How to Jazz Up Your Living Room with Simple These Simple, Inexpensive Decorating Tips

The living room is the one of the most frequently occupied rooms of your house. It is the family gathering place. It is the place you entertain friends and where you unwind after a hard days work. You want it to be comfortable, but you also want it too be pleasing to the eye.

Here are a few ideas:

• Decorate with doilies

• Add a few candles to the room

• Replace old throw pillows with fresh ones

• Add colorful tassels to pillows, throws, curtains, lamps, etc.

• Paint one wall with a dramatic accent color

• Add an attractive runner to your coffee table

• Add a pot of potpourri

• Replace your framed pictures with new ones

• Rearrange the furniture

• Accent the room with dried flowers

• Add an accent rug

• Make your own no-sew curtains
  

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• Replace your old curtain rods with new decorative ones (very inexpensive at dollar stores)

• Use slip covers for your furniture

• Add an antique accent chair

Flea markets and antique shops are great sources for pictures and unusual decorations for your walls and shelves.

Tip: Buy your seasonal decorating items after the season ends and store them for next year. It’s a great way to get beautiful items at a deep discount.