Comments on: Inexpensive Home Decorating Ideas

By: luxury hunter

luxury hunter — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01:10 +0000

Idea with mirrors and fire place - is great. Lights on walls and warmth is feeling everywhere …

By: Steve Scheer, Denver CO

Steve Scheer, Denver CO — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:39:15 +0000

I think you have some great ideas that my customers can use when they need to spruce their homes up for getting them on the market.

By: Jason, Birmingham, AL

Jason, Birmingham, AL — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:56:47 +0000

These are great decorating tips. Painting and mirrors are two of the first things that we point out to people who are looking to sell their home. This is great material. I may use it to decorate my home.

By: Cindy, Kansas City Real Estate

Cindy, Kansas City Real Estate — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:09:05 +0000

Great Tips! I use them in helping people get their homes in Kansas City ready to sell. These updating tips don’t cost much, just a little time & investment. But so worthwhile!

By: PlainfieldRealEstateGirl

PlainfieldRealEstateGirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:46:30 +0000

I love Home Goods for this reason! They are affiliated with the TJ Maxx franchise and it’s the perfect place to collect the finishing touches that make a house a home.

My husband says I spend too much money there, but he has no idea how much money I am really saving him

By: Spokane Real Estate Guy

Spokane Real Estate Guy — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:34:46 +0000

Paint is the least expensive and best way to really spruce up a home, but do your homework. Painting gets very expensive, both in terms of money and time, if you have to redo a wall or room because the color on the paint chip didn’t turn out the same on your walls.

After painting the interior walls of our first 2 houses with Home Depot paint, and being dissatisfied with the color not matching our expectations, we did some research and decided to paint our third house using Benjamin Moore paints (easy to find in Washington State). We used their top-of-the-line product, paid about 2.5 times per gallon what we paid previously, but, we only needed 1 coat - even for deep burgundy, which took 5 coats with the Home Depot paint. We got the color we expected, sure we paid 2.5 x more per gallon, but we used less than half the paint compared to the other brand - in the end, the cost was the same, time and frustration involved was significantly less, and the result was better!

By: Jaki - home decor candleholders

Jaki - home decor candleholders — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:16:13 +0000

I think most people tight on money buy too many smaller items, or knick knacks for decorating, when they really should consider saving up for a bigger item like quality furniture. More is not better, I really believe in quality not quantity.

By: Jaki - home decor ideas

Jaki - home decor ideas — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:29:13 +0000

Totally agree with paint being the cheapest way to decorate. I’ve been living with my chosen colors now over a year and I’m ready for a change. It really changes the feel of room. Since my budget is tight right now I’ll have to delay getting some new furniture but paint I can handle. (I’ve also learned white walls is not a good choice for a house with 2 large dogs)

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:06:37 +0000

Great money saving ideas. I’ve used all of them in my home. Furniture covers is the best way to “not replace” furniture but yet have a new look. Changing curtains is another idea that will give a room a new look.

Rosemary
www-her-home-blog.com

By: Garage Remodeling

Garage Remodeling — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:58:48 +0000

Great decorating tips. My wife and I added a mirror to our living room on a wall next to the fire place. It really did make the room larger. It also created a really “romantic” atmosphere. At night, we turn off the lights and start a fire. On date night, we sometimes move a card table into the living room and eat dinner there. We light some candles and all the light reflected off of the mirror around the room sets the perfect mood. Great way to save money on a date too!