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Big-ticket purchases and renovations aren’t the only ways to refresh your home. From a quick paint job to switching up hardware, small changes can have a big impact. A new year calls for a new look, but if you are still trying to recover your funds from the holidays, these affordable home decor ideas are the perfect solution.
Try a New Couch Cover
Give the entire living room new style by tossing in an eye-catching splash of color. These Easy-Going Fleece Stretch Sofa Slipcovers come in 13 colors and six sizes (some fit chairs and love seats, too). Simple to pull on and remove, and machine-washable. You can’t go wrong with one of these, especially in pet- and kid-friendly households! Buy one here.
Add an Area Rug
Tie a scattered room together with a colorful area rug. This Nourison Celestial Modern Bohemian Wave Multicolored Area Rug warms up the room with soft, cozy flooring that looks like art. Be sure to browse the rest of Nourison’s rug collection to see which designs and colors work in your home. Buy it here.
Shabby Up Your Chic
These pretty Shabby Chic Hand-Painted French Country Door Knob Hooks are lovely for hanging bathroom towels, using as curtain tie-backs or for placing near your home entrance for stray coats. A great example of simple and affordable home decor, this little home accent goes a long way. Some reviewers even used them to hang jewelry or ear buds. However you use them, they’re sure to start a conversation. Buy it here.
Paint the Cabinets
As long as you have permission from your landlord, Nuvo One Day Cabinet Makeover Kit is a great way to cover up to 100 square feet of outdated cabinetry in approximately 8 hours. Works on wood, metal or primed laminate. Each kit comes with two cans of low VOC, water-based acrylic paint and primer-in-one (31 ounces each), one roller arm, two roller covers, an angled paint brush and instructions. No paint stripping or cabinet removal necessary. Comes in several room-changing colors (shown in Coconut Espresso). Buy it here.
Add a Few Houseplants
These bright Dsben Small Mandala-Style Plant Pots with Bamboo Tray gems measure only 3.5-inches, perfect for tiny succulents. Succulents are easy to grow, require very little attention and are mostly non-toxic to pets (double-check yours here). Pots come in the set of three shown. Buy it here.
Swap Out Hardware
Replace dreary drawer pulls with Ceramic Beckenham Cabinet Knobs by Trinca-Ferro. They work in any room on cupboards, dressers, nightstands and armoires. Choose from 12 eye-pleasing, ornate designs. Comes with a 30-day return policy and everything you need for easy installation. Buy it here.
Grow the Room With a Mirror
Want to make the room seem bigger and brighter? Here’s an affordable home decor tip: hang up a mirror, like this stunning Hans & Alice Rectangular Wall Mounted Mirror. Perfect in any room, this mirror’s delicate 2.2-inch frame is carved into overlapping petals and finished with silver for an antique look. Available in two sizes and three different frame colors (gold, silver and black). Buy it here.
Paint the Door
Paint the front door, an interior door or the garage door – whatever you feel like painting – just make sure to choose a bold color. We think the front door works best for optimal impact. This Modern Masters Front Door Paint comes by the quart and goes on smooth with a never-fade technology to keep its surface intact. Fast-drying and covers up to 100 square feet. Buy it here.
Replace Light Bulbs
Substitute boring light bulbs with a three-way alternative. Turn the Elrigs Three-Setting LED Globe Light Bulb up or down as you wish to brighten or dim the light in the room throughout the day. Comes with flicker-free technology for eye protection and a two-year unlimited warranty. Buy it here.
Update the Backsplash
Spruce up the kitchen in a snap with Ecoart Self Adhesive Peel and Stick Wall Stickers. Browse Ecoart’s choices for more tile and brick variations. Comes in a pack of six, 10-by-10-inch sheets. Waterproof. Buy it here.
Hang Something Bold
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good ideas
Thanks, Marie! Hope your 2020 is off to a great start. Thanks for reading!
My pleasure!
These are all great ideas and we have employed several of them. But just so you know…painting cabinets is an expensive, labor intensive project and unless you are a really good painter leave this to the professionals. To look good and last you will need a primer and an oil-based paint. The doors should be removed and taken outdoors or in the garage to work on. It will take them a day or two to dry thoroughly before you can rehang them. Same with back-splashes — you really need to know what you are doing and prepare the wall properly. Also, it took us a long time to find the right color paint for our aged oak cabinets, the right backsplash and even the right pulls for cabinets and doors. These are neither quick nor inexpensive projects! Even an area rug can take time and patience finding the right one, and they are not inexpensive either. Hanging pictures and artwork requires muscle and patience finding the studs and centering them properly — once you’ve framed your pictures and selected the right artwork.
Nothing worthwhile is fast, easy or cheap.
Hi Jeanne! These are all very good points. Thanks for sharing them and for reading!