High-End Decor on a Low-End Budget
With today’s economy, strapped homeowners intent on sprucing up their spaces are saying goodbye to marble back splashes and luxurious spa baths and opting for less-expensive material and furnishings instead.
Of course doing this you can still get a stylish and cohesive look to your space, but you also have to make sure you’re not getting ripped off with cheap products.
Homeowners with smaller budgets are exploring other alternatives for the items they want to complete. For example, there are many flooring alternatives, such as tile, which can be cheaper than some woods. Not only this, but many home owners are opting to use faux wood instead of real.
There are other ways to improve your house that don’t involve remodeling or ripping up your flooring. Decorative improvements can have a big impact on your space. Bold accessories like large paintings, urns and mirrors add more drama than smaller pieces. Even getting a new paint job or adding a rug to a space can transform it. One of the biggest things you can do to your space is add custom window treatments to your space. It instantly adds drama and height to a room.
Although, many are aiming for a lower budget on their projects, you might want to consider not skimping corners on certain items. Pieces that you plan to use everyday or plan to have for a long period of time you might want to consider looking at other pieces besides the lower end ones. Other areas that you want to think twice about skimping on are things like a paint job or the one unique piece that will complete a room. Paint can make or break a project, especially if its done poorly.
If you or someone you know has anymore questions about this topic or any others on my blog, please feel free to contact me at cperry@decorandyou.com or 419-571-1672. Feel free to visit my website as well at http://www.decorandyou.com/cperry. We can complete any project from floor to ceiling in any style and budget.
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Window treatments are more than a decorating decision; they are also a very practical one. Curtains, shades, blinds, shutters — or any combination of these window dressings — must also serve a functional end: to admit or block sunlight and to provide privacy. Window treatments need to do far more than look good.
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