How to Totally Transform a Room on a Budget

Have you ever been bored with your decor and wanted a little “refresh”? Do you want to make a few updates without spending a fortune or investing in new furniture pieces or finishes? I love to update our home seasonally and make little updates, and I’m always amazed at how a few small changes can totally transform and update a room.  Recently, I transitioned our living room from summer to fall.  Here’s how I do it:

1- Search for inspiration 

Go online or flip through a few home decor magazines or catalogs.  Make a note of the colors/styles/items you are loving. If you can, create a mood board on your computer including some of your favorite items to see how they all look together!

2- Strip your room of the “smalls”

Keeping your major furniture pieces, remove all the small tabletop accessories, accent pillows, and throw blankets.  Make a list of items you will need to update your room.

3- Shop for a few new items

Its time to do a little shopping! When updating a room, the items that make the biggest impact for me are: accent pillows, throw blankets, artwork, greenery/stems, and coffee table items. Take your shopping list, and your mood board and hit a few stores looking for similar items. (Pro tip- buy more than you need to try different items for the best look- you can always return what you don’t use!)

4- Start styling!

Now bring all your treasures home and start playing around to see how everything looks! You will be surprised what a difference a few new accessories can make

I hope you will try these tips the next time you want to update your home- you can use these four simple steps to update any room of your home!

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