1. DIY Botanical Prints: Scan leaves to create original (and cheap!) prints for your walls in need of a little green
2. Open Cabinetry for Less: Remove your doors and paint or wallpaper the backs to create an open cabinetry look for less
3. Coffee Table Chic: A go-to formula for creating the perfect coffee table vignette
4. Skirted Table: Add a skirt to a cheap table and pull the whole room together with this timeless look
See the full list at Better Homes and Gardens | Savy Decor and Design Ideas Under $50. Which one do you want to try?
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It all depends on what you start with, though, doesn't it? If you don't have a bunch of the props used, it would cost a whole lot more than $50 to assemble them...
SherryBin, actually when I went thru the examples, you could do it for $50. The furniture examples, yes, you'd actually need the furniture but I don't think that was the point of the article.
Ross has so many home accessories for <$10, could easily pick up enough for a vignette for $50. They have wonderful vases too. Thrift or other similar discount stores too. I think some examples they gave could also be managed at home depot or other hardware store.
ballin' on a budget is the name of my game...great ideas!
A lot of these are really good ideas for someone who lacks a little starter imagination. Me, I'e got heaps of running wild imagination and I still think these could be great starting off points.
http://classicconfectionssewing.blogspot.com/2011/06/hooked-on-hexagons.html
Any ideas as to where that green glass lamp is from? I'm loving it.
Did the scanned leaves last Fall -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chloe-and-ivan/5204643579/
btw, that is the actual size of those leaves!
They were laying around the city. I thought I was going to frame the actual leaves, but the scans looked better.
I like all of these ideas. I'm kind of psyched about the table with the non-froufrou skirt. It looks like you could just attach a rectangular piece of fabric that has prefinished edges. I'm down for anything that doesn't require threading a bobbin.
As far as those awesome trendy bell jar/terrarium things go, I've had terrific luck just buying cheap 70's cheese plates from thrift stores, tossing the old crappy wood and using the domes. These could all definitely be done on $50.
mauishopgirl, you're totally right! So many of these accessories could be purchased at Ross, or even at yard sales/thrift stores and then pieced together!
Fun! -Teresa
Snarky comment: 70s cheese domes will probably be collectible in 20 or 200 years and your descendants will mourn your discards. Also, covered cabinets prevent dust/grease from collecting on your china.
@ccrat: yes, lots of ugly crap will probably be worth money after we're all dead. And? I thought the idea was to live your life, not live for the possibility that your descendants will want the junk you wasted your life hoarding. As someone who currently has custody of plenty of old sentimental ugly junk from both her own family and from her ex-husband's, your descendants won't be mourning as much as you think if you save them from your well-intentioned packrattery. :)
Though I absolutely cosign Dishes Behind Doors. Open shelving is lovely, unless you're not a "curator" or "editor" and would rather not wash things both before and after use.
does anyone know where to find the poster bed in the fourth picture? it is gorgeous!
Nothing like a large white mat and a simple black frame... the only way I frame my art.