Learn the best ways that you can save your money when decorating a home in this post!
When you first get a new place, there is lots of excitement to get decorating. You have so many ideas and hopes for what the space could look like.
Then it comes to actually planning everything and reality sets in… this is going to be expensive.
You could abandon some of your plans and live with a space that you’re not happy with, or you can get creative.
Fortunately there are many ways to save money when you’re decorating a home. Keep reading to learn more about how you can decorate your dream house on a budget!
Patience
Starting with a trait that you need to keep in mind as you decorate your home: patience.
When you’re decorating a home, especially on a budget, it can take time to get everything how you’d like it.
It’ll even take long to figure out what you want to do with a space. Sometimes you have to live in a place for a while before you can determine how you’d like it.
While you’re figuring things out and finding the best decor, patience is the number one thing to keep in mind!
Prioritize
Other than patience, you have to start out with knowing what to prioritize.
Since it’s impossible to get everything done at once, you have to figure out what’s important to you and prioritize accordingly.
To help with prioritization, think about where you’ll be spending the most time. Usually a bedroom and living room are nice to focus on to give you somewhere to relax. After that, think of the rooms that you’ll use most and what is most important to you.
Go Timeless
Another way to save you money now and in future years is to stick with timeless pieces. Many of us may have different definitions of what is timeless, but stick with classic shapes, tones, and textures.
For when you want to incorporate trends, choose low cost, easy to change out things like wall decor and lighting.
Set a Budget
Whenever you’re trying to save money, this is usually a good place to start. If you don’t know what you’re working with then it can be easy to overspend. Figure out how much you are comfortable spending and then start buying things.
One of the ways to make a budget for your home decor is to create a spreadsheet (Google Sheets works), break out room by room (create a column) and by item (create another column), then add each item and what you are comfortable spending for each based on your plan. As you buy items, put the actual cost of the item next to the expected cost to keep yourself accountable.
Make a Plan
Making a plan of what you want each space to look like can help you figure what to buy (and also what not to buy!) by giving a clear vision for your spaces.
For this tip you can create a slide for each room within a slideshow and paste in inspiration photos and product photos to see how things will look together.
Pinterest is also one of the best mood boards that you can use. You can create a board for your home and create individual sections for each of the spaces of your home. Next, search and scroll through endless photos on Pinterest to save your favorites.
Check out Craigslist/Facebook Marketplace
Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are where a lot of people are going these days when they want to sell unwanted items. You sometimes have to look hard to find the best items, but you can find some amazing deals. Just remember to follow the recommended safety tips when meeting up with people to buy something.
Go Thrifting
It can be amazing what you can find when going to a local thrift or consignment store. Other people’s unwanted items can certainly be your treasure!
Some items may need a facelift, which you can change by painting, reupholstering, and other modifications depending on the item. Which bring us to our next tip….
Do it Yourself
You knew you were going to encounter a tip to DIY when you started reading this list of how to save money when decorating a home.
It is surprising just how much you can do yourself. With the unlimited information available to us on the internet we’re able to find so many tutorials and tips on how to do things ourselves.
There are endless things that you could build/create/upcycle yourself, but a few ideas are:
- Building a table (dining table, coffee table, nightstand, etc.)
- Reupholstering furniture
- Painting walls, trim, etc.
- Create a custom mirror
- Repaint hardware
Just Add Paint
Tacking onto the DIY section is our tip on just adding paint. You may think that you need to replace things like cabinets, hardware, mouldings, tables, picture frames, etc. but we’re here to tell you that sometimes all you really need is paint.
It’s amazing what paint can do to freshen up just about anything. Something that didn’t fit your aesthetic at all can turn into a centerpiece!
Paint is a low cost and relatively low effort way to save yourself some serious money.
Google Image Search
When you’re shopping for new items, comparing to make sure that you’re getting the best price is key. Often you can find the same exact item sold by a different retailer under the same or different name at a different price. In order to make sure that you’re getting the best price, you can image search an item to find the same or similar items.
To do this, all you need to do is right click on the product image, select “copy image address”, go to Google Image Search, click the camera photo in the search bar, and paste in the image address. Then you can search and find the same or similar products available at different retailers.
Add Plants
Another thing you can add to get bang for your buck is plants. While plants may not be the absolute cheapest items, they can go a long way in adding design and life to a space.
That concludes this list of best ways to save money when decorating a home. What methods will you be using to save money on your home decor?
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