Home Style Ideas

Free room design allows you to give your home a fresh look without spending any money.  You can reuse items that you already have to make your room look different and have a new home style.  It’s not how much money you have to spend; it’s what you can do with your imagination that makes the biggest impact in a room.  Free room design allows you to give your entire home a makeover with just a little elbow grease. Just choose a focal point such as a vintage bath tub, damask rug, or mirrored furniture that you already own and center the room around it.

One of the recent trends in free interior decorating is a swap meet.  Organize a furniture swap with your friends and neighbors.  Each neighbor receives tokens depending on how much and the quality of stuff that they brought to swap.  You can pull items from your attic or garage that may fit perfectly in with someone else’s design style.  If you don’t have furniture to swap, trade a week of homemade meals or babysitting services.  You’ll be able to clean out your house and get new stuff all at the same time.  You may be able to organize a swap using internet want ads.  Find a few sofas or dining room tables you like and ask the user if they are willing to barter.  You may have to give up a TV or even a used car for more expensive furniture but you’ll be able to get a new look for your room without spending a dime.

Free online interior decorating opens up an entire world of possibilities.  You can use free internet programs to figure out what color of paint to put on the walls or how to arrange your room.  Just rearranging the furniture in your room will change how you use the space.  If a sectional seems like it’s dominating a living area break it up into several sections so it acts more as a sofa and a love seat.  The corner section can become a chair that you can use to design another room for free.  You can ask on online forums about how others would decorate your room for free.  Getting a fresh perspective on your space can help you see the beauty in the items that you already have so you don’t feel like everything needs to be replaced.

When you design a room for free you’ll need to change the space significantly so you feel like you got a complete room makeover without the expense and hassle of a total room remodel.  Make a big impact with the items that you already have.  Instead of having family photos scattered throughout the entire room group them all together to form a massive collage.  This will become a focal point in the room.  Place all like items together such as small figurines, vases or boxes.  This way your room won’t feel cluttered but you’ll still be able to showcase your favorite items.  You may have spare buckets of paint in your basement.  If you don’t have enough paint for the entire room try painting a dramatic purple focal wall.  You can also just paint one graphic element like a modern flower or polka dots to act as the artwork throughout the space.  Raid the garage and sewing room for unused building materials.  Wood scraps can be turned into floating shelves.  Napkins can create a funky window valance in the kitchen.   Hang old doors on the wall to act as artwork.  You can even turn an old door into a table top.  Complete the cottage theme by adding salvaged windows on the walls; you can put pictures behind the glass for a frame with impact.

One of the easiest free home decorating ideas is to complete one room at a time.  You may need to take a chair out of the bedroom to use in a living room or rob the entryway of a mirror.  This will ensure that your entire living room is complete.  Plus when you switch items from room to room your guests will see furniture that they haven’t seen before.  It also allows you to complete the main living areas of your space without spending any money.  Pull out your Christmas decorations and see what can be used year round.  Candleholders make great accessories and add sparkle.  You can drape a chandelier with holiday beads.  Just look for elegant accessories in non traditional Christmas colors. Skip the red and green and go for gold, silver and crystal.  This way your guests won’t know where the decorations came from and you get a new look in your room.

Pulling out the sewing machine can save you a lot of money on room design.  Look for old tablecloths and curtains that you don’t use anymore.  You can even piece a scarf collection together to form a colorful sheer curtain.  For a rustic room sew old denim jeans into a patchwork quilt or pillow that will still have a masculine touch.  You can create a new duvet cover using old sheets.  Look for soft sheets with a high thread count.  Many designer duvet covers just have a tone on tone stripe in a muted color and you can replicate the same look for free.  Sweaters can be turned into pillow covers.  Leather belts can be used as curtain tie backs for a substantial room accessory.

You probably have paper in your home already and you can use it to design a room for free.  Create panels on a door using patterned paper and decoupage medium. You can even tear paper bags and apply them onto a wall for a rustic wall treatment that replicates leather for free.  Frame several different, coordinating papers to act as the artwork in your space.

Look to nature for free decorating tips and accessories.  You can wash smooth stones for Zen room accessories.  Line stones down a table or across a mantle for a sleek look that brings in the colors of nature.  Fill vases full of dried branches that will add impact to a centerpiece or an umbrella stand.  Pinecones and evergreen boughs can spruce up your home for a natural touch.