If you wish your home was just a tad more luxurious, but you don’t want to invest thousands and thousands of dollars to remodel it, there are many options available to you. Check out our best ideas and see what strikes your fancy. Cover your couch with oodles of pillows If you don’t want to replace your entire couch, or you don’t have the budget to do so, consider adding a pile of beautiful cushions to your couch. The great news is that you don’t have to buy expensive cushions to achieve this ...
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5 Tips to Help You Get Ready for a DIY Home Remodeling Project
Doing your own home remodeling is a great way to save money but it can also be a great way to deal with a lot of hassle. At Half Price Drapes, we’ve seen many clients have success with their own DIY projects and we wanted to share some of their secrets with you. 1. Plan your time ahead of time If you’re planning to sit down on the day of your remodeling project and figuring out how to time everything out, then you may end up with hours and hours in a row where you’re working hard, and then ...
New Ideas for Saving on Your Monthly Budget
When the budget gets tight, it can be hard to know where to cut the costs. The good news is that there are actually some simple tips that can make a big difference. At Half Price Drapes, we want to help you start out the new year saving money. Make sure your home is weather proofed In the lead up to winter, there’s a lot of talk about winterizing homes – and it’s important. But it’s just as important to make sure your home is insulated for the summer months too. After all, you don’t want to let ...
Design Trends That May Not Work for Your Home
At Half Price Drapes, we’re always sure to stay up to date on the latest trends but we are also realistic. While some of these design trends sound great on paper, we want to be sure that our customers are thinking not just about how it’ll look today but how they’ll function for years to come. Here are a few of the design trends we hope you’ll think about before you implement them. Open kitchen shelves can be more trouble than they’re worth This is a big one in the design world: Open kitchen ...
5 Dramatic Redecorating Projects You Can Complete in Less Than a Day
You want to decorate but you don’t have weeks to invest in major overhaul of your home. Half Price Drapes is here to help! Here are five projects you can undertake that will make a dramatic difference and can be completed within a single afternoon. 1. Install an interior curtain in the kitchen Do you love having an open concept kitchen but wish you had a way to close it off when you were deep into preparation and there was company around? Hanging an interior curtain on a track allows you to ...
6 Tips for Decorating Your Front Yard on a Budget
Your front yard is the first thing people see when they drive up to your house but it can seem too expensive to make it really look as impressive as you’d like. The good news is that you actually can decorate your front yard on a budget. Consider these six great tips. 1. Use ornaments Ornaments are affordable, interesting, and give you the chance to show off your own personality. It’s best not to overdo it, but a wisely placed garden ornament or two can help shape your front yard and provide ...