People are most OBSESSED with these 10 home DIY projects

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  Parents are obsessed with creative bedroom solutions for their children;
• Facebook users enjoy down-to-earth, accessible home improvements solutions to bucket-list type of design inspiration;
• Tiny homes still trending after pandemic peak interest.

April content trends indicate that Facebook users worldwide are excited about some rather quirky home DIY projects. Design experts Instrument Furniture (www.instrument.london) analysed the most viral Facebook posts about interior design published over the past month around the globe.

From creative pet beds to Encanto-inspired furniture, here are the top 10 most viral home improvement projects:

The most popular category – resin crafts – features videos of epoxy resin being mixed with other elements like crystals, glitter, gold dust, bright paints and even people’s ashes to create mesmerising designs. These are turned into tabletops, decorative boxes, wall art, lights, dominoes, etc. These projects have been shared at least 56,542 times over the past 30 days, with one particular crystal wall art video accounting for 31,761 of them.

Buses converted into tiny homes on wheels remain popular. These are all ambitious DIY projects, ranging from budget eco-friendly student accommodation to luxury, full-time family homes. A video of a converted Megabus that fits a family of eight was shared almost 24,000 times and was appreciated by over 100,000 people.

Ranked third in the most viral interior-related posts, creative ways of fitting as many children’s beds into a room as possible were shared almost 30,000 times over the past month.

A spokesperson for Instrument Furniture (www.instrument.london) commented on the findings: “We wanted to feel the pulse of what is currently trending worldwide in the whole interior design realm, among consumers.

“Analysing the top 200 most viral posts shared on Facebook over the past month, in the interior design category, it is clear that Facebook users are generally far less interested in engaging with elaborate, high-end designs and value down-to-earth, affordable DIY solutions. One might presume that elaborate and expensive bucket-list type designs would still get reasonable traction, but no – the vast majority of people enjoy sharing projects they themselves can implement.

“There were a few trends that we kept spotting that might indicate what people value most: their children and their pets. Right now, pet owners seem to have found some particularly clever sleeping solutions, be it an underbed drawer that doubles as a dog bed, or a small, empty bookshelf filled with pillows for your very own mini cat bunk bed.

“Parents seem most obsessed with space saving advice, especially when trying to figure out how to accommodate for all of their children to happily live in one room. Triple bunk beds are a huge hit at the moment, shared 25,589 times over the past month. Not too far behind are children’s so-called dream bedroom designs, one of which includes DIY colourful furniture inspired by Disney’s recent Encanto hit.

“The pandemic spiked an interest in tiny homes on wheels – that much was obvious. But even now, the trend is sticking. Particularly popular with larger families, tiny home makeovers have been shared over 31,691 times within a month.”

This study was conducted by Instrument, which offers luxury home furniture and instalments.