I have almost finished decorating my living room and have found a few ways to make it look nice, but not have to spend a fortune doing it. Here are a few things that I did:
1. Create a focus point for the room. Also, make sure to catch sales. I purchased a a sofa during a special in store sale. I ended up getting the sofa that was originally $1050 for $750. I decided I was going to make my sofa the focus point of the room. I picked a red sofa in a mostly brown room. This was also the most expensive piece in the room.
2. Modern is always eye catching. I purchased a plasma TV to add a modern touch to the room.
3. You don't have to spend a fortune on every piece in your house. My coffee table, TV stand, love seat, two stools, and dishes all came from Ikea. The plasma TV and sofa is what makes the room look like I spent a lot of money on the entire room. It made it easier for me to slip in the Ikea furniture.
4. Be creative with your space. There are also built in shelves over my kitchen counter. I decided to make it a bar. To keep the bar full, I purchased really cheap bottles of wine, and slowly filled it in with bottles of top shelf liquor. The key is to find something in your house and be creative with the use of it. Most of the time there are areas in your home that can be dressed up that doesn't require you to go out and buy a whole lot of furniture.
5. Add a little flavor...something different and unique. I decorated my windows with unique brown bamboo shades that I found at a cheap hardware store in Harlem. They were cheap, but the bamboo look adds so flavor to the room, instead of plain white shades.
I am not yet finish with the room, but it is already off to a great start. It is very important that you turn your house/apartment into your home. If you enjoy the space that you have to live in, you will begin to enjoy life more. It is important to understand that you don't have to spend a fortune on making things look great.
Let us know how you have decorated one of your rooms and some tips that you have for other's
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Maybe you can post up some pics so we can see what you are talking about. Also, maybe some video. That would be cool. I could share a video I made of how I changed my living room from carpet to wood floors and now I need some advice as to how to hide the speaker wires. I like Ikea stuff too. ;)
i was just gonna say that @mirthnadir. how were you inspired to decorate? did you use magazines, model homes, or ideas from furniture stores? i def need to remodel my place would love some ideas.
I will post some pics! My only inspiration was that I knew the room had to be set up for me 2 entertain....cause that is what I love to do! Yes please post a video of how you did the floor MirthNadir.
Here is the video:
Before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ncnu0Kw8ic
After: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZx3cKBj23I
Now all I need help with is how to hide the surround sound wires going across the floor and maybe a rug or two although it is tempting to just have 100% hardwood floor with no rugs. Thoughts?
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