🫤 You want to decorate but you have a budget like a blank page !!!
Here are my most affordable tricks to make your home lovely ANYWAYS 👍🤗💗
📬 30) Fabric flower pots cover 🧩🧶🧵🪡🌲
Fall arrive 🍁❄️ and you want to make a beautiful Fall & Winter deco outdoor for a new beautiful season 🌲 to cover your summer planters now empty ... Add a nice fabric around them and sew it on one side of the planter tight 🧵🪡🧩 add a ribbon or yarn 🧶 and a bow 🎀 place a tiny christmas tree or winter greenery artificial 🌲 if you don't have real one 🪴 even old Christmas tree fallen pieces can be sewed to a bamboo stick and added like a nice piece of greenery and reuse them ✨ and add some pine cones too 👍🏡 this will revamp your whole outdoor for the Holidays and the whole winter 😉 ❄️🎋🎄🎁🎀
29) Carpet refresh 😃
I have covered most the carpet where I rent, with nice outdoor waterproof rugs and puzzle foam soundproof tiles, imitation of wood flooring 👍... but there is small spot by the door that is left, because the door open from the inside of course and so I can't add the other carpet cover or the door won't open over it 🤔 ... Also there is the entrance and lots of walking in and out with boxes or shopping, boots and shoes from outdoor etc etc and maybe things poured under the door from outside the hallway 🧐 ...
💡💡💡my best idea of this month ✨✨✨ very simple craft ideas 🧩
I bought a box of those Fleecy dry sheets🛍️
I then sew the sheets together to make a scented and very thin layer of a carpet cover 🧶🧵🪡
and then I have it at the place to cover and it is so thin it can probably stay in place when the door opens over it 👍
AND IT SMELL WONDERFUL 😉 ✨✨✨
you also can use the ones after your laundry that will still smell for a reuse idea 👏
or in your drawers and bags storage 🤗💗
29)
You do not have to own a Heritage designated house 🏡 to keep the style for your rented apartment in one 🏘️ or to make your simple place look like it inside and from your window ✨
Look the guidelines by city for who owns a Heritage designated house, or search style of Differents Era in Architecture and try to reproduce it to your $ level 🐝📚📖📝
You can add wallpapers without gluying it to the wall , by using thumb tacks like for a poster or frame and add higher trims or baseboard or ceiling finitions like Victorian's Houses ... the curtains make a huge difference also 🪟 ... You can also use specific wall colors (as long as you paint back plain if you leave and ask the landlord ) or again use a wall cover of a color antique ... You can add false stone wall and brick wall inside behind your book shelves 🧱 ... You can add a film for windows like for UVA protection for cars that also have design of frost window opaque , they are like magnetic and peel without glue or damaging the area used , and cut it to the shape you need like around the mirror to make and Vintage style 🪞 or not to have mirror but to look nice ... Flooring can also be outdoor patio carpets waterproof and light to carry and cuttable , or puzzle wood imitation or pre-laminated flooring that fit like a puzzle to that you can add on top of your existing flooring ( it is supposed to be installed with nails to the floor, but if you rent you can't do this, so it might move and you have to refit it once in a while ... but it looks lovely ) 🧩
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28) privacy window covers + lovely flair from the outside 🏡🏘️🪟
If you like your privacy window covers but think you would like to make your window match the outside style of your home or the one you rent in ... Without changing your window cover , just add a fresh fabric in between the window and the window cover ... That will be seen from the outside ... Even a white shower curtain can do possibly temporary ... And if you have the UVA film that stick to the window and peel ... You can add any design of lace or flower or frost from another UVA or any other Holiday window design also that stick to the window by static and peel off , adding them to the window from inside first and then the UVA over it so they can be seen from outside and look flowery or Victorian and no one can see inside still + you can still see outside ... the frost film sheet is opacity if you add it to the whole window ... Sometimes these are helpful for windows that have a access to the house or buildings in front of it so everyone can't see inside or remove the plants walking by ... 🪟✨
27)
💡 Puzzle Foam Tiles flooring 🧩✨
Not the most affordable but surely the easiest to install and to carry (so light) ... 👍
They have different shares also ... A old floor looks brand new in minutes 🧩 you can cut it even with scissors too ...
Make sure the coverage because some brand are 12''X12'' and some are bigger tiles so they cover more area = make the $ difference
Water proof and washable AND TOTALLY SOUND PROOF if you rent above another floor ... 🏡
It also makes a good type of uncursing 😊 by covering old floor and stoping lots of the disturbances and paranormals 'voices' not from the deads that is 🤨🧐🤔
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1) Get the Frig revamped 😎 !!!
Clean all the shelves and inside first ...
