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Home Decorating Ideas On A Dime

February 7, 2017 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

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Update your home on a budget with these Home Decorating Ideas on a Dime! You will find great tips for finding affordable home decor and accent pieces.

Update your home on a budget with these Home Decorating Ideas on a Dime! You will find great tips for finding affordable home decor and accent pieces.

Who says you have to pay a fortune to decorate your home? Check out our home decorating ideas on a dime! You really don’t have to settle for less when it comes to having a beautiful home. In my opinion, it’s all where you look for those décor pieces. Use these tips for Home Decorating Ideas on a Dime.

Home Decorating Ideas On A Dime

Have a Theme in Mind: In my decorator’s mind, it’s much easier to find a statement piece when I have a theme going on. For example, I’m looking for a vintage piece for my living room. Knowing this, I can look for a better deal on vintage themed décor and stay within my budget! It’s so easy to get your budget off kilter when you’re not focused!  Keep your decorating ideas focused! 

Curbside Delight: One of the most incredible decorating ideas for your home on a dime is to look on the curb. I have found some awesome statement pieces on the side of the road, thanks to it being someone else’s trash. Not everything that you find on the side of the road will be perfect, but you can always spend a little time fixing it up. I like to name the décor items I find on the side of the road “curbside delight.” You don’t have to pay for it and it can become a real statement piece in your home.

Craft Store Clearance Section: Want to find an awesome place for home décor? You need to go to your local craft store and look in the clearance section. Recently, we moved and I had $100 to basically get home decorating ideas for my entire home. I was able to pick up a large “Paris” painting for $12. Also, I was able to stock up on baseball décor and Star Wars décor for my kids’ bedrooms. If you aren’t too picky, this is a great starting point.  I have also found unframed prints on Amazon for really low prices.  I can add them to cheap or thrift store frames for great decor! 

Dollar Stores: If you haven’t noticed yet, your local dollar store has some awesome décor. Since I have kids, I don’t want to spend a ton of money on décor (they break things way too easily). I truly think you need to spend time looking in the dollar store and experience all of the décor pieces happening in there. Here are some items you may be able to snag from the dollar store.

  • Framed pictures
  • Candles
  • Accent pieces
  • Season décor

I’m amazed every time I step foot into this store. Not only can you find décor pieces there, but you can also find nice filler pieces!

Use and Retired Décor Pieces: Do you have a grandma, aunt, or mom who has pieces of décor that are not using? Keep an eye out for home decorating ideas that will look awesome in your home. Often times, family members will sell you these pieces really inexpensively. Take a retired home décor piece and give it a new home in your house.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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  1. Laurie says

    March 5, 2017 at 10:20 am

    There are so many ways to save money on decor. Great tips, thanks for sharing!

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  2. Lindsey Mozgai says

    February 12, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I love using the dollar store for home decor! They have great finds in their to organize all of your rooms!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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