• Home
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Write for Australian Women Online
  • Advertise With Us
  • Horoscopes
  • Style
  • Shoe Boutique
  • eFashion
  • Weight Watchers Australia

Australian Women Online

Business, career, health and lifestyle content for women

  • Home
  • BLOG
  • BOOKS
  • BUSINESS
  • CAREER
  • COOKING
  • HEALTH
  • LIFESTYLE
    • Automotive
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Pets
    • Relationships
    • Your Home
    • Your Money
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • TRAVEL
    • Discount Holidays
You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Interior Design: Tips On How To Make Your Home Look Chic Without Breaking The Budget

Interior Design: Tips On How To Make Your Home Look Chic Without Breaking The Budget

13 June 2016 by Australian Women Online

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp

Interior Design: Tips On How To Make Your Home Look Chic Without Breaking The BudgetInterior design can be an expensive business. The stores can make everything look so beautiful that you just have to have it all. But this is where the budget you have can go out of the window, and you end up spending more that you want to. So I thought it would be a good idea to share with you some tips on how you can get your home to look chic, without breaking the budget.
 

Plan ahead

Planning is one of the essential parts of getting your interior design right. Some people can just rush right ahead and make purchases without thinking it through. What they then find is what they have bought doesn’t necessarily work with what they had in mind for the room. Which can mean you end up spending more. This is the perfect chance to sit yourself down and get a notebook to make some plans. Workout how you want each room to work for you and jot down some ideas on how you want to create it. This will make you think wisely on any purchases you have to make. But it will also offer you the chance to build some things yourself by seeking out tutorials or asking friends for help.

Personal touches will make your home unique

Adding personal touches to the interior design of your room will give your home the unique edge. No one else will have that picture or memory to add to the room. This is where you can get super creative with how you display photographs and other little trinkets that mean something to you. There are some wonderful shelving ideas on websites like Pinterest and also fun ways to show off photos. You could consider a photo montage feature wall. This could be a great talking point for the room with little need to do much else.

Personal Touches

Photo credit: staticflickr.com

Put your DIY skills to good use

You will always be able to save more money by creating things yourself instead of purchasing. So seek out the inspiration and workout how you can re-create it. This will be a lot of fun to do but will also save you a chunk of money on purchases. If you aren’t that great at DIY, start off simple and build your skill level up. There are plenty of videos and tutorials online with step by step guides for things.

Lighting can transform a room

The way you light a room can make a big difference to how it is perceived. A light and airy room will make your space appear larger than it is. If you struggle with smaller rooms that are a little darker, then consider strategic lighting. By using things like Amonson pendant lighting can create a real ambience. Work out the best lighting techniques for your home and then implement them. It’s the design that speaks volumes but doesn’t have to cost too much.

Pendant Lighting

Photo credit: Amonson Lighting

Style your soft furnishings

Finally styling your soft furnishings will be an excellent way to make your room appear designed without breaking the bank. The positioning of cushions and throws strategically can set the tone for a room. You don’t need to buy too many soft furnishings, but just by placing them in a different way you will create a perfectly designed living space.

You May Also Like:

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Your Home

Ads by Google
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

New Content

  • Creating a Supportive Work Environment with Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
  • 10 Questions You Should Ask to Find the Right Pop-up Camper for You
  • Kangaroo Island Volunteers Pursue Ambitious Dream to Recreate Historic 19th Century Sailing Ship
  • What’s the Average Expected Lifespan for Semi-Trucks
  • The best strategies you can use with roulette
  • Essential Tasks To Consider When Building a New Office and Hiring Employees
  • 6 Trends That Are Shaking Up the Digital Marketing Landscape in 2025
  • The Ultimate Checklist for Pre-Sale Home Improvements
  • Planning for Aged Care: A guide to understanding your options and costs
  • How are assets divided fairly and equitably during a split? The Costello & Langdon [2024] case

Popular Content

  • Moore Weekly Stars
  • Creating a Supportive Work Environment with Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
  • Manning Cartell New Radicals Mini Dress
  • About
  • Women Who Have Become Gambling Legends
  • Ckj 031 Straight Leg Mid Rise Jeans
  • Advertise with Australian Women Online
  • Write for Australian Women Online
  • Privacy Policy
  • Manning Cartell Cropped Global Roaming Top

Australian Women Online © Copyright 2007 - 2025 Deborah Robinson ABN 38 119 171 979 · All Rights Reserved