| With the average home price rising drastically, and | | | | ceiling pop. |
| interest rates continually escalating, there has never | | | | Mixing and matching high-end furniture items with |
| been a better time to jump in quickly and purchase | | | | low-end accessories can help you obtain a trendy |
| your first home. Unfortunately, getting into the | | | | look that will fool anyone. Most people starting out |
| market now means that you may be paying more | | | | don't have the budget to buy an expensive wood |
| than you budgeted, leaving you with no wiggle room | | | | bed frame, but if you have an antique armoire given |
| to renovate your new-to-you home. If there are | | | | to you by your grandparents you can couple that |
| parts of your new home that you must change and | | | | with a self-made headboard and high quality bedding. |
| you don't have a big budget to do so, here are a | | | | The look will fool anyone into thinking you spent |
| few ideas that will help you keep a few dollars in | | | | thousands on renovating your bedroom. |
| your bank account. | | | | Bare walls will make your home look unlived in. Plan to |
| Home renovation stores often carry premade | | | | fill up your walls space creatively. If you have a run |
| cupboards and have overstock of hardwood flooring | | | | of 8 x 10 prints that you'd like to display, choose |
| and tiles. If you choose the premade items, you will | | | | oversized frames for them. The mat background will |
| save a significant amount over custom ordering. | | | | make the images stand out on the wall, and the |
| Premade cupboards will not always look exactly how | | | | larger frame size will take up more space. |
| you want them to. For example, if you favor dark | | | | If your couch comes from a discount home store, |
| cupboards and the premades are blonde wood, you | | | | add some flash with expensive throw pillows and |
| will have to weigh the pros and cons of saving the | | | | blankets. A cuddly cashmere or sheepskin blanket and |
| cash over getting the exact items you were looking | | | | some throw pillows with bling can really add to a |
| for. A great alternative when saddled with cupboards | | | | plain, neutral couch. Choose bold colors like stripes or |
| that you don't like? Stain or paint them. This works | | | | luxurious materials like velvet. Another area to add an |
| well with light wood, and using gel stain and high gloss | | | | expensive touch is your windows. Wooden blinds or |
| paint can help you obtain the exact shade of | | | | pricey curtains really show their worth when framing |
| cupboard you were looking for. | | | | your windows, and can translate as a touch of luxury |
| Any room can be improved by adding moldings, and | | | | in your room. |
| at under $1 per square foot, this is a good, | | | | Decorating like you have unlimited funds is simple with |
| inexpensive investment you can use to make your | | | | some creative thinking and a little elbow grease. With |
| walls stand out. If you have a tray ceiling, accent the | | | | an open mind, you can have the home of your |
| light fixture with a molding as well. It will make your | | | | dreams on almost any budget. |