Then transfer all your food half emptied jarrs to smaller ones,
( kept from your grocery and washed ) ,
Add a lovely label if you want ,
Place them at view, to make you feel good everytime you open the door ... and hungry !
It will feel like you did your own jam or preserved 🤗👍
...
2) Make a Stylist Flair to your storage or clutter 🧩😊🚗
If you have a small place and lots of stuff ,
You might have piles of storage item , Rubbermaid for out of season etc ...
Cover the piled stored items with a fabric with a deco style or color you like ... Sometimes shower curtain or table cloths are cheap and lovely style ... used stores have yards of water used curtains you can use them for cover instead, or cut them for other purposes, like a table cloth, shelf cover, book cover, etc...🧩
You can change them to fit different seasons or Holidays ... 💗🤗
And
If you are out of coffee tables or shelves 🧩
You can use the Rubbermaid for your storage with a drapped cloth cover on it ... And no one would guess !!! 😉👍
...
3) Fashion your cleaning items 🧩💗😎
Some indispensable cleaning items look terrible 🫣 unless you pay for the designed one ... and if you don't have a closet to hide them in, they can make a sore eye and ruin the whole room ... 🫤
🧩😎 Electric tape, masking tape, painter tape even , are easy to peel after you don't need it, and don't leave a glue like duct tape ... many comes in colors now, and they cover a ugly out of style handle to your broom, to make it fit the rest of your decor and become almost invisible instead of standing out 👍🤗💗
5) Cat litter Backup 🐈😉🧩
Out of cat litter ...
You can use shredded paper ... Or top soil ... Not perfect solution ... But this can get you buy for few days 💗🐾🤗👍
6) Dimmed the light 🕯️
String USB lights are great for the Christmas tree and for outdoor ... But why only for the Holidays 🙃
Safer then candles , energy saving , and so lovely for making a nice relaxing atmosphere for such affordable 👍😉💗
8) Bathroom Space Saver 🧩🙃
Use a shoe door pocket hanger, to store all your bathroom items ☺️💗👍
9) Shelves Improvised 🧩👍
If you find yourself needing shelves space for book shelves or narrow behind the sofa or in front of the window with plants ...
🪴🎹📚🧺
A ironing board can make the perfect Improvised shelf 🧩
With a nice fabric on it and at the height that you need 🤗👒💗
10) Wall deco ❄️👒😎
Old Calendars or Magazines makes beautiful wall deco ... Or even placemats 👍☺️
11) Indoor Plant That loves dimmed light atmosphere !🌲
This year I am keeping my Christmas Tree for the whole year !!!👍🌀🏡
After I undecorated it ... I will keep it as a Invincible indoor artificial plant in a nice vase or decorate one ... because none of my plant lives out of the greenhouse with my low light ... 🌲🙏🪴
12) Linens Assorted 👍😎
Use a fleece blanket or the color you like a d cut it for a assorted Bath towels, hand towel, feetmat towel, hair towel ... 💗🙏👒🤗
14) Sleep soft 🙏💗🌀
A long Chair that open flat without armrest is the most affordable and easy to use for bed, chair , sofa with lots of cushion ... And light to move around ... Without the mattress it is almost bug resistant ... and the backrest adjust so you need less pillows ... Use all blankets for your back and cover yourself instead of a mattress 👒👍🤗
15) Flooring sound proof 😎🧩
Puzzled tiles are light and so easy to install ...
