Five Tips To Makeover Your Room On A Budget
It’s time to give your home a new look but who has the money to pay for a complete makeover? If you don’t do something soon your home will start looking old. But there is some time-honored principles to follow that will help you decorate you’re a beautiful, welcoming place that is stress free, well almost.
It’s not secret that there are five guidelines used by designers. Using these five guidelines will help you stay within your budget and give your room a new look.
1. Paint your Room
Yes, after all this time, a fresh coat of paint remains the favorite option of many an interior decorator. Paint retains its number-one spot on the decorating list because it’s simple and inexpensive, yet packs a wallop. Plus, if you decided you don’t like Mandarin Orange Spice on the walls, you can change it to Soothing Sage for a few dollars. Painting a room forms the basis for any makeover, and you can even make a party of it with family and friends.
2. Adding Light
You can make a big difference if you change the lighting in the room. First you need to determine how much natural light is entering your room. If you are lucky enough to have large windows then you don’t need to do very much work to get the natural lighting in the room. If your windows are small then you need to be creative. Small windows allow for a cozy cocoon feeling so to enhance that you can use soft textures that will give a warm cuddle feeling even more. Your window treatment will be the deciding factor in how much light comes into your room. Use a floor or table lamp and buy a newer bulb that will simulate natural light.
3. Add Pillows
One of the easiest, most simple ways to liven up a room that’s getting stale is to change the pillows. Check out sewing and craft stores, along with thrift shops and secondhand stores, for fabric remnants and learn to make your own pillow covers. The simplest pillow covers are little more than envelopes that wrap around the pillow form and tie with a ribbon or button. Turn your imagination loose.
4. Area rugs.
Area rugs offer fabulous versatility when it comes to updating a room. Rugs can be used to define an area, bring in a new accent color, or camouflage those well-worn areas of fitted carpet. Well-made older rugs that will last for years can be found in many a secondhand store. Besides livening up the floor, smaller area rugs can serve as wall hangings as well.
5. Using your Imagination
No kidding. The top tool when it comes to interior decorating on a budget is your own creative imagination. The time and effort you invest in visualizing and planning a design, coupled with the ways you use finds in drapery, upholstery, furniture, lighting and accessories will be more than worth it. Experimenting with styles, materials and techniques will result in a home style that’s distinctively your own creation.
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