July 2, 2009

How To Decorate On A Budget

In order to feel comfortable in your home living space, decor is an important step in ensuring this happens. You want your home to be a place that you enjoy and are comfortable spending most of your time there, whether you have just bought your place or are renting. Taking the time and money to spend decorating your home is not a top priority, however, if you have to live on a budget. To make your home a more comfortable place to live in will require you to find ways of doing this, even if a strict budget is necessary.

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April 28, 2009

Tastefully Decorate On A Budget

Doing your own decorating while on a budget doesn’t have to be about weaving your own area rugs or creating lamps out of old golf clubs. You can decorate on a budget and still have a living space that has style.

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April 15, 2009

Frugal Flair: How To Stretch Your Decorating Dollars

Having trouble matching your big decorating dreams with your limited decorating dollars? You’re not alone there. Far too many people walk into home décor stores and then walk out without buying anything because of the designer prices. The truth is, you don’t have to shop at designer stores to make your home look like it’s straight out of a magazine.

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March 14, 2009

Decorating Your Yard for a Fabulous Easter Egg Treasure Hunt

From two-year-olds to adults, everyone loves finding hidden treasure—and Easter time is the perfect season for satisfying that desire by having an Easter egg hunt in your very own yard.

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December 28, 2008

Giving Your Sun Room a New Look That Works Year Round

Using your sun room year round has never been easier. Although you’re used to leaving it alone in the winter, a few simple tweaks can make your sun room the perfect hang out no matter what the weather.

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December 14, 2008

Color Me Beautiful: Adding A Splash Of Color To Your Home Decor

Does your home need brightening up, cheering up or just a change in the way it looks? Maybe you are tired of the way things look at the moment but, not surprising, you are reluctant  to do a complete home makeover. Adding a new touch of color will give you the look you are striving for without the time and money required for a complete home makeover.

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October 30, 2008

Use Slipcovers For A Budget Furniture Makeover

With the holiday season fast approaching, now’s the time to make sure your home looks nice and inviting for all those guests. If your living room furniture is showing its age and you’re feeling embarrassed at the thought of visitors seeing the worn out upholstery and garish 1980s pattern, don’t worry. Whilst new furniture may be way out of your budget, inexpensive slipcovers can transform your old sofas and chairs for much less.

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October 20, 2008

Decorating Your Studio Apartment on a Budget

Depending on who you ask, living in a studio apartment can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, studio apartments are great for living on your own. A studio offers you privacy and convenience. Everything is in close proximity to everything else. For instance, if you wake up hungry, just roll out of bed and cook up something on the stove that’s 5 feet away. On the other hand, chances are that your bedding is now going to smell like whatever you just made on the stove. It’s a lose lose! While this is purely an exaggeration, there’s no sense harping on how small some studio apartments are. You just have to make use of the space you do have. Here are some simple and economical ways to furnish and decorate your studio. More on Decorating Your Studio Apartment on a Budget

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October 12, 2008

Caring For Wooden Kitchen Bar Stools

With discount wood bar stools on sale for under $30 each, it’s possible to get extra seating for a kitchen island or breakfast bar without blowing your budget. If you’re really strapped for cash you may be able to find some even cheaper stools by visiting local yard sales.

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October 5, 2008

How To Create Cheap Artwork For Your Walls

It happens to the best of us when we set up our first homes. Furniture, down payments, shifting and other ‘important’ things drain our finances so much so that we are left with nothing to decorate our new home with. Artwork is generally costly and while nobody likes bare walls much, we are forced to live with them till the time we save some extra dough to buy prints for our walls. However, if you have just shifted into a new house, then you can be sure that you won’t be able to save much till at least six months or more, what with one thing or the other coming up. In such a situation, creating your own art work is the next best option, and if you are a fan of customization and originality, then it is certainly the best option. You can use your imagination to create extremely cheap and affordable art pieces for your home. These pieces will not just be unique and beautiful; they will also not burn a hole in your pocket. Some ideas for creating beautiful artwork yourself are-

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