Add some razzle-dazzle to your living space with these beautiful 3D printing ideas. Read on to find your next home project.
Thanks to 3D printing, home decorating is easier and more affordable than ever before. You can print anything from vases for flowers, to new lamps and overhead lights as well as functional prints that help keep the home organized while looking cool.
There have never been more decor options! But how can Makers sort through the many websites and STL files to find the most popular, coolest, and easiest to print?
We’ve got you covered with our list of the top 35 home decor ideas. And if you find the design that’s just right for you, but your printer’s not up to the task, check out Craftcloud. With a variety of materials and colors available, your print of choice will be delivered to your doorstep, just as you want it.
DECORATIONS
Here are your new favorite accent pieces to decorate your home with. All courtesy of your 3D printer!
Floating Photo Frame
Bring your photos to life with this floating picture frame. Print your pictures off and they’ll easily slide into this frame that can be mounted to a wall with a simple thumbtack.
This print takes less than an hour to make and there are plenty of remixes available with altered dimensions depending on the size of the photos you’re looking to hang.
- Who designed it? Tosh
- How printable/popular is it? 48 Makes and 25 Remixes have been shared.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Japanese Fountain
This fully functional fountain is sure to improve the atmosphere of your office with the pleasant background noise of running water. The traditional Japanese water fountain is designed to periodically tip over when the tube fills with water, making a sound meant to scare away deer.
To get this fully assembled you’ll need a water pump, a power supply, a few screws, and some sealant, and the creator warns that 70% infill is needed for the main tube, while other parts can be printed with the more common 20%.
- Who designed it? jelson
- How printable/popular is it? There are 20 Makes and 6 Remixes uploaded.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Mechanical Wall Clock
This cool clock is a collection of mechanical gears that come together to shape a classic cuckoo bird, giving the clock two great designs in one. Something for everyone!
This is an incredible design that uses weights to keep the clock’s time accurate; just be sure to print everything with the correct dimensions so this doesn’t become a broken clock! No supports or post-processing are needed and you can print with any combination of colors you desire.
- Who designed it? Harald Andersson
- How printable/popular is it? You can find images from 29 Makes with dazzling color combinations.
- Where to find it? Printables
Reindeer Napkin Holder
It’s always nice to have conversations started around when guests come over for the holidays. This design lets you bring up your 3D printer with a functional print sitting right in front of everyone around the dinner table.
This design takes only half an hour to print, so you can have a dozen ready for dinner if you start during lunch. The community’s had fun printing these napkin holders in gold, silver, red, green, and white, depending on the occasion.
- Who designed it? tammets
- How printable/popular is it? 10 Makes have been shared.
- Where to find it? Printables
Letter Board
This is a fully 3D printed letter board sign with 3D printed letters to compose whatever message you wish. Along with all the various letters and numbers, this design comes with files for clips to add each letter and three different sizes of letter board so this decoration can fit any space you have in mind.
No supports are needed and the only post-processing work is picking the greeting you want your board to say and clipping the letters in.
- Who designed it? flowalistik
- How printable/popular is it? 6 Makes and 5 Remixes share various messages.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Mechanical Planetarium
This fully functional mechanical planetarium has the planets of our solar system orbiting the sun. The designer says one turn of the planets is equal to 14 days of real movement.
This print requires a few screws, a lot of patience constructing it, and a bit of paint to get the planets just right (unless you’re content with switching out colors of filament and having each one solid block).
- Who designed it? ZippityBamba
- How printable/popular is it? There are 19 Makes and 3 Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
LIGHTING
Ditch the boring hardware store lampshades and decorate your home in your own style with these 3D prints.
Nuke Lamp
Enjoy the soothing glow from a nuclear explosion in your living room with this mushroom cloud lamp. No reports in the comments of the LED lamp melting when printed with PLA or ABS.
This nuke lamp design prints in two parts with one file for the base and another for the mushroom cloud above. There’s a hole in the base to thread a power cord through and attach a bulb holder, and supports are a recurring setting for the shared prints.
- Who designed it? Protonik
- How printable/popular is it? 25 Makes have been uploaded, as well as 2 Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Greek Meander Lamp
This classic and distinctive Greek pattern is sure to light up a room and mesmerize you at the same time.
