Are you sick of looking at the newest styles of brand name furnishing catalogues and stores for your home, just to realize that the price for small coffee tables are equal to half of your salary per month? Do not let this discourage you. With some ingenuity, any home can become as stylish and beautiful as a celebrity’s, for a much lower price. Here’s how!
1. Begin with your walls. It is quite easy to just forget that a fresh new color of paint on your walls could give any room a whole new feel and look. Wallpapering is another way to spice up a room. However, do not go over your budget by hiring contractors. Think about wallpapering only a single wall or just the borders.
2. Accessorize. Yet another cheap way to produce designer looks would be by purchasing several key accessories, such as throws, scented candles, and silk pillows. Pick elegant centerpieces for the dining room table, such as fruit bowls, fresh flowers or floating candles. Photographs, paintings and prints can also be hung up throughout the room to produce any look you want. Shop at thrift stores and flea markets for interesting prints and photographs, or visit discount stores for frames to hang several personal creations.
3. Buy “budget” furniture. Shop intelligently for couches, entertainment centers, lamps, and tables! Consignment stores, estate sales, flea markets, thrift and junk stores could become gold mines when it comes to stylish second-hand furniture. If second-hand isn’t your thing, shop online or at clearance sales. Furniture stores on the internet can sometimes be treasure chests for awesome deals.
4. Create your own atmosphere. Do not underestimate a lamp’s power. The perfect lighting can easily transform a room. Avoid halogen unless they actually match your decorative scheme. A great way of providing style to a room would be with wall sconces. Search for sconces that are easy to install yourself.
5. Sew. If you cannot afford a new couch and know how to sew, make use of discounted fabric to create new couch covers. Produce even more beautiful and cheap furniture simply by making chair covers or seat cushions for the dining room. You can also find slipcovers at Surefit.com
Finally, think about just rearranging the furniture you already have. Finding another wall to move your couch against can produce a brand new look. For help contact Interiors Refined by Paula.
These tips can help you achieve the style you desire for a very low cost. Surprise your family and friends with a stylish home and dazzle everyone with the very low budget you actually worked with.
