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50 Best Decorating Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 16, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Songs for Decorating Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of energy that hits when you’re knee-deep in paint cans, half-assembled furniture, or piles of clutter that might never find a home. It’s not exactly relaxing, not fully stressful either, but somewhere tangled in between. The right track spins that chaos into a rhythm, even if you’re sweating through an oversized hoodie or balancing on a chair that should never be used as a ladder. Music turns the mess into a scene worth posting, the kind of moment where the shuffle button feels like a co-star.

Decorating rarely looks like glossy Pinterest feeds. It’s tape peeling off uneven, frames hung an inch too low, and dust settling where it shouldn’t. Somewhere in there, a song kicks in that makes the effort feel less like a chore and more like a mood. Some tracks are on-the-nose with lyrics that feel like they were written for moving and making things new, while others have nothing to do with paintbrushes or décor but somehow still capture that same feeling of momentum. That’s the charm—songs that don’t line up perfectly but still fit the mess.

The good playlists here swing across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs because decorating has different gears, from soft background hums to full-on anthems that demand you crank it. A few tracks may lean tender, others loud enough to drown the sound of hammering nails, but they all stitch into the atmosphere of starting fresh in a space that feels halfway yours. These are the best decorating songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Decorating Instagram Songs

1. 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac

2. 'Our House' by Madness

3. 'My House' by Flo Rida

4. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

5. 'Backyard Boy' by Claire Rosinkranz

6. 'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations

7. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

8. 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces

9. 'First Class' by Jack Harlow

10. 'Don't Start Now' by Dua Lipa

Trending Decorating Songs for Instagram Reels #11 to 20

11. 'Daylight' by David Kushner

12. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

13. 'Dancing in the Dark' by Bruce Springsteen

14. 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift

15. 'Sweetest Thing' by U2

16. 'Cherry Pie' by Warrant

17. 'Honey' by Moby

18. 'I Am a Tangerine' by Tommy James & The Shondells

19. 'I Want Candy' by The Strangeloves

20. 'Lady Marmalade' by Labelle

Viral Home Renovation Songs #21 to 30

21. 'The Candy Man' by Sammy Davis Jr.

22. 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)' by Marvin Gaye

23. 'Sunflower' by Post Malone & Swae Lee

24. 'Pretty Girl' by Clairo

25. 'Come On Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners

26. 'Uptown Girl' by Billy Joel

27. 'The Less I Know the Better' by Tame Impala

28. 'Lego House' by Ed Sheeran

29. 'Home' by Phillip Phillips

30. 'Almost Home' by Mariah Carey

Popular DIY Project Music #31 to 40

31. 'Chandelier' by Sia

32. 'Bad Guy' by Billie Eilish

33. 'Good 4 U' by Olivia Rodrigo

34. 'Beggin'' by Måneskin

35. 'Circles' by Post Malone

36. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron

37. 'Sweet Nothing' by Taylor Swift

38. 'The Chain' by Fleetwood Mac

39. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals

40. 'Someone You Loved' by Lewis Capaldi

Aesthetic Room Makeover Tunes #41 to 50

41. 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish & Khalid

42. 'The Less I Know the Better' by Tame Impala

43. 'Say It Right' by Nelly Furtado

44. 'Astronaut in the Ocean' by Masked Wolf

45. 'Ordinary' by Alex Warren

46. 'Rocket Man' by Elton John

47. 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)' by Marvin Gaye

48. 'Daydream' by Reggie San Miguel

49. 'Bumblebee' by Goosetaf

50. 'Blossom' by Chinsaku

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