How To Give A Living Room A Makeover Under £200

Yes we know money is tight, but can you honestly cope with your old living room any longer, thought not!

Ok lets look at some of the basics, your sofa is looking very tired, but you cant afford a brand new one, so jazz it up with a Country style throw over from in the home and B&Q under £30.00. Next take a look at your walls, if redecorating is out of the budget, then there are some great little touches you can do, firstly a large mirror adds the feeling of space to nay room, as well as reflecting light.
Or if Mirrors are not for you there is some great modern wall art that you can buy online for as little as ten pounds.

Next the flooring, can you afford to carpet or lay some wood flooring? If not have you considered carpet tiles? They are extremely versatile and come in a wide range of colours and designs, many are also stain resistant great if you have kids or Pets.

Next look at your window dressings, are your blinds or curtains starting to look jaded, many on line shops sell a wide variety of ready made curtains and blinds, these start from as little as ten pounds and are perfect to give a window a new lease of life.

Accessories in a room, make all the difference and do not have to cost the earth either, scatter cushions look great, come in loads of colours and can be found online for under ten pounds. Vases can create a talking point, again there are plenty of on line stores that sell these at very reasonable prices.

So for your room, you have spent, thirty pounds on a throwover,about ten pounds on a mirror, fourty pounds on carpet tiles, twenty pounds on some new blinds and under fifteen pounds on accessories making a total of one hundred and fifteen pounds.

We hope these tips have given you some ideas on how you can make you home look better for less oh and the change why not treat yourself to a very nice bottle of wine, after all you have earned it.

By: rose says

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Rose is the designer coordinator for www.inthehome.me.uk/index.asp a large on line retailer of DIY and building supply products, she loves nothing better than advising on home decor more of her articles can be found on the site under how to guides