Resourceful Redecorating........ Budget Friendly Home Decorating

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Collecting fabrics for future use is also another great idea. Even unwanted clothing can be used to create small window dressings, pillow covers, and accessories. Many people give away scraps of fabrics or sell them at yard sales. Be sure to check clearance and end piece items at sewing and fabric shops. It's really so simple to make a curtain or a pillow. Usually only requires sewing simple seams.

For more complicated tasks, if you can't figure it out for yourself, you're sure to find a how to book at any library or search on-line for free information.

I've found some excellent ideas for decorating on a budget, do-it-yourself projects, and some great decorating theme ideas from HGTV (Home and Garden Television). Even if you don't get this wonderful T.V. channel in your home, you can go on-line at HGTV.com to benefit from some wonderful ideas and projects by professionals. There's a lot for do-it-yourselfers here! You can get some great ideas for areas of your home where you just don't know what to do with it.

Before you make your plans, check out several books atrepparttar library on home decorating. You will find no shortage of books on this subject. Glance through them and grab ideas to incorporate into your own decorating task. If you have a specific challenge to overcome, likelihood is someone else has already encountered it, conquered it, and written a book or web page about it. Use their knowledge! It will save you time and frustration of figuring it out.

My last words, of course, DO YOUR RESEARCH! Know your options. Remember……..Informed Consumer=More Savings.

Happy decorating.


Cheryl Johnson is a mother of four helping herself and others become and remain debt free. Publisher of Simple Debt Free Living - A self-help plan, ideas, and resources for debt reduction, personal budgeting, frugal living, and extra income opportunities.


Frugal Freedom

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In review of your own unique situation you might findrepparttar answers very enlightening. Hopefully, seeingrepparttar 135007 true origin of your desires and re-evaluating what you "need" will lead to change. Then again, you may not like what you see and in denial exclaim that it’s all baloney!

I hope you haverepparttar 135008 courage to makerepparttar 135009 changes needed to achieve financial security and peace of mind. Many of us forget that we do haverepparttar 135010 ability to change. It's never too late! There is no truer realization of how hard it can be, and how we may need help, to change, thanrepparttar 135011 following well known serenity prayer……..

God grant merepparttar 135012 serenity to acceptrepparttar 135013 things I cannot change....The courage to changerepparttar 135014 things I can and.....the wisdom to knowrepparttar 135015 difference.

Now whether you’re a religious person or not,repparttar 135016 above statement is true in all aspects of our lives. I often think of it when presented with life's little dilemmas. It reminds me that I do have choices. I need to evaluaterepparttar 135017 situation carefully and research my options. Some things we can change, some things we cannot change. Figure this out, haverepparttar 135018 courage to fix it, or peace of mind to accept it. I can tell you from personal experience that financial ruin is something you can fix. It is rarely an easy fix, but always will bring peace of mind!

So, when asked what I think frugality is.....It's Freedom. Peace of mind. Re-evaluating what life really means. Knowingrepparttar 135019 difference between necessity and wants. Shedding appearances in exchange for reality. Taking control of my finances. Getting back to basics, and focusing onrepparttar 135020 "really" important things in life.... family.... friends.... children..... learning....and teaching.

Cheryl Johnson is a mother of four helping herself and others become and remain debt free. Publisher of Simple Debt Free Living - A self-help plan, ideas, and resources for debt reduction, personal budgeting, frugal living, and extra income opportunities.


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