5 tips for decorating on a budget

Thanks to quirky DIY YouTube tutorials, colourful Pinterest boards and highly detailed décor blogs – consumers no longer need to hire a pricey interior designer to get their home’s Feng Shui up to par. Still, one of the most challenging aspects of interior design and décor is working on a tight budget. This list gives you 5 stress-free ways you can save a few bucks while making sure the décor in your abode stays glamorous.

#1 Recycle and Repurpose

If you’re decorating on a budget come redecorating season, being able to repurpose unwanted household items can save you hundreds of dollars. Sort through your old books, records or even concert ticket stub collection – you’ll be surprised at the hidden trend gems you’ll find.

TIP: Recycled items (or pieces of them) can be repurposed to make eye-catching collages, posters or shelf space holders. Use your imagination and see what kind of new, household decorations you can craft from your old forgotten ones!

#2 Go “House Diving”

Similarly to dumpster diving, “house diving,” sees you sifting through dusty attics and long forgotten basements of friends or family, looking for those on-trend, décor gems. You never know, a friend’s disregarded matchbook collection may just be your new mantle piece.

TIP: If your parents are getting older, you may potentially be sitting on a vintage decor goldmine!

#3 Use Dollar Stores to Emphasize Style, Not Substance

This tip has to do with thinking more about visual appeal than the price tags. Inexpensive materials like brightly coloured/ finely textured papers can add that extra bit of detail; Sharpies to create ornate custom designs and well placed decorative candles are great ways to make your dollars go even further.

TIP: The Dollar Store or Dollarama - no matter what title these stores go by in your neighbourhood, they are carry inexpensive crafting items like bright Bristol boards and Acrylic paints to add a sweet touch to your pad.

#4 Don’t Underestimate The Power of Paint

You’d be amazed at how an incredibly unstylish space can be transformed by a simple coat of paint. Fresh, bright and well coloured and on trend paints can take your rooms from outlandish to elegant, overnight.

TIP: If you’re a allergy sufferer, have young children or are just an all around health conscious consumer, you’ll be happy to know you have many organic paint options. Companies like Homestead House and Green Planet Paints offer solvent free, organic painting solution.

#5 Digital DIY

Chances are if you’re reading this, you’re already using this tip . When it comes to gathering information on inexpensive yet stylish décor options, you need only harness the power of your index fingers and a search engine to stumble upon hundreds of great DIY blogs. YouTube offers excellent, visual resources when it comes to repurposing old items into new and improved décor objects.

TIP: Home and Décor is just one example of the great, cost sensitive DIY décor sites that offer daily solutions to your decorating dilemmas.