Thrifty Ideas for Decorators
The best part of moving is that we get the chance to decorate fresh. Putting a new spin on your home can be great! Decorating can also feel like a huge process that you aren't really ready to do Spending your life savings on a new decorating scheme isn't the only option you have-there are lots of ways to decorate that are affordable! Decorating can be done simply and effectively without emptying a bank account. Do you need inspiration for your decorating project? Here are some ideas:
Frequent the craft fairs in your area. Craft fairs are wonderful places for local and mostly unknown artists to display their work. The prices will range wildly at craft fairs, but you can usually find at least one or two items for your home you can afford to buy. You will soon discover that you are visiting the same artists at these craft fairs. Getting a discount on the art you buy can be as easy as one of the artists that you talk to remembering you from a previous craft fair. If owning a unique piece of art is very important to you, make that piece of art yourself! Creating your own original art is better for your budget and still let s you fill your house with original pieces. No matter how much you spend on the supplies you'll need to make your own art, it will still be less than decorating using other peoples' original work. The great thing about doing your own art is that you can do it whenever you're inspired and have the time! This is a great way to get the whole family involved in your decorating project. Get your kids to create their own artwork for their own rooms. All you need are a few "how to" books or videos and you can get started! This way, if someone compliments the art in your home you only have to say "thank you!"
Use your imagination! Surely there are things in your home that you can use as decorations. Hanging the pots and pans on the wall in your kitchen is a great way to create kitchen decorations and save you valuable minutes when it is time to cook something. Keeping your pots and pans on pegs means that you won't have to spend time looking for them.
Julia Child hung her pots and pans on pegs. What about that quilt that has been handed down to you from your grandmother? It might be best used as a decorative item on your wall. Using quilts and blankets as wall hangings can be a great way of honoring your family's past and decorating your home! Look around-what functional item can you display?
Remember to pace yourself when you are decorating. Decorations don't have to be expensive to be beautiful. Go easy when you start buying. Put your taste first and the price tag of the art you want last. There are plenty of things already in your house that you can use as decorations! Get inventive! Even a wicker basket filled with pine cones from the back yard can be decorative! Consider your first instincts and then ask yourself "how can I do that...but cheaper?"
Frequent the craft fairs in your area. Craft fairs are wonderful places for local and mostly unknown artists to display their work. The prices will range wildly at craft fairs, but you can usually find at least one or two items for your home you can afford to buy. You will soon discover that you are visiting the same artists at these craft fairs. Getting a discount on the art you buy can be as easy as one of the artists that you talk to remembering you from a previous craft fair. If owning a unique piece of art is very important to you, make that piece of art yourself! Creating your own original art is better for your budget and still let s you fill your house with original pieces. No matter how much you spend on the supplies you'll need to make your own art, it will still be less than decorating using other peoples' original work. The great thing about doing your own art is that you can do it whenever you're inspired and have the time! This is a great way to get the whole family involved in your decorating project. Get your kids to create their own artwork for their own rooms. All you need are a few "how to" books or videos and you can get started! This way, if someone compliments the art in your home you only have to say "thank you!"
Use your imagination! Surely there are things in your home that you can use as decorations. Hanging the pots and pans on the wall in your kitchen is a great way to create kitchen decorations and save you valuable minutes when it is time to cook something. Keeping your pots and pans on pegs means that you won't have to spend time looking for them.
Julia Child hung her pots and pans on pegs. What about that quilt that has been handed down to you from your grandmother? It might be best used as a decorative item on your wall. Using quilts and blankets as wall hangings can be a great way of honoring your family's past and decorating your home! Look around-what functional item can you display?
Remember to pace yourself when you are decorating. Decorations don't have to be expensive to be beautiful. Go easy when you start buying. Put your taste first and the price tag of the art you want last. There are plenty of things already in your house that you can use as decorations! Get inventive! Even a wicker basket filled with pine cones from the back yard can be decorative! Consider your first instincts and then ask yourself "how can I do that...but cheaper?"