Decorate on a budget with these 6 tips!

If you’re anything like me, you aim to decorate on a budget! I’m sharing 6 tips that will help you stretch your decor budget so you can get the look you want in your home for less.

I provided visual examples from my home for each of the 6 tips, but if you need clarification on any of them, just leave it in the comments. Now let’s get into these budget decorating tips.

~6 tips to help you decorate on a budget~

1. Revamp what you already own.

When it comes to giving your home an update, a great low-cost alternative to buying something new is making over a piece that you already own. Something as small as updating the knobs on a nightstand or painting a dated piece can instantly breathe new life into it.

For example, last summer I wanted to update my entryway but it wasn’t in my budget to get anything new at the time. So I spray painted my current table, got a $2.50 {on sale} knob from Hobby Lobby, and used a small tube of Rub’n Buff to update a mirror I had in the living room.  For about a $15 investment, those pieces got a brand new lease on life. Plus, I got the updated look I was after while spending very little. This is one one of my very favorite ways to decorate on a budget!

 

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By the way, aside from the horse statue {$15 HomeGoods}, the basket {$10 Ross Dress For Less} and plant, everything was purchased secondhand.

2. Buy Secondhand

Buying home decor and furniture secondhand is a great way to stretch your decorating dollars. Thrift stores, garage/yard sales, estate sales, Craigslist, antique malls, and the like are great places to score home decor and furniture on the cheap.

You can even find great deals virtually now, as local Facebook online garage sales have become increasingly popular. If you’re not familiar with them,  Heather at The Heathered Nest wrote a great post on Facebook garage sales HERE.

If you’ve read even one post on this blog, I’m sure the word “thrifted” came up. I’m an avid secondhand shopper when it comes to home decor. Below are some examples of my thrifty finds. So if you’ve never shopped secondhand for home decor or furniture before, give it a try! You might be surprised by what you find.

Things that are great to buy secondhand:

– Furniture that’s in good condition but might just need a little TLC.

Out of all the pieces below, only the campaign nightstand which you can see HERE got a makeover.

– Lamps

All of these lamps were thrifted, but I only had to makeover two, you can see these makeovers HERE and HERE.

– Decor items {candle holders, vases, decorative bowls, small figurines, books, etc…}

These are just a small sampling of my secondhand home decor finds.

– Rugs {especially if they are vintage!}

– Art/wall decor

3. Shop your home 

Finding new and different ways to use what you already have, is a great trick for keeping your home decor fresh without spending a cent!  Swapping out piece{s} of furniture and decor from one room to another can go a long way in giving your rooms a new feeling.

You might notice in my pictures that you’ll see a piece maybe in the living room in one post and in the entryway in another. That’s totally me shopping my home! You should try it and see if it doesn’t shake things up just enough to give your rooms new life.

Examples:

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