Budget Decorating (With Help from Your Local Sarasota Furniture Store)

We’ve all been there — you desperately need to update your decorating, but it’s just not in the budget right this minute. Before you resign yourself to a life of outdated furnishings and unfashionable furniture, cheer up! There are plenty of ways to decorate without breaking the bank.

Throw Pillows

Is your couch looking a little plain and sad? Try switching up the throw pillows! These are frequently inexpensive and can be found in just about any color and pattern imaginable. Simply adding some modern throw pillows to your couch, bed, or armchairs can add a pop of color and brighten up and modernize the entire space. Remember, a great way to update the look of a room without redecorating the entire thing is to add a few eye-catching pieces that draw attention to themselves.

Throw Rugs

If you have wood or wood laminate flooring, find a throw rug to place in the center of the room. If your decor is already colorful, try to find a rug in a complementary neutral color. If your furnishings are mostly neutral-toned, however, try something with some color. Just like throw pillows, this will brighten up the room and draw attention away from your older pieces. While rugs can be expensive, shopping online can save you both time and money.

Walls

Updating the walls can breathe new life into your home without much effort on your part. Try a fresh coat of paint, either on a single accent wall or throughout the room. Think about your desired aesthetic for space — are you going for light and airy, or homey and colorful? If you’re stuck, stop by your local hardware or paint store and ask an associate for advice. If you’d rather avoid painting, try some new wall art. This can be found at a multitude of places, including craft stores, home decor stores, garage sales, antique malls…the list goes on and on. Alternatively, you can simply put pieces you already have into new frames, or use your favorite snapshots of friends and family.

Kitchen Backsplash

Brighten up your kitchen with a peel-and-stick backsplash. Tile backsplashes are very popular right now, as they add both color and interest to a kitchen, but installing one is both expensive and time-consuming. Instead, try an inexpensive peel-and-stick variety such as these. They’re cheap to buy, easy to install, and easy to remove the next time you decide to redecorate your kitchen.

Furniture

If you’re looking for furniture, try only buying one or two central, eye-catching pieces rather than replacing all of the furniture in a room. For example, instead of buying an entirely new living room set, pick up a snazzy new coffee table and dress up the surrounding furniture with throw pillows and accent pieces, and maybe a new floor lamp. Make sure you scope out the best deals on furniture before you buy — good furniture is an investment, but that doesn’t mean that it has to cost an arm, a leg, and the soul of your firstborn child. Matter Brothers offers a wide variety of furniture for very affordable prices, from living rooms to dining rooms and everything in between. Be sure that you stay aware of any sales or promotions going on so that you can get a really great deal on that new sectional you’ve been eyeing.

Learn More About Budget Decorating

Whatever aspect of your home that you plan on redecorating, Matter Brothers Furniture & Mattress is right here to make sure that your plans don’t go awry and stay in budget, too. We have the best deals on furniture and home furnishings in the Sarasota area, and we’re more than happy to help you with your decorating. In addition to amazing deals on furniture, we also offer design services to lend a helping hand if needed. Be sure to stop by any of our five locations or contact us today!