Decorating on the cheap: What works, what doesn’t

So if you’re furnishing or decorating your own place for the first time (or just looking for some inspiration to spruce up your home), here’s what worked for me — and what didn’t work at all.

Here's a well written article with lots of good cheap decorating tips:

http://www.yorkblog.com/twenty/2011/11/29/decorating-on-the-cheap-what-works-what-doesnt/