| Imagination and creativity rule when it comes to | | | | Use Accessories |
| redecorating your home. Whether you'd like to change | | | | Add interest to your furnishings with trimmings and |
| the decor of your house to elegant and sophisticated; | | | | edgings; fastenings and surface decorations. Accent |
| wild and funky or rustic and casual don't let your bank | | | | lampshades, tablecloths and cushion covers with |
| balance stop you from acquiring the house of your | | | | beads and sequins, faux crystals and silk flowers, |
| dreams. Unleash your creativity; let your imagination | | | | fabric paints and fun stencils. Add tassels and rich tie |
| roam unbridled and watch your interiors transform right | | | | backs for curtains. Give old furniture a new look by |
| before your eyes! | | | | staining or painting. Decorate the furniture using stencils |
| Is your bank balance stopping you from redecorating | | | | with fun patterns for an all-over design or a dainty, |
| your home and giving it a new and fresh look? With | | | | continuous design to create a stunning border. |
| these tips, you don't need a bank-breaking budget to | | | | Use Nature |
| revive your jaded decor. A savvy sense of style | | | | A profusion of wild flowers is just the thing to brighten |
| combined with a keen eye and healthy dose of | | | | up any room and infuse new energy and life into any |
| creativity are the resources you need to give your | | | | room they are put in. What's more they are free and |
| house a brand new look on a budget. | | | | abundantly available. Just gather them by the armful |
| Redecorating your walls | | | | and place a bouquet in every room. While a bouquet |
| Give your walls a fresh new lease by decorating them | | | | of wild flowers in a multitude of hues will bring instant |
| with carefully chosen borders, decorative stenciling and | | | | cheer to any room, a bouquet of wild flowers in one |
| eye-catching murals. No need to do up the entire wall; | | | | color will give the room an understated elegance. If you |
| unless of course, the wall paint is beginning to look a bit | | | | live along the coast, collect driftwood and seashells. |
| jaded or perhaps the walls are covered with crayon | | | | Placing them in baskets or arranging them on tables |
| marks and little smudges of chocolate and jelly. While | | | | and counter tops will give the rooms a refreshingly |
| a new coat of paint can freshen and brighten up the | | | | new look and feel. Luscious red apples, cheery |
| wall, it would still end up looking the same. Opt instead | | | | oranges, deep red strawberries or dark purple grapes; |
| for creative paint finishes or textured wallpaper, which | | | | a bowl of fresh fruits placed on the table will add a jolt |
| will give your walls an interesting new look; albeit in the | | | | of warm color in your dining room. |
| same color. | | | | Rearrange Your Furniture |
| Use Fabric | | | | Has your furniture been in the same spot ever since |
| Change the look of the whole room with a savvy use | | | | you moved into your home? It's amazing how different |
| of fabric. While your basic furniture remains the same, | | | | you can make the room look by merely re-arranging |
| a mere change of coverings and curtains can alter the | | | | the furniture. While you may want to keep your dining |
| look of the room dramatically. Ivory colored | | | | table in the dining room, the bed in the bedroom and |
| cushion-covers and curtains in rich satiny or velvety | | | | the sofa set in the living room; you can give the room |
| fabrics can make the room look luxuriously elegant, | | | | a new look by moving the furniture to new locations. |
| whereas dainty floral printed covers and curtains make | | | | Try out new placements that you never thought were |
| the room look casual yet chic and bold prints in bright | | | | possible. Move smaller pieces of furniture and accent |
| colors give the room a funky look. Different fabric | | | | pieces around to different rooms and try out different |
| textures and styles can add instant cheer to an | | | | combinations that you never dared try out before. The |
| unadorned window, drama to a bespoke lampshade | | | | possibilities are endless and it won't cost you a dime. |
| and warmth and comfort to a pillow. | | | | |