Guest Blogger: 5 Easy DIY Ideas To Redecorate Your Interiors

Guest Blog #221, Entry #716, October 21, 2011

It comes and goes, that itch where everything in your living room or bedroom looks terrible. It’s that time of year where you are unhappy with your home decor and decide it’s time for a new look. The problem is that new furniture can be extremely expensive even at Sears.com where you can use coupons for Sears to get a better deal. Luckily, there are many ways to redo a room with limited funds and not a whole lot of effort.

Rearrange furniture for an easy and free new look!

Image via: Twins Home Design

1. Rearrange your furniture

Rooms can feel boring if they are stuck the same way for too long so try freshening up the room by switching things up. You don’t have to limit yourself to furniture either. Consider taking a few knick-knacks from another room and switching them out. Perhaps you have a few treasures hidden up in your closet or an attic that haven’t seen the light of day in quite some time. Switch out some older photos for new ones or upgrade to some nice pieces of artwork.

2. Add a new color to the room

You can go for something drastic by painting a wall or two or you can paint older furniture, shelves or picture frames for a new splash of color. Keep in mind that each color can set a different mood to your room. Cool colors such as blues and greens create a calming effect whereas warm colors, like red and orange, create excitement and are more inviting. Light and dark colors also play a role in how you view a room: dark colors make a room look smaller while light colors make it look larger. Keep all this in mind when browsing the paint aisle.

Add color to your space

Image via: The Lux Home

3. Do you hate those old curtains or the cushions on your couch?

How about those throw pillows you got three years ago? If you have a sewing machine, or a friend who does, then those are all easy enough to change! Head down to your local fabric store and pick out a fabric you like, some matching thread and even some nice trim and you’re set to upgrade your space. If you can’t sew and don’t have a friend who can either, check out Craig’s List or the yellow pages for a seamstress near you. Pillow covers and curtains are fairly simple to make so it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to get made.

Add new curtains or change out your cushions

Image via: Interior Living Room

4. Plants are a great way to freshen up a space

They don’t need to be alive; they just need to be green. Many stores sell fake plants but they can be a bit expensive; however, many people get bored of their fake plants and donate them to a thrift store where you can pick it up for dirt cheap.

5. Thrift Store Finds

Plants aren’t the only things you can get at thrift store for cheap. Thrift stores house furniture, lamps, books and other decorations you can use to spruce up your place, though they may need some sprucing up themselves before you’re ready to display them. Keep your eyes open for some potential treasures and be optimistic. Who knows what you’ll find if you’ve got the right attitude.

Steff Scholl loves to decorate and then redecorate her space so she knows just how to do it without spending much. However, if she does need some new furniture she uses coupons for Sears to get the best deals she can.

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