FARMHOUSE DECOR ON A BUDGET DECORATING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS DECORATE WITH ME 2021

Welcome back to my channel or welcome if you are new here My name is Carrie and over here on my channel. I do makeovers on a budget DIYs home anything home decor related And I also every now and then we'll film a vlog in a grocery haul So if you're interested in any of those videos Please make sure that you subscribe and you have your notifications on so you don't miss any future uploads Okay. So for today's video, I'm gonna share with you a few Tips and tricks I have on Decorating on a budget and also ways to really just take your house to the next level things that I really really love in my home that I feel like I get a lot of compliments on and that I feel like They're super easy to accomplish even if you have no decor experience So I hope you guys enjoyed today's video and we're gonna go ahead and jump right into it So before I get started I wanted to show you my living room space. That's kind of cleared out I want to show you how easy it is to add a few affordable pieces and really just make it super cozy and Warm feeling so the first thing I always suggest doing is adding couch pillows. These can easily be changed out for every season They have really really inexpensive pillow covers on Amazon and I got a pack of two of these little blue ones for like 15 bucks So you can't beat that? Okay. So for a coffee table space, I usually like to have some type of tray First so I always start with putting the tray down and then adding decor pieces if I want them You could also just have just a little pop of greenery And you could also do without and you could do like books. You can do a candlestick whatever you prefer Whatever you have on hand. I always encourage to use things that you have that way You're not, you know spending tons of money on home decor So start with something like this and then I just like to layer things So I got this clock from amazon and also this little lantern from amazon and i'll link both these below if you're interested But they just add a really like cozy feel and I love that the greenery is not too tall So like when you're still sitting on the couch, you can still see the tv over it Which is really important. I did have another base up here But it was kind of big and it's something that we have to move every time we go to watch tv But I also wanted to show you just how simple it is To take this away if you need to so I love decorating with some type of tray So after adding some cozy pillows a little bit of decor to the coffee table And the floor lamp it immediately just made the entire space look warm and cozy and inviting And that's exactly what I want my house to feel like so all these things can you can just gather over time It doesn't have to all be done at once But another really big change that we did in our home was change out the lighting in our ceiling We used to have like your typical just regular light that comes standard with a home But we changed them out to these canless can lights is what they're called. Um But anyway, we changed them out and it really did make a huge difference You can see how the light bounces off the walls and it really does brighten up the space So this next tip is completely free, but it is to open your curtains and your blinds It lets a lot of natural light come in It brings the outside in makes your house feel bigger and it also will help boost your mood as well Whenever you have natural lighting coming in there's just something about it that makes me feel super happy So I definitely recommend opening up your blinds and your curtains and let some of that natural light flow in to your house So the next budget-friendly tip I have for you is when it comes to rugs Definitely make sure that you are buying a neutral colored rug something that you can go with anything I love to change my decor up, but I don't want to break the bank every time I want to do it I'd rather spend a few dollars and get a new pillow color that gives me a pop of color versus buying a new hundred dollar rug So I always try to stick to neutral colors that way I can change my decor around And change it out and it still always looks beautiful. So these two rugs are the exact same. They're both really cheap I think they're like 40 bucks 49 maybe I'll link them below. This one is a tan color and this one is a dark brown and they're both Really really good if you have kids and dogs they hide All of the stains and all the dog hair and all the things so I definitely recommend these rugs So before I move on out of the living room space, I wanted to talk about curtains really quick So unfortunately, I cannot tell you where these came from because they are super old i've had them for so long But I do feel like curtains make a huge difference in a home I will do my best to link a pair of curtains down below that are affordable But still that are beautiful. I have a pair That are in my daughter's room that i'll show you in just a moment But I feel like there's it's just so important to have a good curtain that you love It really does make a huge difference. These curtains have a texture. I shared these in my home. Um My home tour my home tour, but they have like a really pretty texture, but they're matte They don't have any shininess to them at all And I think that's super important if you're going for a farmhouse style A lot of the curtains at walmart have a shiny texture And I definitely do not recommend those sometimes it's a little bit better If you just splurge on your curtains and get the ones that you want because they do make a huge statement I quickly wanted to show you before and after how it looks without and with curtains And I also wanted to mention that if you're not a fan of curtains You can always frame out your window to make it look and appear larger as well And hanging your curtain higher and wider than your window also makes a big difference So these are the curtains I have in my daughter's room that I told you I would show you and they are light filtering So I do like that, especially in a white curtain. Sometimes they're just too See-through, but these are perfect These are on amazon. I will link these below. They're very very similar to the ones in my living room. They have like the um the little pockets instead of The little round pocket what are those things called? I don't know what i'm trying to say But anyway, I really like these a lot So it wouldn't be a video of mine if I did not share how easy it is to transform an entire space with paint This hutch used to be a very