Saturday, March 31, 2012

Saving Money While Decorating Your New Home

By Bret Medina


It's easy to stress out when decorating your home You want to create a look for your home that is beautiful and inviting. You don't want your home to look like anybody else's. Your family's taste is important and you want to create a home that illustrates that taste instead of re-creating the same look as someone else's home. No need to fret, it is possible! Creating a unique look for your home is easy to do and you don't have to spend tons of money on one of a kind pieces. You can often create a new look or feel for your home without spending much money at all. All it takes is some time, some creativity and the willingness to try something you hadn't thought of before. Do you need some help getting inspired? We are here to help!

Don't go overboard too quickly-start small. Instead of trying to cover every inch of your home's free space with decoration, start with a few pieces that you truly enjoy. Save up your money to buy the things you really love and that you really want to look at every day.

The faster you decorate in the beginning the more likely it is that you'll want to redecorate in a few months time. Taking your time with your decorating will allow you to be picky about what you use to decorate your home. Your home will be better off if you take your time to work on your decorating themes. If owning a unique piece of art is very important to you, make that piece of art yourself! What better way to decorate your home than in paintings and sculptures that you have made? Art supplies are not exactly cheap but they will still be less expensive that buying up a bunch of original artwork that is done by others. You can make your own art in your spare time, you don't have to do it all at once. Making your own art is something the whole family can enjoy. Your kids' bedrooms can easily be decorated using the art work that the kids make themselves. Check some books on art out of the library for inspiration and you are ready to go! Making your own art is a great way to show off your talent and to impress others-think about it, wouldn't you like to say "I made that!" when somebody compliments the dcor of your home?

Start surfing Craigslist or the classified section of your local newspaper. Lots of people use these places to sell decorative items for the home. You might even be able to decorate your entire house by just spending a few hours looking through these types of websites and contacting sellers. Placing your own ad is a great way to save yourself some time and money-just list the things you want to find for your decorating project! This allows the buyers to search for you while you are searching for them which will save everyone time! Remember to be careful! Be sure to look at each item you want to buy before actually giving the seller your money.

If you can keep yourself from getting carried away, you shouldn't have any problems. Don't get tricked into thinking that more money equals more happiness. Don't go hog wild with expensive galleries and showings. Remember to plan around the decorations you already have when you begin your project. Heck, you might have some things in your home already that will work just fine! Tap in to your inner artist! Why not repaint a few old mixing bowls and use them decoratively around the house? Look at what you have around you and what you want to accomplish and then look for ways to cut the cost of that project in half.




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