This design prints in three parts that need to be glued together. The designer also recommends printing it at a slightly higher temperature and slower speed than you normally would ensure the design is perfect.
- Who designed it? Hultis
- How printable/popular is it? 60 Makes and 10 Remixes show this model’s popularity.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Crinkle Lamp
A great design for testing out translucent filaments. Originally printed with a simple clear translucent, makers have experimented with a variety of reds, greens, blues, and other colors, often with amazing results.
This design prints upsides down in one piece. A few makers mention issues with their slicers when trying to scale it to various sizes, so double-check the details before altering this one.
- Who designed it? LoboCNC
- How printable/popular is it? There are 41 Makes and 14 Remixes posted.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Artichoke Lamp
Whether or not you want fruits and veggies on your plate, we can all agree this artichoke design is a cool decoration to hang from the ceiling.
The designer does recommend low-temperature bulbs to keep the integrity of the light over time, as well as 40% infill and reduced printer speed.
- Who designed it? gCreate
- How printable/popular is it? 66 prints have been shared from both sites.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Cults
Mushroom Lamp
A different kind of mushroom lamp for those that aren’t a fan of the nuke lamp. The designer mentions this lamp is scalable and recommends printing it with a height of anywhere from 5 cm to 25 cm.
The design doesn’t mention any post-processing or printing specifics, but the community comments make clear that supports are recommended.
- Who designed it? Markellov
- How printable/popular is it? 46 Makes and 9 Remixes have been posted.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Gothic Lantern
This is a unique design that’s more lantern than it is a lamp. Whether you’re embracing the gothic decor or looking for Halloween decorations, this is a great option to print.
This design is relatively simple with no supports needed and just adding an LED light between the base and lantern portion.
- Who designed it? Shira
- How printable/popular is it? There are exactly 100 Makes online now, and the STLs have been downloaded over 85,000 times.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Filigree Tea Light Holder
A simple LED tealight is all you need to cast a great shadow anywhere in your home with this filigree doublewall tea light holder. This design can also withstand the heat of a real tealight, just keep it inside and away from any wind or fans.
Supports are recommended with this design, along with a filament that can withstand the heat.
- Who designed it? graph
- How printable/popular is it? There are an impressive 112 uploaded Makes of this design.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Dragon Lamp
This Game of Thrones inspired lamp is a great decoration for any fans of fantasy. You’ll need to buy a regular lamp for this one to have any function, so think of the dragon as being the coolest lamp shade you’ve ever seen. Some of the Remixes have also repurposed this design to turn the flames into an egg and have the dragon sitting atop.
This design prints in several parts that need to be glued together, but this allows for customization with a variety of colors, whether you want a multi-colored flame or unique dragon skin.
- Who designed it? bozzman
- How printable/popular is it? 53 Makes and 8 Remixes reveal a few dragons are flying around.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Skull Lamp
These cute skeletons could decorate a bedroom year-round or a house for Halloween. The designer has printed an entire collection of them to create a skull army, each able to light up.
The designer recommends printing these with three walls and 0% infill to leave room for 16 LEDs inside and three AAA batteries. A battery holder and switch need to be purchased along with the LEDs.
- Who designed it? rayjizza
- How printable/popular is it? The STLs have 1,125 downloads, and 23 colorful Makes have been shared.
- Where to find it? Printables
Owl Lamp
This owl lamp design is a highly detailed decoration for the nature lover in your life. It even prints with a neat log for the owl to perch on. Some markers have commented this design looks great when printed with wood or bamboo filaments.
The owl base prints in one easy piece with no supports and there’s a link available for anyone who wants to 3D-print an accompanying lamp shade.
- Who designed it? Toolmoon
- How printable/popular is it? 19 Makes and 4 Remixes are available to view.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
VASES & FLOWER POTS
Whether you’re looking to make your neighbors jealous by sprucing up your garden or find the perfect compliment for that beautiful bouquet of flowers, this section’s got a great mix of designs for you.
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Honeycomb Vase
This curved honeycomb vase has a unique pattern that makes for an excellent decoration, no matter the color or type of flowers you finish it with. The design is available in a few files depending on the size of vase you would like.
