Redecorating on a Budget
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In order to develop your budget, keep all of your receipts for a month or two. That way you can get a realistic sense of where you are in your current spending.
An Easy Start
Give couches and chairs a fresh start by draping fabric over them or decorating them with pillows or a small rug.
Paint is a cheap way to change the look of a room. (Stores will re-sell paint that wasn’t quite the right color for a previous customer but you may love it!)
Buy accessories like candles on sale at the end of the season before new colors come in.
Plants are a cheap way to dress up a room. (Just don’t forget to water them!)
Diving In
Lighting: old lamps from thrift store or yard sale. Lampshades: glue old buttons or fabric on shade.
Frame your own photos with cheap store frames that you can repaint.
Go for a mis-matched look for dining room table chairs and dinnerware, buying these things from thrift stores.
Super Saver
Get more decorating on the cheap ideas through books found at your local library.
Trade furniture with a friend or relative.
Before you buy, check for what you need on listserves like Craigslist or Freecycle.
Turn thrift store finds into something new. Teacups and bowls can be come a candle or plant holder.
Make your own curtains using fabric from thrift stores or use old sheets
All the tips came from feedthepig.org
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