30 More Things to Do at Home When Boredom Kicks In
Stuck at home and not sure what to do? Let us entertain you with 30 fun ideas that are ever so productive too
We’ve all had days when we’re stuck at home, but when days become weeks, boredom can get the better of us. So if you’re confined to your quarters and not sure how to pass the time, here are 30 fun and productive ways to while away the hours while having fun and ticking off items on your to-do list. Enjoy.
1. Hang a hammock indoors or out. Why wait?
2. Create a functional wall display using hats, it’s all the rage you know.
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3. Do a ‘shelfie’ and learn the art of decorating a humble surface to lift its look from drab to fab.
4. Get a knack for styling vignettes. These seemingly simple displays will give your home designer oomph.
5. Scour your local neighbourhood and collect some firewood (in your activewear). No fire? At the very least you can enjoy the opportunity to take a social media-worthy image like this to share and pretend you’re on holidays in the alps.
6. Rearrange your furniture and haul an armchair or ottoman from somewhere else in the home into an unused corner to create a relaxation nook. If your partner asks “why the change?”, practice the art of gaslighting and pretend it’s been like that for days.
7. Think about your favourite colours, materials, textures and combinations to start brainstorming palettes for your next redesign or renovation. Start a Houzz ideabook as an online moodboard and save images of what you like to stop dreaming and start creating.
8. Paint your front door. Not interested? Pay attention to the handle or knocker… does it scream style or need to be replaced?
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9. Pretend you’re James Bond and scour places in your home to stash secret storage, stealth style.
10. Scintillating as it sounds, designing a sorting system for your laundry whites, brights and darks can bring you satisfaction beyond your dreams – no more white shirts dyed pink by red socks.
11. Don’t fancy fluffing around with sorting systems? Reorganise your laundry cupboard and detergents instead (what do you mean you’ve never done it before? Oh, okay, join the club).
12. Reorganise your wardrobe. Will you really wear those ’70s flares again?
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13. Go through your shoe collection and cull pairs you haven’t worn recently. If you’re a shoe afficionado, take some tissues with you (or a handkerchief if they’re in short supply).
15. Pot up some plants. You don’t even need an outdoor space for this – indoor plants work just as well in apartments without balconies.
16. Plant a herb garden. You’ll thank yourself with every dinner you cook (and will earn some bragging rights too).
17. Set up a chook run outside if you have the space and like the idea of fresh warm eggs for breakfast.
18. Clear out the gutters. We know, we know… but it has to be done, no? Better yet, get someone else to clear them.
19. Inspect your skirting boards, architraves, walls and ceilings for cracks that need to be plastered or filled. With winter around the corner, now’s the time to get on top of sealing your home.
20. Make a list of the repairs to be done around your home, find professionals to tackle the job, and contact them today to ask for a quote.
21. Stop dreaming of painting your home one day and start ordering paint samples to see what they look like in your home at different times of day.
22. Cleared away those cobwebs lately? Thought not. Neither have I, but it’s time folks.
23. Set up an easel within bragging view of your neighbour’s house and get cracking with a canvas. When they ask what you’re doing, tell them you’re preparing for your next exhibition. Remember to sign your masterpiece.
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24. Do as decorators do and corral all your bathroom beauty products or toiletries on a tray.
25. Make a special home for your fur babies. As an added bonus, when the kids yell for you the 159th time that day, you can escape into it.
26. Set up a yoga mat and get stretching.
27. Light a fire or, if you’ve been dreaming of installing a fire pit, find a professional near you who can discuss your options.
28. Read a book (remember them?).
29. And remember playing? It’s time to do some – with the kids, with your pets or in whatever way puts a smile on your dial.
30. Snuggle up together for a family movie night. Popcorn essential.
Your turn
What are your favourite boredom busters? In the Comments below tell us what makes you feel revitalised, save these images for inspiration, like this story, and join the conversation.
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Your turn
What are your favourite boredom busters? In the Comments below tell us what makes you feel revitalised, save these images for inspiration, like this story, and join the conversation.
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Fancy some more ideas of getting out of a rut? Read 30 Things to Do at Home When Cabin Fever Strikes