Just be sure to turn on vase mode (or whatever specialized name your preferred slicer uses) in the slicer so you don’t wind up with a solid block decoration that takes a full day to print and can’t hold flowers. You can always double-check by ensuring there’s no top layer and infill’s at 0%.
- Who designed it? eggnot
- How printable/popular is it? This wildly popular design has 573 Makes with 16 Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Self-Watering Planter
This two-part self-watering planter looks great and serves an excellent purpose by assisting in keeping your plants alive. It’s the perfect practical 3D print for starting an herb garden on your kitchen counter.
This planter prints in two parts with 10% infill and doesn’t require any supports. Note: this print has only been tested for being waterproof using PLA, not with any other materials.
- Who designed it? parrallelgoods
- How printable/popular is it? Another seriously popular design with 651 Makes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Villas Planter
This Middle Eastern-inspired villa planter is a great original design to decorate your home or garden with. It looks particularly cool housing a cactus or similar tropical plants.
The designer gives several tips on post-processing and painting to achieve the desired dripping effect. Be sure to follow his advice closely, otherwise, the heat involved could deform your print.
- Who designed it? yuriysklyar
- How printable/popular is it? Between Makes, Remixes, and Prints, the design has 44 versions shared.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Pinshape
Wall Flower Mount
This unique wall flower mount not only looks great but also gets your plants up against a wall and includes a cloud to drip water plants through. Each component is available to 3D print separately so you can have multiple colors involved with only a little assembly required.
This design does need supports and is recommended to print with 10% infill.
- Who designed it? 3DPVDB
- How printable/popular is it? With over 57,000 downloads, 33 Makes, and 9 Remixes, this is clearly a popular print.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Bonsai Planter
Your beautiful and peaceful plant deserves a beautiful planter than fits the vibe.
The designer says this model is easily scalable depending on your plant, just make sure your printer is set to 0% infill so the plant and dirt can easily slide into this planter.
- Who designed it? gCreate
- How printable/popular is it? It has a combined 117 Makes and community prints.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Cults
Droplet Vase
Another unique vase on our list, this one is inspired by a falling drop of water. No worries though, it’s waterproof to keep all the liquids inside with the flowers it displays.
Fair warning, some Makers have reported issues with this vase STL printing with a hole in the bottom, but there are plenty of easy solutions in the comments, such as using three or four layers in the bottom. For the shiny outcome, acetone is recommended by a few makers if printing with ABS; there are other solutions if the filament of choice is PLA.
- Who designed it? vcrettenand
- How printable/popular is it? 74 Makes and 5 Remixes have been shared so far.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Plantygon
No green thumb? No problem with this planter decoration! This stacking modular geometric planter is designed for succulents. You can arrange it in many configurations to allow draining from one compartment to another – however you prefer. A vertical arrangement looks especially fun!
The designer recommends an 18% infill for this one and says supports are optional but recommends them if using Cura as your slicer with supports set to “Touching Buildplate”.
- Who designed it? printfutura
- How printable/popular is it? 108 prints have been shared from both sides, taking into account Makes, community prints, and Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Cults
Chunky Bottom Pot
The name says it all with this cute pot that prints with a chunky and cheeky bottom. Originally designed for plants, this pot has been repurposed to hold pens, toothbrushes, and pretty much everything else that clutters up counters.
This is an easy print that comes out in a single piece and doesn’t need any supports. He’s cute and low maintenance!
- Who designed it? Tomodesigns
- How printable/popular is it? This design has a combined 102 Makes – and counting.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Printables
Mario Brothers Planter
Show off two of your passions at the same time with this planter: gardening and video games! No green thumb? Like some of the other designs above this planter can be repurposed to hold pens or whatever else you want to put inside it.
This planter design comes in single or dual expression files, depending on the kind of printer you’re using.
- Who designed it? flowalistik
- How printable/popular is it? There are 25 Makes and 2 Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
ORGANIZERS
One secret the best home decors all have in common is that they help you hide any messes. Here’s our favorite decor that can clean up and organize your desk or any other counter space around the house.
Caesar Bust
More than just a simple bust honoring the general, this statue of Caesar comes with holes already stabbed into his back for you to store your pens or pencils.
You definitely need supports when printing this highly detailed model but they’re easy to remove and there’s no assembly required. Marble filament may just be ideal for this print or, depending on how detailed you may want to be, resin may be the best call.
