The article "Budget Decorating Comparison: Real Life vs. TV" is about family, it has been released by Kathleen Wilson.
Have you ever watched those tv decorating shows, you know, the
ones that promise to help you redecorate your home on a tight
budget? Were you ever amazed to then find, by tight budget they
mean $500, or even $1000?
I have, and I don’t know about you,
but their budget is WAY out of my budget! Now don’t get me
wrong, these shows have gerat ideas, I watch them all the time
for ideas myself.
But I thought it might be fun to do a
breakdown of a simulation of a typical show, and then show you
The Budget Decorator’s way!
Typical Living room re-do on tv:
Paint$25 Fabric for Curtains$80 Accessories$100 Extra
Furnishings$150 Rug$150
Grand Total$505
Typical Re-do for a Budget Decorator (Not unlike yourself!)
Paint$15 (Decent brand on sale) Fabric$12 (Sheets on sale,
stamped or stenciled yourself, even extra for pillows! )
Accessories$10 (A few dollar picture frames filled with garden
catalog photos, ceramic pitcher from the kitchen filled with
flowers, books stacked, dollar store candles on homemade
candleholders, plants from cuttings, you get the idea!) Extra
Furnishings$15 (Tables made from glass rounds and clay pots,
garage sale dresser painted by you for a side table, thrift
store entertainment center with a great faux finish, done by
you, of course! ) Rug$16 (Floorcloth painted by you on a
clearance piece of vinyl flooring, I even included the price for
a quart of sealant! )
Grand Total The Budget Decorator’s way?
$68.
Now that's a difference of $437. I don’t know abuot you, but I
have a whole lot of better places to spend my $437. A little
creativity and a little work, and you can spread your expenses
over time if you need to. And visit me at TheBudgetDecorator.Com
for more great ideas!
Copyright 2002 K. Wilson
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