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Affordable Decorating Ideas

Affordable Decorating Ideas

Date: 2016-06-24
Decorate your home for less with savvy ideas for affordable, impactful updates. See how to give the rooms in your home a boost with DIY decorating projects from repurposed items, or how to use what you already own to create a brand-new look.

Start by looking at what you already have, and re-envisioning it. Move it to another room, or flip the floor plan. Reupholster, spray the wood pieces. Shopping at home can be your most inexpensive resource.

Take the time to see what's out there. Look for old pieces at secondhand stores — people don't know the value of them. Refinish them. Get a piece of marble, glass or granite cut down to size and put it on top of a dresser, for example. The piece you buy will become an original all over again.

Mix quality pieces with less expensive finds. When it comes to collecting, not every piece has to be precious. It's much more important to find things you truly love. That is the point of collecting!

Upgrade with trim. Whether it's used on an off-the-floor sofa or a plain lampshade or curtains, adding trim elevates and personalizes the ordinary.

Pull it all together with affordable accessories. Inexpensive Chinese porcelain, trays, place mats, table settings can really stretch a budget and still get the last layer of personality.

Whatever you do have fun beautifying your home and making a gorgeous space for you to live in.