| Every time you walk into a home decorative | | | | from discontinued styles. Here, you can weigh in |
| store or the furniture section of a department | | | | with a far smaller budget and buy all the tile you |
| store, you begin to add up the prices of the | | | | need to relay the floor of your kitchen. Perhaps |
| accessories you'd like to put in your home and | | | | you like the old couch in your living room because |
| leave with sticker shock. If that sounds like you, | | | | it's comfortable, but the material is worn or looks |
| it's no wonder you haven't yet personalized a | | | | like something off the oldies channel. Affordable |
| single room in that house, even months and years | | | | décor here could come in the form of |
| after settling in. It is possible to decorate your | | | | some simple, inexpensive material that you can |
| home on a budget, if you know the places to | | | | use to either recover the couch and cushions |
| look. How can you possibly come up with a | | | | separately, creating an whole new couch, or to |
| budget design that stays within a specified | | | | make a slip cover, which can be removed and |
| amount of cash while allowing you to be freely | | | | washed to keep it fresh and new. Don't |
| creative in your home? | | | | underestimate the power of paint in making any |
| You've seen it on television, in all of the shows | | | | area of your home seem like new, either. |
| that allow designers to do as they please with an | | | | Don't forget about small antique stores in your |
| area of a person's home, as long as they stick to | | | | area. Often, if you have a soft spot for antiques, |
| a budget. They shop for discount furnishings and | | | | you can find some unique items at low prices in |
| affordable décor, but for the most part, | | | | these small mom and pop shops in your area. |
| they do it all themselves from scratch. Of course, | | | | Most are not authentic pieces or are simply not |
| hiring a carpenter to build bookshelves and a | | | | from a well known manufacturer, so the prices |
| couch could cost even more than buying them | | | | are very affordable. |
| outright. However, there are other ways to | | | | So, now that you have somewhere to start, pull |
| redecorate without spending a fortune. | | | | together a few ideas and a buck or two and get |
| Do you hate the tile in your kitchen or bathroom | | | | started. Don't spend a fortune on prefabricated |
| but just don't see paying hundreds of dollars to | | | | items that aren't unique to your taste anyway. |
| replace it? Look up a seconds and surplus | | | | Start from the ground up and build yourself a |
| warehouse in your area, where they stock | | | | home you can enjoy. |
| leftovers of last year's designs or excess product | | | | |