You can cut them to a size and some have even woodfloor design ... But waterproof and soundproof ... And so comfortable tomwalk on it barefeet ... They do not last for over two years because the finish peel off but for a temporary floor 👍👍👍
You can also use a outdoor patio rug that is waterproof and stylish enough ... 🙃
it will make a room Perfect 🙏☺️💗
16) Renew few fixtures 😎👒🧩
See the link below if you feel very handy to update a rusted or leaking faucet ... These are decorative over the tubes and do not involve shutting the water ... But you should turn breakers off just in case when you change an electrical covers plate or light fixtures 👍
This one is most complicated but you can update a shower head for a telephone shower instead 🙃 or the drain plate of the tub has only two screws ... You need some tools like special tape etc 🧩
https://youtu.be/rhXExy8s8zM?si=i_H5W4OqUQFdTglD
Basically, you can update any DECORATIVE fixtures, bath fixtures or electrical covers that have screws ...they go OVER the plumbing or electrical with small screws 🧩 Change the electric plates for new ones, enough with the yellowish ones 🧩 or new light fixtures, enough with the rusted ones 🧩 Or your shower head for a telephone shower instead 🧩 Or the drain plates in the tub for a shinny chrome one 🧩 Even the silicone around the tub, or filling the thomb tacks whole from the wall with some ready made plaster and sand paper 🧩 These few update can really make your Apt like a new one 💗👒 😉
But ... Watch a video first to see if you are capable and have the tools you need like plumbing tape etc ... And to know the best tricks ... You don't need to be a man 😎 ... One thing is that if you do this , you normally leave it, if you leave / move out ... 🤗💗
17) WALLS & CEILINGS like freshly painted 🪣🧽🧹🍀
Repainting is expensive and just as much work ... Wiping all the walls and ceilings ... Maybe windows and baseboards ... Behind the frig ... Wash the curtains ... 🧹🧽🪣
Makes your place feel yours and fresh ... 🍀
🤗 ... It almost look like freshly painted ... And it is definitely quieter ... 😉👍🙏 💗
18) Make Confetis 🎉🌟😊
No need of a fancy table runner or table cloths or napkins etc etc if you have no budget but want to make it sparkly 😉
Cut out in tiny pieces shinny ribbons ... Looks nice straight on a table centre or under the tree 🎉❄️🌟 and you can use for all occasions 👍🤗💗 even with restaurants ❄️✨🎂🎀🎄
19) Decorate with paper 🎉✨💗
Silk paper comes in so may shades and makes lovely under the tree for a tree skirt or to camouflage in style something ... Wrapping paper also makes for a disposable table cloth ... 🤙🎀👒
21) Christmas Thoughts 😊🙏🎄🌟
Gifts tags makes for a nice Christmas Card that fit in the apartments buildings mail boxes 😉🎀✨🎄💗
22) Christmas Tree EASY🎄
IF you have an artificial one already,
perfect ! 🌲
If you don't ... Any plant can do !!!🌳 🌴🌵🪴
You can find small one to place higher on a shelf for about $20 some store like Walmart .
The rest is ...
lights strings 🕯️
And a box of Christmas Cards ... Or used ones 💌
And maybe some ribbons ...🌠
Just add the lights first , fill the tree with cards you love , add some ribbons if you want ...
And the cards can be reused
every year too ! 🎄💗🎉✨
Your Tree will inspire you
the whole season !🕯️🎄💗🤗🙏
23) FUN without fuss 🧮🎲🧵🖍️🖌️🎨📝
Easy activities for ALL ages are board games, like a traditional monopoly game ... But if you are not home and forgot to bring it 😐 ... What you can do ...🙃 A coloring book with crayons with a page each is relaxing and no one win or loose , you can talk at the same time or buzz around without having to pause if you are the hostess ... You can invent Yatzee with papers and dice alone ... Or Pictionary ... Make a puzzle together ... If you want to buy one game only ... Rummy is fun and easy to play right away and dominos ... memory cards ... scrabble, even just the letters tiles without the board with a theme for the words like all words with animals or home items ... and if you can't ... You can print or photocopy the same page of suddoku or word search or crossword and make a type of contest ... You can spend for littles prizes , even a prize for each person or a chocolate or even a dish like cheese and fruits, chips, then desserts etc and play in between your course meal ... And extend the evening and food for the whole Christmas or New Year Eve with very simple food and games ... This gives you some $ left for one nice present per kids or one for all of them ... Maybe a puzzle or wood model , a construction set etc for the next day 💗🤗🎁🎉✨
NEW 24) Revamp your old shoes ✨👠👡🩴🥿👟🧩
Use your older ones that you don't really wear no more ... Spray paint works well ... With new shoes laces 👟 ... Or paint over the first spray paint coat with the acrylic or oil art paint 🎨 the flower design you wanted to buy but you couldn't afford 👠 🌠 older flip flop look new and perfect for slippers 🩴or sandals 👡 ... For indoor shoes and slippers , you can be as creative and eccentric as you wish ... No one else will see them ! 😉 🌱🌍🌎🌏🤗💗
NEW 25) Easiest fabric scraps into home decor and accessories 🤗🌏🌎🌍🌱💦🧩
After your decluttering you find all these little paper scraps or fabric scraps or older clothes ...🧦🧣👖👕 ... You can use them to make new items with the paper macher technic and you don't need to be a pro at sewing 😉 🧩 ... You will need the paper macher recipe of flour + water + little salt 🥣 ... No need glue ... And a mold to shape it (add plastic in between the mold and the paper macher to take it when dry) ... Or ... to decorate 📥☂️📚👛🧢📦🫙👝directly on the item ... You can make bags 🛍️ baskets🧺 trays 📥 fruit or decorative bowls 🥣 ... Not to eat directly inside but you can add a smaller one inside a decorative one or on a decorative festive plates ... 😉 Add varnish or lacquer (not made from food item ) to prevent to attract bugs 🐛 try to find a non toxic one 🤗💗🌍🌏🌎🌱🛍️🧺📚👛👒🫙
Post author Ms Izabel Langlais ❄️ November 12th 2024
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