Sometimes the TV home redesigning reality show ideas are actually easy to make a reality! After seeing some of the ideas from reality shows, the Cunninghams found out they could recreate some of those themes in an affordable but effective way. Read their story:

When decorating our house, we didn’t go with a particular theme. We were inspired by the rooms we’d seen on some of the reality shows. We looked through catalogs, and we also browsed in stores. We got some of the materials at Home Depot but, also shopped at local area stores. First, we picked some new carpeting. We wanted a warm, comfortable feel and chose blue, wall-to-wall carpeting. It was very deep plush and was installed in the living room. We took down the old, faded wallpaper we had in this room and painted the walls. We chose to paint these walls a slightly lighter, blue color. We chose mahogany furniture for the living room and dining room. We replaced the older dining room table and the sagging entertainment unit. We got the table ordered from a local business and the unit from Ikea. It was a lot of work, as these are large items. We had to move (and store) many things until the items were put in properly. We left most of the upstairs untouched. However, we did get a new bed and dresser for the main bedroom and new wallpaper for the bathroom. We went with a flowery design, mostly yellow and blue. The kitchen ended up with a new floor. The tiles were marble-like in look (but not in price). This involved more moving of furniture. Wood paneling was bought for the family room. And a new table (also mahogany) was purchased and put in the room. We put in beige carpeting. The room ended up with a very cozy feel. While we never went for a particular theme, the accent was definitely on wood and the color blue. We ended up very satisfied with the results and were very glad to have gone through all the effort for it.

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Creating a room theme doesn’t have to be expensive if you use a little creativity. If it’s a theme that reflects your own travel loves, you can find very affordable ways to gather great items for your home décor while having fun in the process! Read what Sharon and her husband did to create an authentic “island” theme for their guest bathroom while they were on vacation:

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When you finally get your OWN house – the decorating possibilities are endless! Now, you can do things the way you’ve always wanted. And if it’s something really wild, like a wild cat theme, it may seem hard, but it’s not! Read Farrah’s story about creating the best wild cat theme in her new home – which was easy and turned out great!

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Retro themes are very popular these days, not only with regard to fashion in the clothing world, but also with regard to home décor. Read about how Juliana and her husband used retro décor to bring life back to the interior of their home:

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There are amazing and inexpensive ways to make a mobile home look like the home you’ve always dreamed of. From finding the perfect easy way to make wood paneled walls look like dry wall, to making custom curtain rods, Darlene shares her creative and inspirational story:

I live in a mobile home with very odd windows. When I wanted to purchase curtains and drapes, I found it almost an impossible task. I had completely remodeled the home from new carpet, new floors, all fresh paint and wanted new drapes. However, my first project was the walls. The whole place was paneled and I hated the dark paneling. In my desire to make it to look more like a real home, I took spackeling compound and a putty knife and filled in all the paneling grooves. I only had to go over it once and with the knife I scraped it down after applying the spackeling and when it was dry, I painted it the colors I wanted. It really did not take me that long to do the job, but as a woman, there was no way I could replace that paneling myself and I was trying to get this job done as inexpensively as possible. After the walls were painted, you could not tell in any way that they were not dry wall. So, on to my curtains… I made all of my curtains with fabric I was lucky enough to find that was on the clearance table of a local store. Then the rods presented a problem because they cost almost more than the mobile home! (Just kidding). For my kitchen window, which is actually two windows side by side, I used four plastic hooks that were a cream color and matched the walls of the kitchen. I then took a piece of PVC pipe and cut it in two pieces the width of the window. A simple saw I purchased at the dollar store was enough to cut it. I then took craft paint and painted the pipe. I put my curtain on it when it was dry and hung it on each hook and I had a perfect curtain rod that cost me less than $5.00. I also got new handles and knobs for my cupboards and painted them with the same craft paint. My cupboards were dark wood; I got some light wood contact paper, took each door off, and fitted a piece of contact on the front, and it looked like I had new light pinewood cupboards. I painted my ceiling molding with the same color craft paint. I painted my walls cream, new cream carpet, a country green print border and all the craft painted items to match. It looked great! It did not cost me a fortune, it looks great, I love it, and to this day no one believes the contact paper is really that and can not believe my curtain rods are merely PVC pipe!

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When it comes to decorating a bedroom, it helps to nail down a specific overall theme. A great starting place is to simply think of your favorite color and your significant other’s favorite color and combine them in a unique way.

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Regardless of whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or even advanced in home decorating, “Complete Home Decorations” is one of the best interior design books out there. It can show you how to start if you don’t know where to begin, or show you something new even if you’re experienced. Rick says it’s the five-star book on home decorating, and it’s not even expensive!

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Living just a few minutes away from the beach gave Serena the inspiration she needed to do a complete overhaul on her guest bathroom. And best of all, she managed to get all the decor accessories she needed to fully outfit the room while sticking to her budget…with a little help from coupons she found in her mailbox. See how she did it:

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Check out what Kaitlyn has to say about her experience decorating her kids rooms:

My family and I recently moved to Vermont from California because my husband got a new job. We found a house for a great price with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The only problem with this house was that everything was white: the carpet, the walls, everything. We knew we had to add personality to the rooms, but we didn’t know how. I went searching for decorating books and found “The Big Book of Kids Rooms: Everything You Need to Create the Perfect Room for Your Child.” This book was full of so many ideas for dressing up a child’s room. I have two children: a son who is six and a daughter who is seven, so they had several ideas of their own for decorating their room. This book provided cheap and easy ideas for decorating, but they were not the most stylish. Instead the ideas were good starting points for deciding how to decorate a child’s room, whether boy or girl. The book gives eight simple room designs and offered tips on how to reuse old furniture instead of buying everything new. Most of the ideas required few items, typically only paint and other material. My son picked the nautical theme while my daughter chose the bug room style, but she did not use every piece of advice given. Additionally, the book was full of pictures for each of the themes. This made decorating a little easier, especially if the directions are hard to understand. This was also a great book for me since I had no idea where to start with the decorating process of my children’s rooms. I would recommend this book to anyone moving to a new home or redesigning their current home, but only for beginning ideas and for parents of relatively young children, ten or younger.

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Looking for a great way to create a warm and welcoming theme in your home? With a little creativity, it’s easy to do without spending too much money! Kirsten shares her tips on how she’s made the perfect place for her family and visitors – and it’s uniquely hers:

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