How to Furnish Your Home on a Budget

MHomes.com ForRent.com NATION'S LEADING APARTMENT RESOURCE SPECIAL OFFER BIG HOME CHANGES ON A SMALL BUDGET Furnishing your home can be quite a project--an expensive one. BUT YOU CAN GET BIG RESULTS ON A SMALL BUDGET IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK, AND USE A FEW DIY TRICKS. THRIFTY DECOR THRIFT STORES 11 INVESTIGATE GOODWILL and THE SALVATION ARMY stores for inexpensive furnishings. PICK WÓOD that can be easily treated or GET TO THE STORE painted if necessary. EARLY OPEN LOOK FOR DOVETAILING in drawers. Stores are ripe for the picking in the morning when they open. This indicates good craftsmanship. DECOR ACCENTS 12.31 WHEN CHOOSING COLORS 30% for a room abide by of a room's color ONE SIMPLE RULE: comes from the 60/30/10 furniture upholstery. 60% 10% of the room's of the color color is in the comes from walls. accent pieces. CRAFT A COLOR SCHEME COMPLEMENTARY ANALOGOUS > These colors oppose one > These colors are next to another on the color one another on the color wheel. wheel. > Use this scheme in more > Use this in areas of the formal areas of the house. house where you relax. Appropriately weigh a room with THE CORRECT COLORS: CEILING WALLS Medium FLOOR Light Dark FURNITURE SHOPPING TIPS (41 -HOW WILL IT BE USED? AVOID FABRICS that will tear or stain easily if you have kids or pets. SET A BUDGET KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND OVERALL and adjust for individual item prices as necessary. MEASUREMENTS MEASURE, MEASURE, AND THEN MEASURE AGAIN to be sure what you buy will fit the intended space in your home. FREEBIE SITES FREE STUFF! THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN INEXPENSIVE STUFF IS REUSEITNETWORK.ORG V STAGA.NET FIND IT HERE: V FREESHARING.ORG v FREECYCLE.ORG MHomes.com ForRent.com NATION'S LEADING APARTMENT RESOURCE In addition to helping you fumish your new place, ForRent.com and Homes.com can help you find that perfect apament to rent or house to buy. Get started today! SOURCES: [1] http://www.stylelist.com/2012/01/19/thrift-store-shopping_n_1215124.html [2] http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/reflective-energyefficient-roof-paint-2607.html [3] http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/top-10-tips-for-adding-color-to-your-space/index.html [4] http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shoptoit/2008/01/tuesday_tips_buying_furniture.html