light brown color and i'll insert a picture right here of how it used to look And with a little bit of elbow grease and some paint I got this beautiful Rustic farmhouse hutch and I only paid 25 bucks for this thing at a yard sale. So I definitely definitely recommend painting furniture if you're wanting to do like a facelift in a room Painting alone makes a huge difference whether it's your walls or a piece of furniture Whatever it is, um a piece of decor paint makes a difference y'all don't mind. It's a little messy in here I have some new decor pieces I bought I'm sure y'all have already seen that if you've seen my previous video, but I plan on doing some redecorating and organizing and all that but I wanted to make sure I shared this with you guys in today's video. So for the open shelving in our kitchen, we did two by 12 pine boards We cut them to three foot long and we did a L bracket that we got from Lowe's and the same color is called early american for those who have asked Um, but I wanted to show you how I would kind of simplify this and still make it really beautiful But also very very budget friendly So the only thing on the shelving that we are on the shelving that we actually use are the plates and the bowls Um, we don't use anything else. It's just for looks so All of our plates and bowls are from Dollar Tree and then all these dishes i've kind of just gathered over time some are from thrift stores some are from bell's outlet or dollar general, but Anyway, so what I would personally do is take away All the clutter. I feel like it's just a little cluttered in my opinion So i'm going to get rid of this. I love this teapot, by the way It did have a lid but the kids accidentally broke the lid, but it's fine. It's still really pretty And so what I would do is take Something a little bit more chunky for this shelf because it's kind of big Um, so I found this really pretty um vase I think it's just like a regular vase i'm not sure um, but It was on sale for a dollar at a thrift store and on this side It has a little bit of um, you know flowers and stuff, but i'm going to use this side So that's what I would put up there and then I would just fill it with a little bit of greenery And i've actually been Really into this style of greenery this green color It's really pretty and I love it so that's how I would do it Just like that And then I would also change out the greenery in the top so that way it matched with this greenery All right, so the next space I wanted to talk about was down at the end of our hallway So this space is really really dark. There's not a light down the hallway here So I really felt like I needed to brighten it up in some way and there's no outlets so I couldn't add a lamp So I just I chose to add a mirror and this is something you typically see like in an entryway But it actually works right here and it looks really pretty it brightens the space up and this is actually functional We keep all of our board games and stuff in this little Um shelf and I got this from a yard sale for like 20 bucks. I think I paid for it and I painted it Um the mineral color from the waverly chalk paint It I need to touch it up a little bit. I Accidentally hit it with some white paint whenever I painted this vase. I was too impatient But anyway, really pretty. I love it And then here I have a vase that I picked up from a thrift store painted that white added some greenery Added a couple books just for some height Um the book the white one is actually from dollar tree and this dark brown one I think I got from like a thrift store for like 50 cent or something The frame i've had and then I just add a candlestick to add some height on this side as well And it's just simple But really pretty. Um, everything's super affordable even the mirror I got from a thrift store and I just I painted that matte black that way it just added some black touches and I I need to clean the mirror So i'm going to show you a different way to style this area Um, I really love the way it is But I just wanted to show you some different options here in case this isn't your style. So what I would do Is you can number one easily just simply remove this vase and do a more rustic looking one like that It can even face this way whichever way you prefer but right there alone that just changed the look of it Or you can take this away Take the books away Add this vase and these eucalyptus stems I got all this from amazon To add that and it automatically gives it more of like a modern clean feel because it's like clear It just it opens the space up. You can even take away the candlestick And see how clean and pretty it is. Obviously, I would kind of Like mess around with it. I personally like it to be a little bit more cozy down here feeling It's just really cold to me like that. So I like To have the candlestick The picture frame and I like the white vase down here because I personally don't like that one in any of the other spaces And I use this one on my oops. I use this one on my kitchen table So I like to have the books and the white vase down here because I really don't know where else to use this vase But There's just a couple ways that you can restyle a space like this You can even do away with the picture frame if you're not a fan of frames like this I personally just like to have our wedding picture here If you missed my bedroom makeover i'll link that below But I actually painted this candlestick in that video and showed you how I did it This was actually a like a lime green color and it is a glass candlestick. I picked up from my grandma's yard sale Painted it to make it look more like a wood look that way it goes in my house better And it looks really pretty and you can't even tell that I painted it All right So the very last tip i'm going to give you in today's video is to try and keep All of the main living space of your house the same color scheme I really try to do this that way I can rearrange my home decor in different areas But still have it match and not have to go out and spend a ton of money on things Just doing like a couple pops of color here and there like with a pillow or even some Flowers that you can put on your table. These things really make a difference with a pop of color But without having to spend a fortune. I really hope you enjoyed today's video I hope it helped one of you out there who might be struggling on decorating And if you want to see more decorating tips from me in the future, please Please give this video a thumbs up So I know I really appreciate y'all watching so much and I will see you guys in my next video. Bye y'all