How to turn your first home into a decorator's showcase

Turning your first home into a decorator's showcase doesn't have to cost a lot. A sense of adventure, some creativity and the willingness to do the work yourself can have your home looking like something from a TV interior design show in no time.

This article offers cheap decorating tips for the first time homeowner or renter:

http://www.jsonline.com/sponsoredarticles/home-decorating/132921803.html

Cheap Ideas for Home Decorating

Are you looking for ways to decorate without spending all of your hard earned money? This article has tips to help you out.

Check out this article's cheap decorating tips here:

http://centired.co.za/2011/10/cheap-ideas-for-home-decorating-3/

Cheap Decorating Tips

This article has some good cheap decorating tips involving mirrors, woodworking, and plants:

http://www.qchbagreenbuilt.com/qchba-green-built/cheap-chic-practical-home-decoration-on-a-budget

Decorating on the Cheap

Here's a post with pics by someone who did some cheap decorating by going to thrift and antique stores:

http://viggiesveggies.com/?p=1620

Cheap Chic -Practical Home Decoration on a Budget

Some good cheap decorating advice here:

http://www.datarecoveryfaqs.com/2011/10/27/cheap-chic-practical-home-decoration-on-a-budget/

Cheap and easy party looks

This article has some good cheap decorating party ideas:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/22/1582566/cheap-and-easy-party-looks.html

3 Cheap Home Decor Ideas Guaranteed to Fill Your Home

Decorating ideas are in every major store from Wally World to boutiques and galleries that sell works of art.  So in buying art, how do you choose?  What’s the best method that will suit your tastes, your lifestyle and your personality?  I’ll help answer that one for you too in the following article.

This article gives cheap decorating advice relating to buying artwork:

http://www.diogopalito.com/273-3-cheap-home-decor-ideas-guaranteed-to-fill-your-home.html

Easy Living: 10 Cheap and Chic Decorating Ideas

This article has 10 good cheap decorating ideas with great pictures:

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/785123/list/Easy-Living--10-Cheap-and-Chic-Decorating-Ideas/

Cheap Ideas for Home Decorating

Don’t worry if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on decorating items, there are lots of ways to decorate that are easy and cheap. Decorating can be done simply and effectively without emptying a bank account.

This article has some good cheap decorating ideas:

http://www.artdecotablelamps.net/interior-design/cheap-ideas-for-home-decorating/

Cheap, trash bag Halloween decorating

In a burst of festivity, I decided we should have some Halloween decorations in the house. Something 1) dramatic, 2) super cheap, and 3) didn't require me to go to the store. Behold: trash bag spiderwebs. 

Here's an article about cheap decorating for Halloween using a black trash bag:

http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/10/cheap-trash-bag-halloween-decorating.html

Decorate Your Room on the Cheap

It’s hard to make a new apartment or dorm (whether for the summer or the rest of the year) feel like a home. Even worse, art is frequently expensive and photos taped to the wall can look collegiate in a bad way. With that in mind, here are some ways to decorate your dorm or apartment on the cheap.

I like this article about cheap decorating techniques for apartments or dorms. The same techniques could apply to any space, though:

http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/05/16/decorate-your-room-on-the-cheap.html

A call for cushions and candlesticks

For Nicole and the students she profiles, a student budget is no reason not to live in splendor, and she hopes that her blog will inspire those in “a decor rut” with the idea that creativity trumps cash.

Here's an interesting article about a blogger who shows how Montreal university students use cheap decorating in their apartments:

http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2011/10/a-call-for-cushions-and-candlesticks/

Get Your Spook On With A Leaner, Greener Halloween

Enviro Girl will spend about $20 on Halloween shopping this year–on candy and recipe ingredients, consumable goods that leave change in Enviro Girl’s pocket. 

