The number of ways you can decorate the walls of your home and office is endless. Picture frames, decals and fixtures are just some of the décor you can use if you enjoy creating unique looks or borrowing ideas from others. Some people are creative interior designers, in their own right, and enjoy taking the time to achieve their desired presentation. If you, however, consider yourself to be a minimalist and prefer to achieve a specific look without a lot of different pieces, here are three options you might find minimal and simple to achieve.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, especially premium wallpaper, is a great way to give your home or office walls a style of their own in one fell swoop. Choose from solid colors, patterns or repeating graphics, or now, you can also choose art. Wallpaper has evolved since its early days. Artists, today, can be commissioned to create one panel or a full room mural – the decision is yours. Then, when complete, hang according to the instructions. Once it’s dry and properly adhered, if you chose a scene, chances are good you’ll feel like you’ve been instantly transported there.

Paint

Whether you’re a DIY person, or you don’t mind hiring professionals, paint goes a long way when decorating walls. A single color has the power to create the specific mood you’re searching for without much else. Light shades blues are known to create a calming effect while yellows can serve as instant mood boosters. If you’re painting the walls for a child’s room, for a girl, you can’t go wrong with baby pinks or bright oranges, and for boys, bold blues can suffice. For office walls, the perfect shade of brown or beige can be soothing even on those stressful work days.

Wall Panels

Wall panels function the same way wallpaper does with an added benefit – texture. If you wish you had wooden walls, but have concrete ones instead, wall panels offer a great solution that is also budget-friendly. Available in hardwood, decorative stones and brick, and vinyl, there’s an array of textures, colors and patterns for you to browse. Whether your taste is contemporary or modern, panels allow you to instantly transform your walls with precisely measured pieces.

Achieving a desired look for the walls of your home or office can be simple through wallpaper, paint or wall panels.

It doesn’t have to cost a lot to decorate your home, and your home won’t even have to look like you didn’t spend much on it either. There are ways to decorate an entire home, or just an apartment, without spending much money. You really just need to know where look.

Maybe you just need a fresh redo on your place, or maybe you just moved across country and you need to refinish and decorate your entire home. Whatever the reason you need to decorate, here are the ways you can do it on a budget.

Look Online

One of the easiest ways to redecorate your home is to start shopping online. You can find everything you want in one place, so to speak. You get to sit at home, place your order, and the mailman will deliver the items to your door.

Shop around at different websites, and even sites like Ebay. You can look for great imported items, find beautiful handmade furniture, and more, with the simple click of a few keys on your computer. You might not always find the best deals online though, so don’t rely on just the internet for shopping.

Shop Clearance

Never neglect the clearance department of any store you shop in. You can sometimes find great items at shocking prices.  Online you can find clearance sections when you are shopping your favorite store’s website. Usually clearance items are things that are out of season or no longer going to be carried by the store.

Go To Yard Sales

Yard sales are a great place to find treasures. You can get some of the best deals on antiques, vintage items, and lightly used furniture when you shopped other people’s junk. While some yard sales may be overpricing items, many simply are put on by people that just want to get rid of their old stuff, so you can get stuff for really cheap, from furniture to curtains.

You won’t always find the best items, so you’ll want to make sure you inspect things (and maybe smell them too). Some great deals might need a little work, if you happen to be a crafty person you can refurbish items you have purchased.

Check Out Thrift Stores

If it isn’t yard sale season you can find some great deals at thrift stores and resale shops. Sometimes you can even find bargains on brand new items. You could refurnish your home with used items for a couple hundred dollars, instead of a couple thousand.

It doesn’t have to be an expensive adventure to furnish and decorate your home, although it can be a fun adventure. You could give your home a fun look, a country look, or even make it fancy. The options are endless.

Moving into a new home is a liberating experience, whether it’s your first home or your dream home. Your new space represents a blank canvas for you to create your own special haven. Traditionally, interior design help was the province of wealthy homeowners. Today, anyone can find professional design tips for a comfortable, artful home. Here are some suggestions for transforming your new, empty shell into a warm and inviting home.

1. Clean House at Your Old Home

Before you move into your new home, start cleaning out your old place. This will make your current home easier to pack and move into the new one. Aim to eliminate 25 to 50 percent of your old things: wobbly furniture, broken appliances and accessories you no longer love.

If it’s hard to part with your belongings, remind yourself that moving is a great time to start over. Pare down your possessions with a garage sale or online auction, or donate your items to charity. Your “trash” could be someone else’s treasure, and you’ll be surprised by what you won’t miss.

2. Make Thoughtful New Purchases

A new home provides an opportunity to decorate your space with new finds. Don’t buy everything at once, however. Live in your home for a few months before you shop for interior design. Consider how you will use your house and how you will live in the rooms.

Since you spend a third of your day in bed, start with your bedroom. Consider new bedding, wall colors, window treatments and maybe even a new bed. From your bedroom, move to the living room, den, kitchen, dining room and other spaces. Don’t forget the special rooms like exercise rooms, media rooms, libraries and wine cellars.

3. Resist the Urge to Match

Retailers encourage shoppers to buy in sets so that everything is matching. Resist the urge unless you like the generic look of a furniture store showroom. When you shop for interior design, look for objects that reflect your personal style. A few pieces of similar style are fine, but stay away from bland, boring items. Consider furniture and accessories in terms of scale and balance.

4. Tie Things Together with Color

Does the furniture in your home span several decades? Color is the easiest and most economical way to tie everything together. Find a unifying color and paint a wall with it. For a less labor-intensive solution, shop for curtains, rugs and other interior design accessories in the same hue. Learn the color theory basics to find what works best in your home.

5. Look for Inexpensive Solutions

Decorating your new home doesn’t have to be expensive. Consider cost-effective ways to brighten a dark room or freshen up a drab space. For example, change the hardware on your kitchen cabinets or replace the lighting in your bathroom. Install dimmer switches to change light levels depending on lighting needs or mood.

Creating your dream home is less overwhelming when you take one practical step at a time. Work slowly and thoughtfully as you consider cost-effective solutions for every room in the house. Resist the urge to match anything but your personal style as you shop for interior design.