Decorating a living room can in many cases end up being an expensive task. Especially if you would like your home to look Pinterest worthy, but also when you are just trying to make it feel homely. It takes a lot of effort putting a living room together since it require a lot of items and an eye for details. We have therefore collected 5 tips in how you can stay on budget when you decorate a living room.
1. Start with minimalistic furniture from budget friendly stores
The largest cost when it comes to budgeting a living room, is the larger furniture pieces like a sofa. Finding a good budget option that you like will be really key to stay on budget. Start with listing down the budget stores you know and like. Continue with going to their webpage and check out their stock options.
Make sure to look for neutral/minimalistic items when it comes to the larger furniture pieces. This will enable smaller and more expensive pieces to stand out. Make also sure to check out the measurements of the pieces. Having the right sized furniture for your room is half the battle of making it put together.
If you need some inspiration, here are some sofa proposals from IKEA that is budget friendly.
2. Buying used and vintage
Another great way to find furniture on a budget, is to look for 2nd hand options. Many people get rid of almost new and never used furniture. Buying 2nd hand can therefore be a great deal when decorating your living room. Great items to look for is coffee tables, side tables, lamps, baskets, chairs and curtains.
When buying 2nd hand, look for items of natural material, like solid wood, steel or natural fabric. These items lasts longer and it is therefore a higher probability that they will also look good second hand. Solid wood can for example be sanded down and look brand new again. Check out these tips of how to buy used and vintage furniture
3. Add more expensive accent items
A great way to create more character to your living room while staying on a budget is to spend more money on the smaller accent items instead of the larger furniture. This could be items like picture frames, candles, coffee table books or lamps.
Adding smaller items that is expensive creates more interest to your living room. It brings character when other larger furniture items acts more like a back drop. Make sure that you buy items that blends well with the rest of the look of the room. A key element is to stay within the same color range and align with the color wheel.
4. DIY – Do it Yourself
DIY is a great option when you are on a budget in decorating your living room. There are endless options when it comes to DIY. A good place to start can be to do some changes to 2nd hand items. It could be a lick of paint or adding fabric or edit the shape or size. It’s only your own imagination that can stop you.
Seasonal decor is also perfect for DIY. It could be to make a fireplace garland, a table decoration or window decoration. Many of the seasonal decorations does not cost much. Some of them might only need some cardboard, some glue and a scissor. Here are for example some ideas of easter decor to DIY.
5. Use items you already have
Are your cupboards full of items that are never used? Then why not have a look and get creative, it might be that you can use something for the kitchen or the office in decorating a living room. You can for example use glassware as candle holders. Maybe you have some old curtains you can use as a table cloth. Or a tin box to be used as a place to store your TV remote controls.
Try to move around on the items in your living room until you are happy with where they are placed and how they blend in. If you don’t feel like it’s working, you can always put them back in the cupboard.
We hope this gave you some ideas to how you can stay on a budget while decorating your living room. It’s all about creating a blank canvas, adding key pieces and thinking outside the box.
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