How to Keep Your Decorating Project From Costing Too Much Money

Sometimes it seems like the only rule to home decorating is “the more expensive, the better your taste.” Almost everybody forgets to pay attention to what they spend when they decorate-they get caught up in what they want to do. Try not to worry too much if you do not have a lot of money available for your decorating project-you can still have a beautiful home! Thankfully there are plenty of ways to decorate that don’t involve spending major dollars.

You don’t have to decorate exclusively from super expensive galleries and art shows. For now, forget about original art work (unless you want to make it yourself). Prints are a great way to have fantastic art for less money. Original art is more expensive than prints. Art prints are cheaper and easier to deal with than original artworks. Saving money on prints is easy because they are usually printed in easily farmable proportions so you can do the framing on your own. You can save money on framing by buying a frame that is on sale and framing the print yourself. Instead of buying original art and having it professionally framed, buy a print and do the framing yourself-you will save lots of money and time! Put up some new paint. The key to repainting your home is to choose neutral tones for most of the home and then to use bolder colors as accent pieces. Neutral tones on walls make it easier to decorate because you don’t have to worry about other decorating elements clashing. You can also then paint one wall in each room in a bold color. Doing this creates an “accent” wall in your room which is a very popular decorating technique. An accent wall can be created in as little as an afternoon and doesn’t usually require much paint. If you hate the color, changing it won’t be a hassle because you will only have the one wall to re-paint, not the whole room!

Don’t bother with expensive art houses. Buying new art isn’t important right now. Take some time to find prints of your favorite artwork. Prints are quite a lot cheaper than original pieces. Prints are more affordable and they are easier to get home. Most prints are created in easy to frame sizes so you won’t even need to have the work professionally framed (another budget saver)! You can easily frame your own prints-all you have to do is find a frame you like (even better if it is on sale). Buying prints of your favorite artwork and doing the framing yourself is easier on your budget and your schedule because you don’t have to cater to a gallery’s schedule or have to pick up a framed piece of art as soon as a framer calls you.

Do you have any decorative gifts hidden away in your home? Almost everyone has at least a few things squirreled away in their homes that they only bring out when the person who gave them to us visits our homes. Have you thought about just leaving them out? Even if they don’t gel perfectly with your decorating scheme you can use them while you work to put together things of your own. This way you won’t have to quickly locate the items that your great aunt gave you when she shows up unaccounced on your doorstep and wants to come in to visit with you.

The key to decorating your home is to keep yourself in check. Don’t get tricked into thinking that more money equals more happiness. Go easy when you start buying. Keep your existing decorating scheme in your mind while you look for new pieces. Take a look around-you probably already own a bunch of great pieces! Be creative! You never know when that old watering can can be used as a great centerpiece for a side table! Don’t rush-think about what you really want to do and what it will cost and then say “okay but I am only going to spend half that.”

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