27 Ways To Decorate Your Home On A Budget

Gallery walls fill empty space in your home with pictures or art you find important. It is, however, a good idea to measure and plan your gallery.

Mirrors can open up any small room. If you need more light or want to make a room look bigger, you can use mirrors in a number of ways.

Adhesive hooks are great for any renter; they allow you to easily hang anything, even curtains, without putting holes in your wall. Just place the adhesives on both sides of your window, allow them to set properly, hang your curtain rod and curtains on them, and voila! You've got curtains without risking your security deposit.

Cords can be one of the most irritating pieces of a modern home. They are unsightly, and, thanks to the ever-increasing presence of electronics in the modern home, they're everywhere.

A good way to deal with them without drilling holes into your walls is by covering them up.

You don't need to pay exorbitant prices to get custom window treatment. Make your own Roman shades with items you can find around the house or purchase for very cheap.

Good-looking kitchen back splashes don't require professional work or new tiles. You can use painter's tape and two different tones of paint to do it yourself.

Instead of hanging your curtains with curtain rings, use rope. It will fit in with both a marine style home and a rustic countryside look.

After years of prolonged use, sofas begin to lose their cushion. Rather than buying a brand new sofa, you can refurbish it and stuff it yourself for much cheaper.

Bookcases have two purposes: holding your books and filling out your home. But what if you can't properly fit any cheap bookcases in your home because of omnipresent skirting? Modify cheap Ikea shelves to make floating bookcases.

Rather than throwing away everything from your soda cans, you can keep the tabs to use the room in your closet more efficiently. You can use them to hang a second hanger and double the holding capacity of your closet.

Rather than having costly photography prints in your home, you can use engineer prints.

Tired of seeing ugly electronics around your house? No worries, there are ways to hide those unsightly devices. To hide your modem or cable box, tear out the pages of a book and put the offending object inside.

Real marble can be expensive, but the look doesn't have to be. By using marble contact paper, you can make any surface look chic.

The first thing a guest will see when coming to your home is the front door and welcome mat. Rather than leaving it plain, use a stencil and paint to make it as interesting as the rest of your home.

Sometimes painted walls can be too plain, and wallpaper can be too expensive. You can instead use nicely designed fabrics to adorn your walls or doors with color.

An industrial look can be fun for any home, but rather than paying inordinate amounts of money for new light fixtures, you can get some basic materials to make them yourself.

It can be hard to find the right frame for a photo, but you can create a colorful frame for a good price with designer tape.

Dark lampshades don't need to be plain; instead you can poke holes into your shades to make illuminated designs.

If you live in a brightly-lit neighborhood or just want custom shades, you can make them yourselves without having to know how to sew. 

Rather than spending hundreds of dollars to decorate home furniture, you only need pennies and an adhesive.

White walls can make a home feel unused and sterile. If you come across old, vintage shutters, you can paint them with accent colors and hang them to give your home an offbeat, crafty vibe.

By bolting down 2x4 planks on the rungs of a wooden ladder using L-brackets, you can turn a mere ladder and 5 pieces of wood into a cheap, rustic set of shelves.

Tired of regular white light bulbs? Do you find them dull and uninteresting? Grab a sharpie and doodle on them. It will give an artistic flair to your home.

If you want patterned tiles in your bathroom or kitchen, you don't have to pull out any old tiles. Instead, buy paint, brushes and stencils to create your own beautiful floors.

Screen doors can be plain and unsightly, but you can add some fun by embroidering a design or a message for your guests.