One of the biggest challenges when it comes to decorating is that your budget rarely matches up with your wishlist. But not all decorating solutions need to feel like a quest.
So what do you do when your budget is exactly zero?
Over time, Iโve worked out that thereโs plenty of things to do to your space that donโt cost much at all. Because you already have everything you need right in front of you for easy decorate your home.
No matter what your decorating style or theme is, there are things you can do around your home to breath new life into it: Reuse, repurpose and reassign for what you have, and you will be amazed at the transformation.
Read on for a few tips and tricks for easy decorate every room.
1. Bring Greens Indoors
Plants and flowers always add life to any space into which they are placed. And bringing the outdoors in not only makes a home feel complete but also makes it feel curated and welcoming.
But donโt worry, this doesnโt mean you have to shell out the cash for expensive greenery. The same effect can be achieved by simply collecting some interesting greenery from the outdoors.
Pull up some ferns or ivy from your yard, post them in stainless mixing bowls with rocks in the bottom for drainage, gather long slender sticks and leave them natural or spray paint them and place them in vases on shelves. Keep an ever-changing bouquet of flowers from the yard on the coffee table and/or kitchen counter.
2. Rethink Your Furniture Arrangement
When tasked with updating our space, often the first thought that comes to mind is the need to buy new furniture. But trust me when I say that simply swapping pieces from room to room can make a staggering difference. I spent my whole youth rearranging my bedroom!
Look around your house and get an idea of what you already have that can be moved.
If the color match, or even add a pretty contrast, swap furniture from other rooms!
For instance, try placing that side table next to your bed in your living room. Or move a chair from your office to your entryway. An unused globe on your childโs shelf makes a beautiful piece on the mantel, swap throw pillows, a lamp, maybe a rug!
Sometimes even just moving it from one area in the room to another can bring about big changes.
Get the idea? Deciding on new places for familiar things, means you are creating new juxtapositions and changing the context for how your brain interprets what you are seeing.
3. Clear it out
You know Iโm a fan of a good clean out, and I know that this may seem like the opposite of what you want to do, but maybe the facelift your home decor needs is room to breathe.
Crowding too many things into a room can make it feel claustrophobic, which often makes you wonder whatโs wrong with the decor.
Clearing out unnecessary items and dรฉcor that youโre no longer in love with will give you a clean slate to work with.
Start in one room, remove all non-essential items then start putting items back one by one.
A good rule of thumb? If it isnโt functional, doesnโt make you excited when you see it, or isnโt something youโre truly in love with, toss it.
All you need to do is give your room a bit of emptiness and it will feel like youโve done a major renovation!
4. Focus on One Corner at a Time
When faced with an entire room, decorating down to the details can seem overwhelming.
For easy decorate your home, if you have time to spare, consider working on easy tasks, and accomplish simple chores at your own pace.
Try to focus on one thing throughout the space โ a bar cart, your entryway, a side table โ and carefully style each one individually. This way, you wonโt overlook the essential details throughout your space.
5. Throw a Throw Over Your Seating
It may seem too simple to actually work, but believe it or not, a cozy throw casually thrown over the end of a sofa or back of a chair can do wonders to make space feel more luxurious and expensive.
If you want bonus points in this category, try to knit an easy Herringbone throw or add pom-pom on what you already have on hand.
6. Set a sweet-smelling mood
Donโt throw out your dried flowers, use them to make your own potpourri.
Combine a handful of dried flowers, mix them with a few drops of lavender oil or even cinnamon to create an all-natural freshener for your boudoir.
7. Printables as wall art
Free printables are all over the internet these days and are a great way to add artworks.
Consider vintage music poster books, which provide dozens of wall-ready options.
You can add them to an old frame, or, for a boho look, forgo frames and use brass tacks or string them up with twine and clothespins.
8. New decor online
Often you can find pieces that people are just wanting to get rid of, and all it costs is your time to go and pick it up.ย Freecycle, Craigslist, and even online yard sale sites on Facebook are great resources for free items and for easy decorate. As long as they are sturdy and in good condition, you can update nearly anything with paint or fabric.
9. Recycle
Look around your home and find things to repurpose in new ways. Flat bottomed baskets can be hung on the wall in the bathroom and used to hold rolled washcloths.
You can even use old shirts, sweaters, or skirts to cover throw pillows.
Food containers (like oatmeal cartons, soup cans, pasta sauce jars or cereal boxes) can be totally transformed.
Think outside the box/basket and you might be amazed at what you can recycle.
10. Paint things you already have
Ok, this one might not be completely easy decorate free, but itโs close!
If you have a can of spray paint in your garage-even white or black, you can transform anything.
You will be amazed at what you can do with spray paint. Accessories can be updated, and itโs a cheap way to transform big things like furniture.
You can also give cupboards new fronts, add new knobs to drawers or give mismatched frames a new lease on life.
Which one of these tips for easy decorate would you try in your own home?