photo source: Cookie Mag.comNot one to profess that I am the foremost expert on decorating, instead I simply share my philosophy on interior styling. I believe that decorating one's home should be enjoyable, not stressful.
- I believe that you can have style on a realistic budget.
- I believe a realistic budget does not equate the silly high/low stories you read in decor mags, that consider a $5000 bedroom makeover (not including furniture) a steal.
- I believe that you can shop from your own home and rearrange the placement of furniture and get a whole new, great look.
- I believe that thrift shops, flea markets, dollar stores and yard sales are not sources for junk, but actually treasures.
- I believe that repurposing items with a little bit of paint (spray paint is a favourite) and a bit of elbow grease can reinvent them and add serious style.
- I believe that changing accessories, window treatments, and bedding seasonally, breathes new life into your home and you!
- I believe that rules are meant to be carefully broken, because sometimes rules offer great guidance, and other times lead to a herd mentality and sheer boredom. If your home looks like every other person's you know, it is time to inject some of your own personality within.
- I believe that accessories are a frugal decorator's best friend. While we can't all pay high prices for quality furniture, we can usually scrape up enough to buy a fun accessory, or the materials to make it ourselves.
- I believe that pretty is a wonderful alternative to beautiful, and may be a more realistic goal when decorating our home, especially if our decorating budget is not so pretty.
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