There are many ways you can save on home décor and decorate your home despite this economy! Follow The Budget Decorator’s tried and true tips and have the home on your dreams, on a budget!
*Make a plan for each room. Without a home decorating plan, we are much more likely to make impulse purchases. It is very hard for the average home decorator to envision their room when standing in the pillow and throw aisle. Will that pattern go with you couch? Did you forget about the pattern in the curtains? Make a plan and carry it with you when you make your home décor purchases.
*Tackle the largest areas first. That may sound like spending big money up front, but that’s not necessarily true. If you tackle the larger areas such as the walls and windows, you make a larger impact on the whole room. Paint and fabric can be very affordable. Once you have those large areas finished, it makes it much easier to make choices to co- ordinate the rooms look.
*Learn a cool faux paint finish. While faux finishes can be overdone, finding just one that coordinates with the style of your room can take it from dull to exciting with very little money. Choose one focal area to concentrate on to prevent overdoing the faux finish. A focal wall, a piece of key furniture, or perhaps the cabinets in a kitchen or bath are a great choice. Easy faux finishes for beginners include ragging, color washing and stenciling. Crackle finishes and antique finishes are easy to master with a little practice. Get a book from the library or do an internet search for instructions.
*Hide and disguise. If that couch or bed is ugly but still in good working order, save yourself hundreds of dollars by hiding and disguising. Paint, fabric slipcovers, or rugs and throws can cover all kids of décor disasters. Before you run out to replace, think how you can recreate.
*Find decorating supplies in unusual and inexpensive places. Secondhand stores, thrift stores and garage sales can yield great bargain home décor. Tablecloths and cloth napkins make great window treatments, pretty clothing can be stitched into pillows, and
*Check out Ebay! Ebay stores have several outlet shops that can save you big money on brand name slipcovers, rugs and even antiques! With a little bit of time you can search out the right accessory and save a lot of money in the process.
*Create wall décor out of things you already own. Ideas for things to hang?
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
So no matter how tightly you need to hold onto your family budget these days, use these ideas to save on home décor and make your home decorating dreams come to life!