- Who designed it? Derailed
- How printable/popular is it? 184 Makes and 10 Remixes have been shared so far.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Monitor Shelf
This excellent design practically creates a surface out of thin air to give you an extra shelf to express yourself within your office without letting knickknacks take over your desk. An added bonus: This shelf can work on top of computer monitors or TV screens.
Make sure to print the legs that hold this shelf up at 100% infill so they’re sturdy. No need to worry about supports or post-processing with this easy print-in-place design.
- Who designed it? Vornox
- How printable/popular is it? There are 38 Makes and 12 Remixes posted.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Hex Drawers
With this modular design, you can print as many drawers as you need or want to organize and decorate your home with. However big and colorful it’ll be is entirely up to you!
Some makers have commented that scaling the design can lead to problems when fitting the whole thing together, so a bit of calculating and figuring out the exact dimensions may be necessary.
- Who designed it? O3D
- How printable/popular is it? There are 174 Makes and community prints plus 62 Remixes of this popular design.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Cults
Pip Boxes
Another customizable storage solution to clean up your space and hide the mess inside appealing decor. These drawers are stackable and you’re able to put them together in practically any configuration.
The designer recommends 5% infill when printing these drawers in any of the three sizes available to download, and printing should be a breeze as no supports are required.
- Who designed it? aaskedall
- How printable/popular is it? This design has 17 posted Makes and a Remix.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Nespresso Capsule Dispenser
Looking to clean up your counter space and find a better way to organize coffee pods? Whether to decorate your home or office, this capsule dispenser is the perfect print to handle the job.
The designer recommends printing with 20% infill but says supports are necessary. When it comes time to refill the dispenser, just flip 180° and easily slide the new capsules in.
- Who designed it? Mintax
- How printable/popular is it? There are 43 Makes to view.
- Where to find it? Printables
MULTIPURPOSE
Home decor is great, but you know what’s even better? Decorations that serve a purpose in your house. Here are a few of our favorites.
Elephant Cutlery Drainer
Not only is this a cute decoration for your counter, but it also drains water from its spout so cutlery can easily dry inside the elephant. Some makers in the community have also repurposed it for other uses, such as storing toothbrushes in the bathroom, again decorating a counter.
Minor supports are needed for the trunk but there’s no major post-processing to worry about.
- Who designed it? aleiovanevcp
- How printable/popular is it? With over 240,000 downloads, 170 Makes, and 8 Remixes, there’s no doubt that this elephant’s in plenty of homes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Headphone Stand
This sleek design is an elegant solution to the headphones that are otherwise cluttering up your living room. What’s better than turning a mess into decor?
This headphone stand easily prints in one piece with no need for supports or rafts.
- Who designed it? MakerBot
- How printable/popular is it? With 433 Makes with 83 more Remixes, you can get plenty of ideas on how to print your own.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Arcade Lightswitch
Fans of classic video games can print this light switch for single, double, or triple lights and get a little thrill each time they enter the room. Plus it makes a great decoration on the wall for guests to talk about when they come over.
Each button prints separately so mix and match whichever colors match the rest of your decor (in so far as a video game controller can match living room decor).
- Who designed it? Bible9230
- How printable/popular is it? 24 Makes with 2 Remixes have been posted so far.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Wolf Towel or Key Holder
The designer calls this a Witcher towel hook or key holder, but that excludes far too many makers who just want a cool wolf hook. Whether you choose to use this for towels, keys, oven mitts, jackets, or anything else needing a hook, it makes for great decor.
Be sure to review the printer setting from the designer because this one needs supports and alternating infill.
- Who designed it? Vladeer
- How printable/popular is it? There are 29 posted Makes plus 2 Remixes.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse
Steampunk Light Switch
You’re unlikely to find a cooler way to turn the lights off when you leave a room. This gear and lever light switch is straight out of your favorite steampunk game.
Several parts need to be printed to build this switch, giving you the opportunity to use different filament colors. Don’t stress about assembly either, there are YouTube videos showing you how to do it.
- Who designed it? 3DPrintingWorld
- How printable/popular is it? 47 Makes and 8 Remixes have been posted.
- Where to find it? Thingiverse, Thangs