5 Easy Frugal Home Design Tricks
Author: Sue Krippner

You can create a fresh new look in your home without
needing to spend a ton of money. Use these simple frugal
home design tips to give each room in your home a simple
and affordable house lift.

Frugal Home Design Tip 1: Move It Around

Rearranging a room will give your room a new look. Change
things up a bit. But, before you begin that back breaking
work of moving each piece, draw a simple floor outline of
the room and sketch out the different arrangement
possibilities.

Try something new. Angle that couch instead of leaving it
flush against the wall. Exchange pieces of furniture from
one room to another - no piece is bolted to the ground.
Delight your family by exchanging furniture pieces from one
room to another.

Move the art on the wall. The old saying "familiarity
breeds contempt" can also be true with art on the wall. If
it never moves it will stop being noticed. Move and
rearrange the art. Change a painting from the bedroom to
the mantle or rearrange what you have in the room on a
different wall.

Frugal Home Design Tip 2: Give It A Fresh Coat

There is nothing that will change the look of a room
quicker than a fresh coat of paint. Instead of painting the
entire room, choose one wall which pulls in the colors of
your favorite art piece, rug or window covering.

Don't want to paint a room? Do you have a book case or
entertainment center? Paint the inside backs with 2 or 3
colors in a checkerboard type design. An focused light will
bring out the brilliant color of that vase or draw
attention to a special accent.

Add a few battery powered adhesive backed accent lights to
the top of a few shelves to highlight a glass object or
family photo.

Frugal Home Design Tip 3: Add Some Colorful Organics

Fresh, or even silk seasonal flowers, will bring an
emotional lift to any room. A new bouquet a week is a great
way to keep things colorful and fresh.

Try using unusual bowls or containers as a vase. Use a hat
box, oatmeal box, glass jar or empty out the kitchen
canister for a delightful look.

Purchase always frugally priced accessories like glass
marbles or beads to add sparkle to your clear vase.

Frugal Home Design Tip 4: Bring In Fabric Splash

New textures and colors will liven up a room. Adding a
chenille throw or colorful textured pillows will enhance
any furniture piece.

Slip covers on couches and easy chairs are a fun way to
give a new but frugal new look to that tired old couch.

Add a new table runner or place mats to the dining room
table or change the seat covers on the dining room chairs
or kitchen stools for a frugal design makeover.

Frugal Home Design Tip 5: Provide a Sensory Experience

Nothing says warm and welcome more than a scented candle.
An aromatherapy diffuser can also provide a flame free,
room freshening scent experience.

Remember, Frugal Home Design is not about being "cheap",
it's about being creative with what you already have.


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