can use it like this or glue it to a lazy Susan for easy access to all sides. If you want a more decorative look, paint the crates and add labels to each section.

Make a table to slide over the arm of your couch with two bamboo cutting boards from Dollar Tree. Cut one of them in half to form the sides. The other board remains whole for the top. Using hot glue and brad nails (or regular nails), connect the two halves to each end of the whole cutting board to create a simple shelf. Then, slide it over the arm of the couch. Before doing this craft, check the width of the cutting board compared to the arm of your couch to make sure it'll fit.