Big impact on a small budget is music to anyone’s ears, whether your wallet is full or flat. These three low-cost tips allow you to switch things up and have some fun. Your home is truly your castle so spruce up the seating area you’ve been wanting for months. With these tips, you can do it guilt free. This set of tips is Part 1 of a three part series, so keep an eye out for the rest! Read more for details...
Here are three small budget tips that pack a punch. From seating to wall decor, we’ve got you covered.
Tip #1: Use paint as a graphic accessory.
Paint doesn’t always have to be scaled to the size of walls or rooms. Paint can also be an accessory, like the yellow rectangle shown here. Used as a single stripe or shape — either geometric or organic, flora or fauna — paint can be a striking accent. The more contrast, the more dramatic. Shown here: Stylist Lo Bjurulf’s bedroom on Agent Bauer.
Tip #2: Paint an accent wall or an entire room.
For a big effect, few things can compare to the power of paint. With the low cost of a can of paint, this tip also wins the prize for delivering the biggest bang for your buck. Shown here: Designer Peter Frank’s living room featured in Elle Decor.
Tip #3: Stick a graphic decal.
A decal’s lack of permanence frees you to try fun shapes and bright colors, like the orange giraffe shown here. A collection of animals is an imaginative and educational element in a child’s room. For more adult spaces, decals of plants like trees, bushes and oversized flowers have been a popular trend for living rooms and bedrooms. One downer is that most decals are made of vinyl (bad!). Fortunately, you can find some fabric vinyls on the market. Alternatively, you can DIY paper ones!
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love the giraffe! my kids' room and playroom is the same color. stuff just pops off the walls!
Tips #1 and 2 are both "paint", so this is really "Small Budget, Big Impact: Tips 1 and 2!"
Paint can be an accessory, but in picture #1 it looks like someone started painting and ran out of paint. It just doesn't look right.
That first picture is not a good advertisement for the effect of paint. A very high ceiling, good natural light, a detailed ceiling, expensive floor lamp... and sure, a polygon of inexplicable yellow paint on the wall that distracts and confuses. Hooray.
I'm not a big fan of feature walls but I'm even less a fan of can't-be-bothered-to-finish-feature-wall.
The most important thing the people in photo #1 did was move to Europe - a very clever use of their budget!
I like the yellow rectangle, especially juxtaposed with the green chair. But the rest of the room - not so much.
If I had painted half the window in yellow everyone would be asking me when I was going to finish the paint job but in the picture it is obvious that it was meant to be like that. Why can't I ever get anything right?
I want that giraffe decal! We have a painted plywood sign that says "Sexy Giraffe This Way" (a prop from a comedy sketch my fiance was in) and it would be super funny to actually have a giraffe somewhere else in the house.
Img.1 is stunning. Look at other painted accents on http://www.agentbauer.com/stylists/lobjurulf/all/27722-formbryt1.html, there's truly inspiring stuff there.
I agree-the first two are all about paint. I think "shopping your house" would be a better tip, and even cheaper than paint. Move accessories and decorations around to different rooms. Sometimes just changing around your stuff and putting it in a new place makes a big difference. Also cheap--change out the family pics in photo frames.
Why is vinyl bad?
Re-painting is a godd way to redecorate and also adding accent pieces to your room will help. The accent piece do not have to be expensive. http://www.babiestotoddler.com/baby-and-toddler-accessories/