No need to break a bank for that dream house. Here's how you can get perfect interiors done on a budget. Ganita gives a lowdown
Tired of hiring professionals everytime you shift into a new houseIJ Tired of the old looks of your homeIJ Just shifted to your first flat and do not want to spend much money on the interiors of the house but want a great look for your dream houseIJ Here is the solution... Do it yourself! Yes, you read it right. For instance if your house has just been painted then take the paint cans, paint them and plant colourful flowers in them for decorating your veranda or balcony. What about hanging handmade lanterns in your balconyIJ Just read on for more such tips for your dream decor.
Deepika Sharma, senior interior designer, GKS groups suggests to utilise the area under the staircase to make it a fancy storage almirah. “In houses we have so many things like crockery, toys of kids and they do not look good when kept in drawing room or any other room for that matter. Collect some sticks from your backyard, join them with jute ropes and make a fancy door for your hidden shelf. Good storage is done along with a fancy door. Isn’t itIJ” she says.
Have you ever thought of hanging jute ropes across your wallsIJ NoIJ Just give it a try and it will give your house a very raw and fresh look. Priyanka Gahlot from National Institute of fashion Technology also suggests to use circular mats made of jute ropes on tables. She also says, “If you have a hand in thread and needles just try stitching pillow covers out of your torn jeans. It will give your room a cool look. Anyway you are not going to use your torn jeans. Are youIJ” She also suggests using ice cream sticks for making photo frames to give the home a new and different look. The frames are easy to make and are budget friendly too.
Plain walls look so boring when you are alone at your house. Plain is always boring even when you are with your friends or family. So give your walls a chicky look by renovating them yourself. How about doing calligraphy on wallsIJ You can write the first page of your favourite book or your favourite story on a canvas and can put it on the wall. For giving it a more personal touch you can also write the most memorable incidence of your life on the canvass. Another student from NIFT suggests using sauce bottles as lanterns. “One can also use fairylights to lit up the corners of the walls during the night to make the house a fairytale look,” she says.
She continues, “Another best way to decorate your walls is to put your photos on the walls randomly without any frame. Just like a collage of torn photographs put closely in front of your bed. You will surely feel good while looking at them before you sleep.”
If the color of your wall is white or light blue then cut black paper in the shape of birds and paste them on the wall. It will make you feel in the sky. Ayushi Kedia, a designing student, suggests the use of old cartons to make sofas. “Just take an old carton and stuff torn paper in it. Put fancy stickers on it and here is your new small desk. It can be used as a decorative peice as well as a short table,” she says.
If you are a kind of person who reads a lot then decorate you table with used pencils. You can also glue the old pencils to the wall in front of your study table to get the academic feels. Bring out the artist inside you and renovate your house yourself.
You have space in your houseIJ There are a lot of things in your house that you don’t useIJ You get free on SundaysIJ All are yes. The need is just to put your lazy self away and bring out the creative head in you. You will surely make something good for your house!