Need some inexpensive art for your walls? You don’t have to spend big bucks to get a cool look. There are lots of budget options out there, and many are easy enough for the non-crafty person to pull off.
Go to Michael’s or Hobby Lobby and buy some stretched artist canvas. You can get a couple of 9x12 canvases for less than $10. For a little more money, you can get a really big canvas. Then purchase some fabric you live and simply pull it around the canvas and staple. You’re done in no time.
Take a little more time and you can have a personalized work of art. Buy another stretched canvas. Dip the bottom of a gallon paint container in paint, and press it to the canvas. Find other shapes you like, and paint away.
Showing posts with label budget decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label budget decorating. Show all posts
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
HGTV Vent!
I really love to watch HGTV, but I still have to vent. When they do those shows like "Designed to Sell" and "Decorating On A Dime," they talk about doing all this decorating on a budget. Only $2,000 to get this house to the point where it sells for 20 percent over the asking price! Only $1,000 to totally recreate the look of this room.
Well, what they fail to say is that the labor is free. They have expert decorators, expert carpenters, an expert seamstress . . .sure, if I could do all that stuff, my home would like like that, and on a budget, too!
I'm not really knocking the shows. They're fun to watch, and you can still get fabulous decorating ideas. But I wish that every now and then they would mention how expensive labor is. Some of their ideas are not very realistic if you're trying to do it on the cheap.
Well, what they fail to say is that the labor is free. They have expert decorators, expert carpenters, an expert seamstress . . .sure, if I could do all that stuff, my home would like like that, and on a budget, too!
I'm not really knocking the shows. They're fun to watch, and you can still get fabulous decorating ideas. But I wish that every now and then they would mention how expensive labor is. Some of their ideas are not very realistic if you're trying to do it on the cheap.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Decorating on a Budget
Do you want your home to look like you ripped it out of the Pottery Barn catalog? Are you hoping to win the lottery so you give your house a new look? Do you think you’ll scream if you have to look at that flowered, avocado green sofa one more day?
Me too. And that’s why I’m writing this blog about easy and inexpensive home decorating. I’m not an interior designer, and I can barely sew a straight seam. And I certainly don’t have a decorator on call. But I’ve always loved to play around with home decorating, and I love the challenge of seeing how cheaply I can do it, but still have a great look!
So, let’s work on our homes together and share ideas! Ready?
Me too. And that’s why I’m writing this blog about easy and inexpensive home decorating. I’m not an interior designer, and I can barely sew a straight seam. And I certainly don’t have a decorator on call. But I’ve always loved to play around with home decorating, and I love the challenge of seeing how cheaply I can do it, but still have a great look!
So, let’s work on our homes together and share ideas! Ready?
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