Decorating Your Toronto Home on a Budget
It is no secret that living in Toronto is cheap. So paying rent or the mortgage on your place to sleep might be a challenge already. But no one can resist the urge to decorate their home and make it look the way you want it to be. Besides, your living space is not going to feel like home unless you make it so. Living in the big city, you have every shop and everything that you need to get creative and to cut corners to get what you want. Here are three ways you can make your place look better without having to break the bank.
Upcycle your basic furniture
Not everyone will enjoy playing around with old stuff, and if you are one of those group, then you can still save money by purchasing a basic model of storage or shelf anywhere in the town. Then depending on the material that you are going to work with you want to paint it with expensive colors like gold, white, black, or silver that speaks to your aesthetic as a homeowner.
Go to a thrift shop
The thrift shop has a lot to offer if you have the patience and the eye to look for the gem among the stones, so get your car out and head there right now. After you find what you are looking for, you might not be able to use it right away. Sometimes you need to repurpose or even transform the shelf that you bought with a meager price or paint the plain white ceramic plate to make it look interesting. As long as you know what you are doing and you have a vision for it, then people would not be able to tell that it the item was from a thrift shop.
DIY the cheap version of an expensive decor
Many online stores sell cute home decor that is overly priced. From Urban Outfitters to Anthropologie they are the king and queen of expensive home decorations. Take one or two from, put it on your wish list and get creative with which one that you might be able to recreate. As long as you feel like you can get the item from the dollar store, then you are in for a cheap dupe that will satisfy your need for the thing and trick people’s mind to think that it is the real deal.