Budget Decorating
(featured column)
Everyday
Items as Free Home Décor
by
Kathy Wilson
When decorating
your home on a budget, nothing is a more effective budget decorating strategy
than using what you have. You can use everyday objects found around your own
home to add decorative elements. Here are the top five ways to reuse everyday
objects as decorative items in any room, on a budget! (What’s better than
free?) More...
Plates. Let's
face it, when most of us choose our dinnerware, we pick out patterns we like!
Use your dessert plates as accents hung on the wall, or use your serving bowls
as a focal point on the dining table.
Sheets, quilts, and blankets. Raid your linen closet for no cost ways to
add spark to your tables or walls. Layer them with tablecloths or placemats for
a romantic look. Use them as casual slipcovers. Cloth napkins or fancy
pillowcases make great throw pillow covers.
Books. Most of us own a wide variety of books. Use them! Use a stack to
prop up a table lamp, or lay out a few with attractive covers on your coffee
table. Use them on your mantel, or display your cookbooks in the kitchen. If you
have a bookcase, leave some in rows, some in short stacks, and leave some space
in between book groupings for a plant, a picture frame, or a display
plate.
Glassware. Fill a wine glass with a little sand and a votive candle or
use a row of matching drinking glasses all filled with flowers on a windowsill.
Mugs, sugar bowls, and creamers all make perfect impromptu vases, pencil holders
for the home office, or utensil caddys for the kitchen or dining area.
Pots and Pans. Make an inexpensive pot rack with 2x4-inch pine,
some screws and some pieces of chain from your home improvement store for under
$10! Display your pots and pans and your bread baskets, and create extra storage
space at the same time!
You don’t always need to spend big money to redecorate your interiors,
sometimes its just a matter of recognizing the quality items you already own!
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