Budget Decorating: Bedroom Makeovers

May 8, 2010

5 Tips on decorating your bedroom on a budget

I came across this article that I thought had great ideas for decorating your bedroom without spending too much money. Also ideas that will allow you to easily change your decor and color scheme without breaking your bank.

Neutral Bedding

1) Choose neutral bedding and bed skirt- this is a great idea because it’s a blank canvas for you to decorate on. You can get brighter colored pillows and fabrics for spring and summer and then darker more earth tone colors for fall and winter. You can also buy bedding that is reversible, so you get two for one.

2) Go crazy with pillows- choosing different colors and materials will allow a lot of versatility. You can also make your own pillows by going to fabric stores and looking thru remnant bins.

use lots of decorative pillows

3) Accessories- You can buy decorative bowls, vases and candles very inexpensively and they really can add a lot of character to a room. I like to buy tall clear glasses and fill them with inexpensive things like beans or rocks. I also buy decorative bowls and put lemons, limes, and apples in them. It looks very cool, even in a bedroom.

4) Bench for the foot of the bed- They can be expensive, but you can find an old coffee table at a yard sale that you can repaint to match your decor and then top it with a cushion.

clear glasses make inexpensive accessories for a room

5) Wall art- you can find art and pictures at stores like Homegoods, TJ Maxx, and Bed Bath and Beyond fairly reasonably. There are also a lot of online artist to buy from. They have more reasonable prices than galleries because they sell directly to the collector.