Make your own tiered tray decor with this easy DIY Mini Wood House tutorial.

Mini Wooden House Decoration - This DIY is a great way to use scraps of wood and make something brand new. This upcycled mini wooden house is the perfect addition to a mantel or minimalist decor piece for your home.

Close up image of a mini wood house on a tiered tray.

You don’t have to become a master woodworker to make these DIY mini wooden houses. You can use scrap wood and some paint to make a mini wooden house that works with whatever kind of home decor you are looking for! These would make a great addition to your mantel, counter, and it’s so easy to put together.

These mini wooden house decorations are a smaller and more simple version of our Decorative Wooden Houses DIY Project (pictured below). The mini size makes it perfect for trendy tier tray décor.

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Materials List

pine lumber 1x6 (at least 5” long)
pencil, ruler
hand saw
sand paper
black permanent marker
white acrylic paint
paint brush/foam brush
pipe cleaner
jute
baker’s twine
glue gun and glue sticks

How to Make Mini Wooden House Decorations

On your 1”x6” piece of lumber, use a ruler to mark your house. Start with a 5”x 3.5” inch wide rectangle.
On the short side make a mark halfway (1.75” inches from the edge). This will tell you where to put the peak of your roof. An inch below this mark, make another. You will use this to mark each side of your house before cutting.
On each of the long edges, make a mark that is parallel to your second pencil mark and connect the dots to the peak roof mark from the sides up.
Use a small hack saw to carefully cut your piece of wood into a house.
Use a black permanent marker to color all of the edges of the wood house. This will make the edges darker when you sand the paint down in a future step.
Paint the entire wooden house with white acrylic paint. Make sure you completely cover the black edging.
Let the paint dry completely between coats and after your final desired coat.
Once the paint has dried, sand the edges of the house. You should see the black paint start to peek through. Don’t over sand! You want to see the black lines just a bit. Too much sanding will rub it all away.
To make the tiny wreath, use a white pipe cleaner.
Fold it in half and twist it around itself until you have a 1- 1 ½” circle.
Wrap a piece of jute twine around it and trim off any excess. You can use a hot glue gun to secure the edges.
Using your hot glue gun, place your wreath where a door might be on your mini house.
For an extra touch, add a small twine bow at the bottom of your wreath with a small amount of hot glue.

Image of a DIY Mini Wooden House Decoration on a styled tiered tray.

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DIY Mini Wood House

Make your own tiered tray decor with this easy DIY Mini Wood House tutorial.

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Equipment

pencil
ruler
hand saw
sand paper
glue gun and glue sticks

Materials

pine lumber 1x6 at least 5” long
black permanent marker
white acrylic paint
paint brush/foam brush
pipe cleaner
jute baker’s twine

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Instructions

On your 1”x6” piece of lumber, use a ruler to mark your house. Start with a 5”x 3.5” inch wide rectangle.
On the short side make a mark halfway (1.75” inches from the edge). This will tell you where to put the peak of your roof. An inch below this mark, make another. You will use this to mark each side of your house before cutting.
On each of the long edges, make a mark that is parallel to your second pencil mark and connect the dots to the peak roof mark from the sides up.
Use a small hack saw to carefully cut your piece of wood into a house.
Use a black permanent marker to color all of the edges of the wood house. This will make the edges darker when you sand the paint down in a future step.
Paint the entire wooden house with white acrylic paint. Make sure you completely cover the black edging.
Let the paint dry completely between coats and after your final desired coat.
Once the paint has dried, sand the edges of the house. You should see the black paint start to peek through. Don’t over sand! You want to see the black lines just a bit. Too much sanding will rub it all away.
To make the tiny wreath, use a white pipe cleaner.
Fold it in half and twist it around itself until you have a 1- 1 ½” circle.
Wrap a piece of jute twine around it and trim off any excess. You can use a hot glue gun to secure the edges.
Using your hot glue gun, place your wreath where a door might be on your mini house.
For an extra touch, add a small twine bow at the bottom of your wreath with a small amount of hot glue.