An Easy Way to Save Big Money on Home Decorating
By Kathy Wilson
Ever had inspiration and decided to redecorate a room? You ran out to the local supercenter, bought a pretty paint, some curtains, a couple of throw pillows, some candles that smelled really good…then you got home, and realized you had no idea how to pull it all together? Most people don’t realize that planning a home decorating project is one of the simplest ways to save wasted money…believe me, I know! There is a simple way to keep you on track while decorating your room so that the end result is pulled together, and yet you don’t waste bucks on things that end up not working. It’s called a theme. Theme decorating does not mean the “Jungle Paradise” room at the local motel. What it means is creating a vision for your finished room with a few well chosen words.
Step One-Identify how you want to feel in your room. Calm, energized, fresh, intellectual…you get the idea.
Step Two- Flip through magazines and find styles and colors that give you that feeling. Tear them out, and use them to create your own theme.
Step Three- Create a name for your theme using what you’ve learned. For instance…”Romantic Blue Cottage by the Sea” or “Sleek modern minimal with blacks and reds” or “Fishing in the woods with Humor” …you get the idea. Use as many descriptive words as you need to keep you on target.
Now the next time you go shopping for home décor items or projects…think, “Is this Romantic Blue Cottage by the Sea”? Your vision of your finished room will now be clear, and your purchases will practically make themselves! No more wasted money on things that just never fit…even though they looked great on the shelf!
Want free home decorating tips and ideas? Kathy Wilson is a home and garden writer, author and consultant and is the home decorating expert for LifetimeTV.com. Visit her for more home and garden ideas at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com and http://www.TheGardenGlove.com. Also visit her at http://www.Women-on-the-Net.com where any woman can learn to make money on the internet!
