How to Improve Your Home on a Budget

Many people think that home improvement has got to cost an arm and a leg, but it is actually very possible to give your home a face lift on a budget. Follow this advice and make your living space look fabulous without breaking the bank.

Change the living area

Give the walls a makeover by slapping on a new layer of color. Painting the walls a different color can really change the whole feel of a room.

Access what you already have in your home. Sometimes less really is more! If you do not need certain items, then you should sell them on eBay and use the cash towards something new to liven up the room.

The lighting that you choose for a room can change the ambiance of the area. If you have lamp shades that do not match or are old, then get some fresh new ones. You can even make your own, if you are the creative type.

Getting new cushions is a great way to give new life to a space when you do not have the cash to buy new sofas or couches. Choose colors that complement the furniture that you already have, or be bold and go for something bright and totally different.

Bedroom make overs

Have your old headboard re-covered with a bold new color, or try to do it by yourself if you have the time. Use the left over material to create original pieces of art and frame them to hang on the walls.

Go down to the local store and find some great matching bed linen, fluffy new pillows and curtains to match your beautiful new headboard and home-made works of art.

Create art

Having wonderful pieces of art hanging on your walls is a great way to liven up a room and it will bring out your individuality.

You can use a number of cheap items to create wonderful works of art. Party invitations, menus, your favorite pictures, postcards and many other items can be placed on a board and put into a lovely frame to hang on your walls.

Give old frames a new lease on life with a splash of color and some clear varnish. Try to make sure that the art and the frames colors complement each other.

Well, there you have it! Home improvement does not have to cost the earth. These are just a few examples to get you going. Be creative and make your space your own on a shoestring budget.