If you’re a do-it-yourselfer and need a kitchen update…Rust-Oleum has a new product designed to turn your laminate countertops into faux granite in 1 weekend! Rust-Oleum’s Countertop Transformation kit covers 30 square feet for a little less than… Read More >
Festive and Frugal Christmas Decorating – Wrap it Up!
Add a festive and frugal touch to your sofa by “gift wrapping” your pillows! Simply cut a piece of ribbon or scrap of fabric five times the width of your pillow, and then “gift wrap” your pillow just… Read More >
Give Your Home a Facelift the Cheap and Easy Way
If you want to give your home a new look but you don’t want to spend a fortune or get the paint brushes out, there is an easier way! Changing tired and dated handles, drawer pulls, window fittings… Read More >
Top Tips for Decorating Your Home
You don’t have to take a course in interior design or have a large budget to create a beautiful living space. Interior decorating is really about expressing yourself. When a house reflects your personality, it begins to truly… Read More >
Fourth Of July Centerpiece
Happy Fourth of July! Looking for an “instant” & inexpensive patriotic centerpiece for your Fourth of July party? Start with a glass container…use whatever you have! A large glass vase or hurricane works well, but a simple mason… Read More >
10 Ways to Perk Up Your Decor for $100 or Less!
You don’t need to hire an expensive interior designer to make your home look like it jumped of the pages off Better Homes and Gardens. You just need to follow these 10 simple diy decorating tips. Yes…you can… Read More >
Spring Decorating on a Budget
With more sunshine and bursting buds just outside your windows your home is filled with spring decorating potential, and you’ll love these spring decorating ideas on a budget. Open the door, come on in and discover 8 easy… Read More >
Easy Centerpieces – Perfect For All Occasions
Save Your Money – Make Easy Centerpieces You’ll begin with a handful of inexpensive supplies, and you’ll end up with a centerpiece that can easily be changed for any occasion or any season! Once you make the base,… Read More >
20 Terrific Sites for DIY Projects and Crafts
A lot of time and money, not to mention resources, can be saved by making things at home. This list of blogs will give you ideas galore for ways to save your money by crafting your own items…. Read More >
Green Decorating on a Budget
Fall is approaching, and as the leaves begin to change, you may be getting the urge to make some changes around the house as well. While this is a praiseworthy endeavor, it is important to keep decorative modifications… Read More >
How to Re-Do Dining Room Chairs
Here’s a simple, inexpensive and easy way to reupholster your dining room chairs and save money: 1. Choose a fabric you like. Take a look at the fabric on the chair. Look for one with a similar thickness…. Read More >
Redecorate by Repurposing: 7 Tips and Tricks
While you’re in the midst of putting your budget on a diet, redecorating your home has surely been demoted from the “Need” list to the “Want-but-definitely-can’t-have” list. Yet, you’re really itching for a fresh look and a new… Read More >
Front Door Makeover
One of my Top 10 Budget Decorating Tips is PAINT, PAINT, PAINT! If you’re front entrance is in need of a door makeover…consider a fresh coat of paint in a different color! The Budget Diet girl loves black… Read More >
Decorating on a Budget
The Budget Diet girl’s top 10 tips for decorating on a budget… Rearrange! Remember when you were little, and you used to rearrange your bedroom just for the fun of it? There’s no rule against grown-ups rearranging! Have… Read More >
Chandelier Makeover
Home Makeover – Chandelier Most of us have a chandelier or light fixture that is desperately dated & needs replacing OR does it just need a makeover? When we bought our house 8 years ago, the kitchen chandelier… Read More >