Alright so decorating on a tight budget can be pretty tricky.
A lot of stores charge good money for nice home decor and appealing designs. In fact, it can get pretty stressful when looking for a good deal and sometimes we end up settling for something we don’t even want.
However, there are plenty of cheap home decor hacks that you can find to make the process a bit easier and get designer look for a lot less.
Now I know many of my readers like awesome money saving ideas so I thought I’d search for some great sources and lists of affordable home decor hacks.
I really like putting some of the best ideas and finds all together and I love including the lists I found them from since it gives you guys the chance to look at even more ideas.
But if you just want to look at my top ten cheap home decor finds that I have, then go ahead and let me know what you think!
1. How to Make Your Home Look More Expensive on a Dime
I love this budget decorating idea by Meredith from Art and Classy on creating vignettes where you can put some coffee table books, vases, and small trinkets on a small table (for instance something like this) to class up a space in your home. It’s such a cute idea for making things look a bit more dressed up.
Read more cheap home decor ideas from Art and Classy here!
2. 101 Cheap and Chic Dollar Store Crafts
Momtastic showed a great way to dress up the books in your home. Their suggestion: buy plastic animals, spray paint them, and turn them into awesome (and slightly epic) looking bookends – Find the DIY project here.
Check out the rest of the dollar store cheap home decor ideas here!
3. 27 Easy Remodeling Projects That Will Completely Transform Your Home
Now I thought that adding framed mirrors to flat doors was a great idea found by Listotic. It gives the illusion that the mirror is built into the door and makes the door/room look bigger. So a win for aesthetic appeal and practicality!
Read more DIY hacks for home decor from Listotic here!
4. 17 Decorating Tips on a Budget
Need an easy kitchen organizer that stylized the room just right? Then spray paint the inside of some mason jars, give them some fun labeling, and stick your most used appliances in them (tutorial found here).
Check out the rest of the cheap home decor idea from Picky Stitch here!
5. How to Accessorize Your Bathroom on a Budget
Now Cherished Bliss has some great ideas on accessorizing your bathroom (on the cheap). And I really like her tip on going to Walmart and checking out the trending Better Homes and Gardens home decor. I had no idea that they had a line there, but I’m glad I found out (especially since they have such great stuff).
Read the rest of Cherished Bliss’ ideas here!
6. How to Decorate on a Tight Budget
Gwen from The Bold Abode has an awesome cheap home decor idea (or in this case free). She suggests seeing if your town/city (or one nearby) has a Facebook Yard Sale Group. She was able to get some awesome furniture just because someone needed to get rid of their furniture right then and there.
See more of her awesome decorating on a budget tips here!
7. 31 Home Decor Hacks That are Borderline Genius
Buzzfeed found this awesome DIY idea of hiding your (not so designer looking) router with a hollowed out book.
Check out some more of their cheap home decor ideas here!
8. 7 Stores You Need to Shop When Decorating on a Budget
With the Passionate Penny Pincher, I really liked their idea of shopping at T.J. Maxx. That store is great; they take in items that other stores had too much of and lower the price dramatically. I’ve been able to find some great household items that make my home look awesome.
Read more on cheap home decor ideas from the Passionate Penny Pincher here!
9. 45 Insanely Clever Ways to Decorate on a Budget
I found another fun way to spruce up the home from the Picky Stitch again. Just chalk paint your old couch to give it a new color and bring it back to life. I know, chalk paint sounds weird, but check out the post on it here.
Take a look at the rest of the cheap DIY decor here!
10. 31 Easy DIY Upgrades That Will Make Your Home Look More Expensive
Now I really liked Buzzfeed’s DIY find on using a cake stand to hold your kitchen items (like soaps and a pretty dish towel). It gives the kitchen a bit of a classy look.
Check out the rest of their cheap decorating ideas here!
Finding the right look for your home is never easy and doing it on a budget is just plain hard. But with some awesome cheap home decor hacks and tips, you’ll be well on your way to a better looking home.
Now if you have any DIY or cheap home decor finds yourself, let me know in the comments below. I’d love to hear about them!
Chasing Foxes was started in 2016 as a way for Grace and her husband, Silas, to start traveling. However, they started to realize that they had a passion for improving themselves, and wanted to help others level up their lives as well. So whether it's with cooking, travel, or staying healthy, they want to help you better your life bit by bit, as they do the same.
Thank you so much for sharing. I love making my home comfier and cozier.
with my friends and classmates. I feel rather privileged to have come across the website and look forward to so many more excellent minutes reading here.
I love your tips. I really liked the 31 DIY tips. This sounds somewhat contradictory, but my husband and I are spending so much on cabinet refinishing for our kitchen that we need some budget-friendly ideas for our bathrooms and rooms. Do you have any posts for bedroom ideas for kids?
Thanks! And I’m sorry, we don’t have any posts on bedroom ideas for kids. 🙂
Thanks Silas and Grace for this useful post. I love to decorate my home with low cost and beautiful things. For this, I have bought Himalayan salt lamps and tea light holders. These are not just cheap but also very beautiful. Lamps just make my home look so beautiful with their subtle glow. You can visit the given website to know more about these lamps and tea light holders.
I enjoyed you helpful ideas and money saving tips… I save a lot of things for what can it become to recycle paper goods, plastics bottles etc… An bottle can be covered with stripes of paper or white paper sack, glue scrunch then cover , then with strips of copy paper to make a Christmas tree .
Old socks are so valuable recycle to mittens , use the cuff on a sleeve or extend other socks, sew the bad away make furniture polish mitt, window cleaning mitt, the best is sew the sock toe ,cut off holes, fill with rice , tie off for rice heat pack, heat 40 seconds… The best rubber bands are discarded support hosie, cut them 1 inch across and stretch , presto the best no. Sticky rubber band for years.
Collar, cuffs gone bad, remove it , turn it over sew it back in place.. Take collar, cuffs off other shirts and buttons, you don’t wear and reset,on one you love. Make a pillow out of your old skirts, and a great pillow from your husbands less worn denim shirts leaving the pockets on for the Remotes , phone etc… What can it Become before throwing out is my lifestyle… Love your ideas that save and refurbish all kinds of life style..
Joanna
Thanks Silas and Grace for sharing such an amazing article. I love to embellish my home with new and creative things, but at affordable price. I always consider price with product quality. That’s why I have cheapest and quality things in my home . I got salt lamp beauties from saltean to embellish my home that make my home look incredible and gorgeous.
That’s so cool Isabelle! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Love all of the helpful information! You are amazing! Love the name!!!
Thanks so much, Sarah. We’re glad we can help. 🙂
It is Actually a very nice name! If you like foxes, you could consider moving to Colliers Wood…. here foxes are chasing people;-) They are looking for food and are everywhere;-) Regards, Marge
Thank you Margaret! And thanks for the tip! I’ll check it out. 🙂
Hi there…you do have some great ideas and I’m going to put them to fruition now and when I relocate next year. That will prove even more helpful. I’m 57, and I’ve been in business myself. I was just wondering why you chose the name, “Chasing Foxes.” Has it deterred some from visiting your site in thinking something else? Just curious. Keep the ideas coming ??Thank you!
Thanks so much Margarite! And we chose it because it’s like chasing after the better things in life and hunting after what we want most. Also.. we love foxes. 🙂
And I don’t think the name has turned people away from my blog, but you never know!