Kathy Woodard knows the value of a dollar when it comes to holiday home decorating. She knows looking good isn't always cheap. But, more importantly, that cheap doesn't always mean bad. This mother of five children has practically redefined the catch phrase 'tight budget.' And she's added a certain holiday flair to being frugal. With Kathy Woodard's decorating do's, looking like a million bucks doesn't have to mean spending it.
Her website, TheBudgetDecorator.com, is packed with room design and remodeling ideas and tips that can come in at costs much lower than those TV room and home re-model shows.
Here are 5 ideas of just what ?The Budget Decorator? shares at her website for your holiday decorating, on a budget!
Wall Art, Holiday Style. Take down key pieces of wall art from your walls and wrap just like it was a present. Add a large bow, and then re-hang on the wall. This is a great idea for an entryway where you can make instant holiday impact! Try saving even more by using your local dollar store for wrapping paper!
Tree Time! Make paper trees out of a square of pretty paper, preferably use a paper that is a little stiff. Simply roll the paper into a cone, and glue the edge with a hot glue gun. Perhaps some gold glitter or squiggles of paint to dress them up, and they will be elegant on your mantel or as a centerpiece with greens.
Faux Fireplace
If you don?t have a real fireplace for Santa?s visit, create your own. Paint a large piece of scrap wood, foam core board or cardboard black. Using a rectangular sponge, dip it in red paint and stamp on ?bricks?, leaving an area free of stamping for the fire box. Paint the firebox black. Lean against a wall, and add hooks above the top edge to hang stockings from!
Gifts in Small Packages. You can easily make small ?gift? ornaments out of scrap cardboard and small amount of gift wrap. This is a great way to use up the leftover gift wrap! Cut cardboard pieces in small squares, then stack them and glue until you have a small ?box?. (A great source are cardboard cereal boxes, as they are easy to cut.) When they dry, wrap like tiny presents, add ribbon, and hang!
Guiding Star. Sponge stars on your window with paint! Just add a teaspoon or so of liquid dish soap to acrylic craft paint, (I like white or gold metallic) and after the holidays you can wash it off with window cleaner. Use a non scratching dish scrubber if you come across a stubborn spot.
Kathy Woodard has worked in home and garden design since 1988, and is known as "The Budget Decorator". She is the a decorating expert and columnist for LifetimeTV.com and Relocation.com, and is a freelance writer published in such magazines as Country Woman, Country Sampler's Decorating Ideas, HGTV's Decorating Newsletter and Decorating Solutions Magazine. She has a self syndicated column seen in hundreds of national and regional publications.She shares her expert advice through her popular website and newsletter The Budget Decorator, both of which are available at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com.
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