This article contains cheap decorating tips for Halloween that are also environmentally friendly:

http://ecowomen.net/2011/10/17/get-your-spook-on-with-a-leaner-greener-halloween/

Cheap Indoor Wedding Decorating Tips

People often go overboard on weddings. Here are some cheap decorating tips for that occasion:

http://www.ajandekferfinak.com/248-cheap-indoor-wedding-decorating-tips/

Cheap Home Decorating Ideas – 6 Things Your Family Can Do

This article has six cheap decorating techniques you can try for your home:

http://carnavaldemoca.com/cheap-home-decorating-ideas-6-things-your-family-can-do.html

Ideas for Cheap or Homemade Halloween Decorations

Not everyone has the means to buy expensive Halloween decorations. Fortunately, there are many ways to get cheap decorations or ways to make homemade Halloween decorations that don’t cost a lot of money.

Read more at Suite101: Ideas for Cheap or Homemade Halloween Decorations | Suite101.com http://janis-masyk-jackson.suite101.com/ideas-for-cheap-or-homemade-halloween-decorations-a392555#ixzz1aoiGBSjp

This article has some good cheap decorating ideas for Halloween:

http://janis-masyk-jackson.suite101.com/ideas-for-cheap-or-homemade-halloween-decorations-a392555

Feeling Seasonal? Fall Decorating On The Cheap!

This article has some good Fall cheap decorating projects:

http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2011/10/11/feeling-seasonal-fall-decorating-on-the-cheap/

Painting Tile Floors – Cheap Interior Decorating

If you have tile floors that are dated, you can paint them instead of tearing them up for cheap interior decorating. 

This article explains how you can practice cheap decorating by painting old tile floors:

http://www.laminatetileflooring.info/painting-tile-floors-cheap-interior-decorating/

Recycle, reuse, repurpose your existing decor

The writer of this post explains how she did some cheap decorating this Fall:

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/shop-talk-jenn-and-julie/2011/oct/4/recycle-reuse-repurpose-your-existing-de/

Cheap Decorating Idea: Glassware Filled With Rocks or Dry Goods

Times are tight, but that doesn’t mean you can’t freshen things up around the house.  All it takes is a little creative thinking to do add a few new touches to a room when you’re on a tight budget.

Here's a good blog post with pictures detailing a cheap decorating project:

http://appalachianwoman.com/2011/09/cheap-decorating-ideas/

CHEAP CHIC TIPS FOR DECORATING ON A BUDGET

It can be difficult figuring out how to decorate a room on a tight budget. Style Estate suggests that you update the savvy techniques still found today in dorm rooms and first apartments across the world, and start hunting for your favorite image to frame and then hang on your wall.

This article has some good cheap decorating advice for finding artwork for your walls without spending too much:

http://blog.styleestate.com/style-estate-blog/cheap-chic-tips-for-decorating-on-a-budget.html

Cheap and Simple Home Decorating Ideas

We can probably all agree that there's some part of our home that could use a little work, be it the bedroom, bathroom or just the need for a few interesting touches. Here a five inexpensive ways to add some life to your home.

Read more at Suite101: Cheap and Simple Home Decorating Ideas | Suite101.com http://elise-franklin.suite101.com/cheap-and-simple-home-decorating-ideas-a242596#ixzz1a9UjeMGy

This article contains five good cheap decorating tips:

http://elise-franklin.suite101.com/cheap-and-simple-home-decorating-ideas-a242596

Fall Decorating for the Cheap, Lazy and Uncreative

This blog post has some good cheap decorating ideas with pictures for Fall:

http://anewdayrises.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/fall-decorating-for-the-cheap-lazy-and-uncreative/

Free & Cheap for Oct. 1

Here's an article about current bargains that includes some information on cheap decorating supplies:

http://www2.tbo.com/business/business/2011/oct/01/bznewso1-free-amp-cheap-for-oct-1-ar-261925/

Cheap & Easy Fall Décor:: Decoupaged Vase/Candle Holder

Here's a cheap decorating Fall DIY project:

http://blog.addicted2decorating.com/2011/10/cheap-easy-fall-decor-decoupaged.html

Easy Kids Party Decorating

This article has some cheap decorating ideas for kids parties. They could also be applied to other parties.

Q&A: Any easy and cheap decorating ideas?

I am in my first apt and it seems so empty. I am basically broke and was hoping for some really easy and cheap decorating ideas… maybe some do it yourself projects.

This Q&A page has some great responses to the cheap decorating dilemma.