LIVE LIKE THE RICH AND FAMOUS - CHEAP!

Ever looked through interior design or home decorating magazines and thought how beautiful a space was and how nice it would be to have a room just like that? Many of the rooms created in high-end magazines like Architectural Digest or Metropolitan Home are created with budgets as much as $100,000.00 or more! For many of us that puts us right out of the game. However you can have a space that draws inspiration from these well done, high end abodes. In many cases you can include some of the very same decor pieces used in these spaces and mix with much less expensive inspirations.

Start by looking through magazines and find some rooms that you really do like and mark the pages or tear out the images. Make certain to be reasonable in what you want.... are you wanting that super modern space replicated in your room though the image you like greatly depends on the super modern architecture of the space in the photo and you live in a 1930's Spanish Colonial? Once you are clear in what you really would like to have time to start a shopping budget. Decide on how much you have to put into your shopping to create the look you want. If your budget is $8,000.00 and you will need to get furniture you will need to apply perhaps half or more of this budget to furniture the rest can be spent on decorative items i.e. rugs, window coverings, vases art prints.

If you are reading this you have a computer....one of the best ways to shop is online! Look for things using a search engine by typing in product description, also most major home furnishing stores now have websites to shop from. You will find lots of things to choose from and can find great bargains and in many instances you can make purchases without having to pay taxes. I can't stress enough how important it is to measure! Make certain all what you get will fit comfortably into the space. Measure first! If you are not comfortable with making purchases without actually seeing the piece in person, try to locate the item in a store in your area. I have found items in local stores then went online and purchased it cheaper in many instances. If you have the time and don't mind not having the instant gratification it can be a great way to go. Also take a hard look at the inspiration you like, notice that these designers do not use a showroom set of furniture, there is a lot of mixing and matching you will have to do this too.

Turn it over to the experts. If this all seems too much and you are not confident in your DIY skills turn it over to a decorator. A decorator can actually save valuable time and possibly money with their savvy shopping expertise. Either way you can have that beautifully well decorated room in your home too!