When you are planning to buy an area rug for your large living room, you should pick the one that’s not only durable but also withstand pet hairs, food debris (if you have kids at home), and excessive foot traffic for years at a stretch. While synthetic fabrics can get tattered, scratchy, and wear off easily, it’s the natural fibers that stand the test of time.
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Whether you’ve finally decided on an accent wall in the living room, you want to repaint your interior for an updated look that features new color trends, or it’s time to address the peeling paint on your home’s exterior, you are probably aware of the fact that such projects do not come without an attendant price tag. Certainly painting is more affordable than remodeling or renovating, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s cheap, especially if you plan on hiring professionals to get the job done for you. However, there are plenty of ways to save where your painting expenses are concerned, and with a little leg work and some common sense on your side you can make the right decision for your home and your budget. Here are just a few tips that will help you to shave dollars off the cost of your house painting project.
DIY. You might not be keen to get up on a ladder and paint the entire exterior of your home, but there are a lot of painting projects you can tackle in order to save some money on labor. For an outside project, for example, you can at least paint the window frames, including storm windows and screens (if applicable). And you can do some prep by masking off windows and doors with tape and plastic so that the painters can get right to work with their brushes, rollers, and airbrushing tools. As for interior jobs, there’s just no reason the average homeowner can’t tackle these instead of shelling out for a professional paint crew.
Being that most of us spend an average of 6-8 hours each night in our bedrooms, we can totally get why sometimes you might find yourself looking around and thinking, “I really want to give this room a makeover.” Then you look at your bank account and realize that although the desire is strong, the resources are pretty limited.
That doesn’t mean you have to totally go without “upgrading” the space, though. In fact, there are a few things that you can do to makeover your bedroom that are highly effective and also very budget friendly. Check these five recommendations out below:
Paint the walls. You can find a gallon of paint for well-under $20 and being that one gallon can give you about 350 square feet of coverage, in most cases, you only need one (two tops). So if your walls have been white ever since you can remember, why not go with a soft green, a light blue or even a shade of lavender? All of these colors are beautiful to look at, plus they can help to calm you as you drift off to sleep.
Get another comforter. Something that will immediately change the appearance of your bedroom is purchasing some new bedding. Although the cost of comforters can get to be pretty steep, you can find some at stores like Target and Kmart that are well-designed and also pretty durable for under $50.
Hang up some art. Have you noticed that your walls look a little bare? Understandably, you probably can’t afford a Picasso but that doesn’t mean that you can’t add some of your own kind of art. Whether it’s a print of your favorite drawing or painting, some pictures of your family members or friends that you had blown up to poster size and framed or even some stencil art that incorporates your favorite quote, this is another smart and cheap way to change the appearance of your room.
Blinds can help you to build your dream home in several ways. Primarily, blinds act as building blocks for a room, and provide a blend of stylish decoration and functionality. When choosing blinds, it is possible to tie them into the overall decoration scheme of a home, while also customizing them to make sure that the details of an interior design scheme are consistent. Moreover, it’s worth looking into some popular trends to give your dream home some additional impact, as well as exploring how different rooms can be enhanced by the right kind of blinds. Taken together, blinds can be an essential ingredient in trying to achieve your dream home.
The Basic Strengths of Blinds
Blinds represent a stylish alternative to curtains and shutters, and come in a variety of different forms. Most blinds are designed using vertical and horizontal slats, and are typically produced using UPVC plastic, wood and fabrics. Slat blinds can be adjusted to let in different levels of light, while fabric blinds are more usually wound up and down to provide a full covering. Blinds’ key strengths therefore include their flexibility, and the range of materials available. In this way, they act as building blocks that can be used as a simple accompaniment to your decor, or as more specific items of furniture.