Who says you have to spend a ton of money to decorate your home? There are plenty of ways you can decorate your home for free or at a very low-cost. These tips can provide a big change and update to your home. Check out these 10 tips on how you can decorate your home for free.
1. Rearrange Your Furniture
Shop your home for furniture pieces. The accent chair that is ignored in one room may look fabulous in another room. Don’t feel the need to stick to traditional pieces in each room. Feel free to move furniture around. You may be surprised with the finished look.
2. Decorate Using Old Keys
I love using old keys in my decor. You can hang them on a wall, put in a frame, or use as an accent item on a table or tray. The older the better.
3. Display your Favorite Shoes, Purse, or Accessories
Your most favorite items can be used in your homes decor. Do you have a fancy pair of cheetah stilettos that you can no longer wear? Use them as a design element on your dresser.
4. Use Old Books to Decorate
Old books can be used in almost every room of your home. Consider stacking a few near your fireplace, dresser, desk, and/or bookshelf. Don’t feel the need to purchase expensive books from an accessory store. Use the ones you already own.
5. Declutter
Conducting a major declutter may not seem like a way to decorate your home, but the effects will display a new home. You’ll be surprise how decluttering can actually showcase the items you want to be seen. Having too much clutter in your home actually takes away from its potential.
6. Frame and Hang Calendar Pictures
Pictures on calendars can be very beautiful and a unique way to have affordable wall art. My son (just like most boys his age) love Minecraft. I couldn’t fine any pictures I liked for his room so I ordered a Minecraft calendar from Amazon. I cut the pictures out of the calendar in different sizes and framed them in inexpensive frames. The results was perfect.
7. Repurpose Rooms
I am a big fan of repurposing rooms. Don’t feel like you need to use rooms for their intended purpose. The home is yours to use as you see fit. In my room, I converted a closet into a fully functioning home office. Check out the You Tube video HERE.
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8. Use Flowers, Fruit, or Rocks As Centerpieces
Don’t be afraid to use everyday items in your home’s decor for unique centerpieces. For the holidays, use pine cones as a table centerpiece. A bowl of lemons or oranges can be a very beautiful and refreshing centerpiece for your kitchen table.
9. Print your Own Printables
Just like calendar pictures, you can also print your own printables to create art. You can even use an adult coloring worksheet or one of frame the art you create from those art and wine events.
10. Create Your Own Pinterest Project
Consider using those family fun pinterest projects for your home’s art. They can be fun projects to do as a family and also a beautiful home decor project for your home. A few weeks ago, me and my 11-year-old created a star burst project which we hung in my workshop. We had so much fun. We received the kit from Keitha, the Bajan Texan at www.homemadeluxe.com. Check out our video of the project HERE.
I hope you found these steps on ways to decorate your home for free using the items you already have useful. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or suggestions. I would love to hear your thoughts on how you decorate your home.
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What great decorating tips! I could see myself using several of your ideas in my home. Framing and hanging calendar pictures is genius!
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Nice tips. Calendar pictures are really nice sometimes and I have some old ones laying around because I did like the pictures. Rearranging does wonders too. I like that you offered a new perspective and it was free.
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These are great ideas! I am always looking to spruce up my home but don’t want to spend a ton of money!
Sometimes we already have everything we need.
Great tips! I agree on de-cluttering helps a lot to rearrange furnitures in the room.
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Great tips. I like repurposing the rooms to make them what you need.
Yes, create your own use, when needed.
Great tips. Having grown up with humble beginnings, this is how my mother decorated our home. We would go to school and come home and the entire house would be rearranged.
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Your mom sounds like a very resourceful woman.
“When life gives you lemons, use them to decorate.” Haha! Love it.
Yes!!!
Wow excellent tips that are so practical!!
I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Great tips for easy updates! Love it!
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Cute ideas. So many of them can be done in an hour.
My favorite is to declutter.
Yes, people are always so surprised by how much decluttering came change a look of a home.
I love rearranging furniture! I’ve been known to do it just because I’m bored.
It’s a quick and easy idea to add a different look.
My first apartment in San Francisco was decorated with vintage images of Paris that came from a calendar. Great tips!
Sounds fabulous. I love Paris decor.
Great practical guide for building a sweet home. Some tips I have never thought before.
Keep up your good work. 🙂
Great ideas! I used to use calendar pages to decorate my classroom as well.
It’s amazing how rearranging a room can do wonders! I love the idea of using old fashion items to decorate too.
So many tips which everyone can use. I love re-arranging my furniture to give a new look, especially when I’m bored with a room. However my husband and son runs away when I mention this.
Great ideas here, some I had not thought to utilize like fashion accessories and printables.
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Thanks for sharing this post! I have decorated clients spaces before by using fashion accessories, it was a walk in closet/lounge with sitting area so it fitted the space very well. Loved seeing you on your video too!
Yes, they can look fabulous in a space. Thanks for watching my video.
Decent tips. Logbook pictures are extremely decent now and again and I have some old ones laying around on the grounds that I liked the photos.I like repurposing the rooms to influence them what you to require.
Yes, I love logbooks. Great tip. Thanks for stopping by.
I love these tips! Decorating is something I love to do, but the costs can escalate quite quickly (those little trips to the local DIY store all add up!). If you don’t mind, I will probably link back to this post from my my blog at some point in the future.
I’m happy you found these tips useful. Please feel free to link back to this post.