After a relaxed day lounging around in my high low floral sleeveless dress from Dresslily, I thought it would be a good idea to show you around our living room which we decorated on a tight budget. Think it's not possible? Here's a few ideas to get you excited to decorate your own living room.
1. Pick a good rug.
A rug is a staple piece in your living room. It can put the feel of your living room together - or totally ruin it. We found the perfect one for us on our trip to Melbourne and we immediately fell in love with this navy blue shaggy rug. It's so soft and exudes a luxurious feel - you'd never think we got it on sale for only $199!
2. Personalise a decor shelf with photos or your favorite books.
Nothing says "home" more than photos of family. The perfect thing about decor shelves is that it also provides room for organisation. While I left the top 3 shelves for photos and decor, the bottom one I left to organise some board games. Can you believe I got this shelf for only $45 from Kmart Australia?
Something about gold that just adds the much needed "ooohh" and "ahhh" and that touch of luxury to your living room. Doesn't mean you have to shell out so much money though! For example, this fake cactus plant in a gold vase was on sale for only $2. The gold pineapple that I was obsessively searching for, I got for less than $15. Candles in beautiful candle holders are perfect too.
4. Add touches of color via your choice of pillows and throws for your couch.
Here's a little secret - we added this throw over our more expensive sofa to keep it from getting dirty when friends come over. Lol. Also, a soft touch of my favorite color - pink - through these pillows which we got on sale for $10-15 each from Cotton On Home.
5. Get with the season.
Since it's Christmas season, I insisted on a Christmas tree. The hubby wasn't that into it - he didn't want to spend on something that would potentially be messy (just a wee bit O.C.) and so short-term. So we compromised on a $12 tree and decor worth less than $20.
6. Pick a key piece - a painting, or better yet - a personalised canvas print.
Seriously in love with this shot from our engagement photos so I had it blown up to a large sized canvas. These can be quite expensive. Thankfully, I got this for half price at less than $180 at Harvey Norman!
7. Set up a small sitting/coffee area.
Would you believe this chair was only $45 at Kmart? And this coffee table we got for free from a friend. As with fashion, you should feel free to mix high end items with budget pieces. We picked this chair because it came in the same color scheme as our couch so the whole living room is still cohesive.
P.S. If I wore this dress on a holiday, I would totally add this wide brim straw hat too.
What I'm Wearing:
High low floral sleeveless dress - Dresslily (HERE)
Featured wide brim straw hat - Dresslily (HERE)
Jeanne
*Although these products were sent to me for review, all words and opinions are my own. *
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Love your living room tips! Cute dress!
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So many awesome decorating tips- makes me wan to give my living room a spruce up!
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These are such amazing tips sweetie! <3 Love the personalized canvas print idea! :) Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day!
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I would have to agree, the rug is easily one of the most important part of the room. Great tips.
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Adding a good rug is so easy but effective!
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Such a nice post cutie! l could really use these tips since I have a whole house to decorate! Have a lovely weekend!
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These are such good tips! And I love the simple and bright decor ideas. Especially the gold accents. And loving the pineapple. We're decorating on a budget too, so this is super helpful!
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These are some fantastic tips and your photos are beautiful! I could definitely do with making a few changes to my own living room.
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I only recently got a rug and it makes such an enormous difference!
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Your place is gorgeous, and so re you! I'd never say that such a lovely rug was under $200! Loved the picture on the wall! I am actually renovating my living room, and it is taken longer than planned - I need to wait for the workers own time and promises... not good :) Hope you have a lovely week!
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I love that you put a rug as number 1 that is always super important and thats how I can always bring my living room up a notch! Would love for you to stop by! xo, Jessica || The Petite Diaries
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Thanks for the tips! I'm definitely going to Kmart soon. I've been looking for a chair just like that one you listed for a while now. Great post!
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these are such great tips thank you for sharing!
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your living room looks beautiful and I love that cactus gold vase
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Kmart has so many great pieces if you're on a budget! Your room looks great and so does your dress, it's so pretty :)
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Love the rug and that chair is beautiful! Can't believe it was so cheap!
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These are such great tips. I need a new rug! Love that hat too I need to add it to my wishlist.
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Great tips! I'm a huge fan of the metallic shimmer home decor trend. I have several similar pieces around my house and they really brighten a room
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Adore your living room! And display shelves, all the way.
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So cute! I love your printed canvas pic tooo!!!!
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I just moved in with my boyfriend so I've been going crazy with re-decorating! I think the hardest thing for us to find was the rug but during black friday I found the best deal for the perfect shag at Target!
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