Designing Your Living Room or Family Room for Less
Designing Your Living Room or Family Room on a small budget
Designing or rearranging your living room or family room may be too difficult a task. You need an artistic and stylish eye to be able to create a good design that not only you, but others, will like because the living room is usually the first area seen as you enter the house.
The money involved in redecorating your living room is also a major factor to consider. Furniture and decor of good quality are not cheap, especially if you are considering hiring an interior designer to do the job for you.
What if you are on a tight budget? How can you have the nice stylish living room or family room that you want?
There are actually several ways this can be done. Make use of the existing furniture and/or fixtures if you are thinking of creating a new design for your existing living room. You may just need to clean them a bit to make them look new before placing them in their new location. Older furniture that youve had for quite some time may require repairs to make sure they are still sturdy.
Before you start moving things around, you must visualize how you want your living room to appear. Try browsing through some home improvement magazines for a style that may be attractive to you: you need not have all the decor and furniture seen in the magazine for your room to look nearly the same. Just let your mind work and your creative instincts do the job.
Some old things that you thought you would never use again might just find their perfect place in your new living room. Make sure that it does not look cluttered or heavy. Try to make everything as light as possible so that your room appears comfortable and relaxing as well as pleasing to the eyes. By changing the lighting of the room you can create a totally different effect. There are several options for quality lights and lamps that are not terribly expensive available.
If you are designing a living room in your new house from scratch, you may want to do some homework first. Borrow some home improvement or interior design magazines and browse to find decorating ideas that appeal to you. You need not hire an interior designer to do the work for you as it will be an added expense.
You can do the design yourself by just being imaginative and creative; with the help of a guide, it will be a breeze for you to do. Ask for help from a friend you know who is experienced in decorating for advice and/or help.
The first to determine when decorating a living room is how you want the walls to look. Using wallpaper may be stylish but it is costly; and if you think long term, most wallpaper does not last for more than a few years. It can be easily torn or marred especially if there are children or pets in the household around so it might be to your advantage to use paint.
To save money, it is advisable to have similar colors throughout the house, not just in the living room. Besides the money saved, it is pleasing to the eyes to see consistency in color.
Assuming that the lighting and floor finish are already in place, the next thing to consider is the furniture and/or appliances you would be placing in your living room. It is possible that your living room will be your entertainment and family room as well, especially if you do not have a small amount of space in your house.
A nice, soft couch would be nice to have in a living room. If you find the leather couches in home furniture stores too expensive, you can always look for a suitable alternative in smaller shops. Be sure to take advantage of closeout sales and garage sales that you may find in your neighborhood where you may be able to find a real bargain.
You may also want to check out auctions, online or offline, to find great deals on some home decor. There are usually several choices in these auctions - just make sure that you get your moneys worth. As for online auctions, be cautious on items that are priced unrealistically low. Always buy from trusted sellers or those with several positive reviews.
There are many ways you can achieve a good and stylish design for your living room without spending an exorbitant amount of money. Budget should not be a problem in achieving your desired living room style.
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