Living Room Decorating Ideas – On a Budget!

Introduction

Transform your living room into a cozy and inviting space without breaking the bank. This article shares budget-friendly decorating ideas to facilitate you create a handsome and functional living room that reflects your personal style.

Our living rooms are the place where all the fun happens… Where we play board games with the kids, set up the Christmas tree, have friends and fam over. So don’t you want to make it look a little special? Not in the way of formal living rooms back in the day, but as a “first impression” of the way you decorate your home? Try these living room decorating ideas, on a  budget! They will facilitate you find simple ideas to decorate your living room space, without spending a lot of cash.

Living Room Decorating Ideas on a Budget

Bring Out The Colors: Changing the color scheme of a room is an simple and inexpensive method of redecorating it. Choose a color scheme that is different from what your living room was sporting earlier. In order to give your living room paint a professional feel, mix and match two or three colors, paint one wall a different color or apply obscure colors for accenting certain portions of the room.

Go Green: Bringing in plants into your living room adds both color and life to the room. Adding greens to a room always makes it look classy and cold. Buy a couple of potted plants and arrange them in a corner of the living room where there is some featherlight. You can also keep your plants in a obscure corner and hang a lamp on top. This will not only make sure that your plants live; it will also result in a handsome corner arrangement.

Add Space: If you wish your living room was larger than what it currently is, but can do nothing much about it, then putting up a couple of mirrors on the wall is the next best thing to breaking down walls. Mirrors add an illusion of added space, and if you do it correctly, you might just end fooling yourself about the actual size of your living room.

Cover Your Floors: Changing your boring or drab floor tiles or carpeting is an extremely exorbitant move. If you are fed up with your aged floor, then buying carpets and multi colored rugs and placing them strategically across your living room will give your living room floor a novel lease of life and color at a minimal cost. You can choose from a wide range of floor coverings depending on your budget and the theme of your living room.

Create Your Own Art: One of the cheapest methods of decorating your room is by using art work and decorative pieces that you have created yourself. Even if you are not very artistic, you can easily put together a collage of pictures, leaves or desiccated flowers that will look appealing once it is framed. You can also frame engaging pieces of fabrics or cushion covers to create a tapestry like wall hanging.

Add To Your Upholstery: While changing all the furniture in your living room, sofas, settees and chairs can be very costly, you can easily get the upholstery changed for a fraction of the price, and your sofas will once again start looking novel. If you cannot find someone to do this for you, then you can shop around for throws, shawls and novel cushion covers to give your seating space a novel look for less.

Be sure to also check out our post on our Boho Living Room Reveal!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I really change the color scheme of my living room on a budget?

A: Yes, changing the color scheme of your living room can be done on a budget. You can paint one wall a different color or apply obscure colors for accenting certain portions of the room.

Q: How can I add more space to my living room without actually building an addition?

A: You can add the illusion of more space by putting up mirrors on the wall. This will create a sense of depth and make the room appear larger.

Q: What are some simple and affordable ways to decorate my living room?

A: There are many simple and affordable ways to decorate your living room, such as adding plants, using rugs and multi-colored fabrics to add color and texture, and creating your own artwork using fabric, leaves, or desiccated flowers.

Q: Can I change the upholstery of my furniture without breaking the bank?

A: Yes, you can change the upholstery of your furniture without breaking the bank. You can find affordable throw pillows, shawls, and novel cushion covers to give your seating space a novel look.