I made a DIY boho wall hanging with wooden beads to go above the bed in my daughter’s bedroom. It was very simple, and I love how it turned out.
For Your Wall Hanging, You Will Need:
- Yarn in the colours of your choice – I used white, mustard, blush pink and lilac
- Metal rings – mine were 12cm and 25cm in diameter
- Wooden beads in assorted sizes
- Scissors
- A plan (that’s what’s on the sheet of paper in the pic)
1. Plan out your Wall Hanging
I started with a rough sketch of how I wanted my wall hanging to look. I made a few tweaks as I went along, but it was handy to have an idea of where I was headed.
2. Attach your metal rings together and start knotting
Attaching two metal rings together with a piece of yarn using a larks head knot, I left extra yarn at the top to hang it on the wall later on. I added a few wooden beads in between the hoops, and a few more above the top hoop, which you can see better in the pics further down.
I cut the yarn in lengths that were twice as long as I wanted the wall hanging to be, plus a few extra inches. Taking four four strands at a time, I used more larks head knots to attach them to the bottom of the largest ring. The more strands you use at once, the thicker it’ll look. I started with four strands of my base yarn (white), then added some strands of mustard and lilac in afterwards.
When the bottom row was as wide as I wanted it, I moved on to the top row of my wall hanging. This time, I used strands of two pieces. It gave me a neater, lighter look, which I preferred on the smaller ring. You can see the difference in these two photos. It’s the same amount of yarn in both images.
3. Add the details
I added wooden beads to my wall hanging as I went, threading each set onto a single strand of yarn. I didn’t have to knot them. They fit tightly enough that they just stay in place, although they would be more secure with a little knot above and below each set.
4. Hang & trim
Once I had my wall hanging the way I wanted it, I hung it above the bed where it was going to live, so I could get the length right. I tucked the top row of yarn out of the way so I could see the bottom row better. I’m sure there’s a better way, but I eyeballed it, cutting in a chevron shape.
When the bottom row was neat and tidy, I let the top row down again, and trimmed it to match.
Done. The wall hanging took a of couple of hours to DIY and it works well above the bed in this boho kids room. The supplies rang in at about £23.
The colours tie in perfectly with the rug, and the wooden beads echo similar finishes throughout the room.
You can read about more simple DIY projects to incorporate into your interior projects here, or learn about my interior design services here.
