Inexpensive wall decor

Inexpensive Wall Decor

By Kathy Woodard

Want to decorate your walls, but your budget is tight? Here are some terrific low cost wall decor ideas that can be used for any room.

*Baskets

*Straw hats or fedoras

*Empty frames from yard sales

*Blocks of wood as candle wall sconces

*Pretty quilts

*Print family snapshots in black and white, and hang in black dollar shop frames

*Garden catalog pages, in frames

*Antique silverware hung as a collection

*Seed packets

*Frame graphic food labels for a kitchen

*Old tools or sports equipment

*Use paint to stencil or freehand inspirational words

*Paint your last name or monogram on an old piece of wood

*Plates

*Frame colorful fabric from your scrap bag

Remember to use low cost sources for your wall decor. Thrift shops, dollar stores and yard sales can offer great treasures at a pauper’s price!

Wall decor looks best if hung in groupings, rather than scattered around the room. Try to have a few contrasting elements in each group for interest. For instance, if I hang a grouping of rectangular frames, I will try to add a round piece such as a clock to break up the look.

Finally, keep in mind that not every wall in your home needs to have something hanging on it. The eye needs a place to rest from time to time, so make sure your groupings are broken up by expanses of space as well. If in doubt, less is more!

Kathy Wioodard is an author, columnist, and editor of The Budget Decorator. For thousands of free budget home decorating ideas visit her at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com. For free budget gardening ideas also visit her at http://www.TheGardenGlove.com