| So, you have just moved into a new place, and you | | | | garage sale last week? Buy a discount fabric of a |
| have paid all the expenses that go hand in hand with | | | | similar design and sew it yourself. There are literally |
| moving. You have taken care of the rent, the deposit, | | | | millions of online tutorials that show even the least |
| the insurance, the utilities, the movers, the cable, the | | | | crafty people how to make something themselves. |
| internet, and all the other little things that you need to | | | | Trust me when I say that building a great looking |
| make your life run smoothly. Now, your wallet has little | | | | bookshelf really isn't that difficult. Making your own |
| more left in it than dust and air. Your bank account is | | | | decorations for your home will require time and effort, |
| dry and empty, and you finally find yourself facing the | | | | but you can make things for a fraction of what they |
| most difficult part of moving into a new home: trying to | | | | would cost in stores. |
| afford to decorate it. Fortunately, there are several | | | | 4. They say that one man's trash is another man's |
| ways that you can go about furnishing and decorating | | | | treasure. You can find some of the best things at |
| your new home or apartment which cost little or | | | | garage sales, and you will almost always find them for |
| nothing. Here are 5 interior decorating tips for someone | | | | very low prices. Even if the people selling are asking |
| who is on a budget: | | | | outside of your price range for a certain item, you can |
| 1. Craigslist is the low budget decorator's dream. I | | | | usually haggle them down to something you can both |
| cannot stress enough how amazing this website is. | | | | agree on. Remember that people wouldn't be selling it |
| What could be better than a place where people post | | | | if they didn't want to get rid of it. That reclining chair |
| ads for things that they want you to take for free! | | | | that the wife insisted on getting rid of? If you don't buy |
| You can find everything from bed frames, to paintings, | | | | it, they will have to pay to take it to the dump. People |
| to statues, to grand pianos, if you look hard enough. In | | | | would much rather sell it than pay to have it removed. |
| addition to all the quality free things you can find, you | | | | The ball is in your court when it comes to garage |
| can also use Craigslist to locate garage sales, flea | | | | sales. |
| markets, and general sales in your area. When | | | | 5. Ask your friends and family if they are getting rid of |
| shopping for decorations on a tight budget, do not | | | | any old decorations or pieces of furniture. You never |
| overlook this little gem. It will make your search that | | | | know if someone has some really cool stuff sitting |
| much easier. | | | | unused in their attic, just waiting for someone to come |
| 2. Nothing is as stylish as a vintage piece of furniture | | | | pick it up. Who knows? That old vanity that belonged |
| that you restored yourself. Buy something that seems | | | | to Uncle Pete's first wife may just be the perfect |
| old and worn for a very cheap price, and then unlock | | | | piece to make your bedroom look amazing. The |
| that inner beauty that shone through once upon a time. | | | | people you are close to will almost always be willing to |
| Better yet, make it into something entirely new and | | | | help out, and as a general rule, friends and family won't |
| amazing. It's very simple and inexpensive to rip the old | | | | charge you money for their old stuff. Know someone |
| cover from an ottoman, replace the batting, and sew | | | | with some artistic talent? Ask a friend to do a painting |
| or staple on a new cover using the style and fabric of | | | | or an enlarged landscape photo to hang over your |
| your choosing. Voila! You have been the instrument of | | | | couch in the living room. If they're any good, you will |
| an old, neglected piece of furniture's reincarnation into | | | | have a truly unique work of art that you can brag |
| something new and beautiful. | | | | about to your dinner guests. |
| 3. One of the most important interior decorating tips to | | | | I hope this list of interior decorating tips has been helpful |
| remember is that there are countless things that you | | | | as you figure out how to decorate your home on a |
| can do yourself to make your home look amazing. | | | | budget. As you can see, with a little bit of creativity |
| Have you seen a designer throw pillow that you think | | | | and persistence, anything is possible. |
| would look perfect on that couch you found at the | | | | |