| Most people are looking for great ways to | | | | plain flat valances, square cornices, and |
| save money on home décor, but still keep | | | | pinch-pleated drapes. However, the array of |
| the designer look they are seeking. There | | | | window treatments available is endless. |
| are many ways to accomplish this. Below are | | | | |
| some fantastic ways to decorate on a budget. | | | | 6. Try new shops - Such as thrift shops, |
| | | | consignment stores, and auctions to find new |
| 1. Re-use existing items: This is one of the | | | | and interesting items. You may come across a |
| best ways to save money! In fact, you won't | | | | great conversation piece, or an antique that |
| spend any money at all. Take an inventory of | | | | is worth much more than you pay for it! |
| items in your home and try to look at them in | | | | Online home decor catalogs are a great place |
| a different light. Sometimes we get so used | | | | to look for deals! |
| to seeing things in the same place, that we | | | | |
| don't even consider using them in a different | | | | 7. Illuminate! - Be sure that your new design |
| way. Just try moving things around, and you | | | | has plenty of lighting. It would be a shame |
| may come up with something you love! | | | | to spend time and effort creating a new room, |
| | | | and the details not get noticed. Lighting is |
| 2. Paint, Paint, Paint! - One of the best | | | | also a great way to add accents and unique |
| ways to completely change the look of a room, | | | | touches to your budget design. |
| and for only a few dollars per room! Try new | | | | |
| colors that you never though of. Go to the | | | | 8. Don't buy everything you see - Just |
| paint store and pick out some samples. You | | | | because it's cheap, it doesn't mean you |
| can even buy a small container and test it | | | | should buy it. If it doesn't work for your |
| out first. Budget decorating requires that | | | | room, you won't like it when you get it home. |
| you use paint to update and change the looks | | | | You will just be stuck with an old piece of |
| of things, whether it's a whole room, a piece | | | | junk with nowhere to put it. Focus on buying |
| of furniture, or creating new artwork. | | | | things that you have planned for and budgeted |
| | | | for. |
| 3. Make Artwork - This can be done by | | | | |
| salvaging old items, or creating new works of | | | | 9. Have a Plan - Know what furniture you need |
| art from photographs, canvasses, or a collage | | | | (and don't need), what your color scheme is, |
| of interesting items or shadowboxes. Artwork | | | | and what your style is. This way, you won't |
| is an important part of any interior design. | | | | waste time and money by purchasing things |
| | | | that you don't need, and don't like. Budget |
| 4. Clean up your act - Clear out all the | | | | decorating is all about know what is a good |
| clutter so that people can see the beautiful | | | | deal and what isn't. You can use interior |
| rooms you have created. Sometimes starting | | | | design software to plan your rooms and create |
| with a blank (or somewhat blank) canvas can | | | | 3-d visualizations. Online home decor stores |
| give you a new perspective on your spaces. | | | | are a great place to browse and plan for home |
| | | | decor accessories. |
| 5. Dress your windows - You get a lot of | | | | |
| "bang for your buck" with window treatments, | | | | 10. Have Fun - Don't get stressed out over |
| because they take up so much vertical space | | | | your room! Sometimes it takes time, and |
| in the room, and draw the eye upward. Try | | | | trial and error to get it right. Just make |
| looking online at different types of window | | | | sure to have fun and enjoy the process of |
| treatments and see which kind you would like. | | | | making your rooms beautiful as well as |
| Some of the easiest ones to install or | | | | enjoying the end result. |
| create include mini-blinds, wood blinds, | | | | |