On the hunt for some living room ideas on a budget? As the name would suggest, we live hard in our living rooms. It’s where we relax, entertain, drink coffee every morning (and wine every night). It’s where we shamelessly eat dinner off a tray and stay up all night bingeing on boxsets.
But if you're designing a new living room and your budget is pinched, where do you start? We'd suggest here: with our affordable living room ideas and tweaks that are small on spend and big on style.
REARRANGE THE FURNITURE
Before you buy, re-envision what you already have. Refocusing the layout could allow you to update your living room without splashing out. So, rather than following the same traditional layout in your living room – coffee table in the middle, sofas pushed up against either wall, TV at one end – why not try something more interesting, like pulling your furniture away from the wall; or using a piece of artwork as a focal point (rather than the TV); or even just de-cluttering and clearing out some furniture to make the living room feel larger.
SHOP YOUR OWN HOME FOR LIVING ROOM IDEAS ON A BUDGET
Before you go blowing your tiny budget on new pieces, look around your house and see if you can borrow anything from other rooms. You may find that a piece of furniture lingering in your bedroom would work so much better in your living room or take a look in your loft or garage to see if any neglected pieces could be put to use again.
Top tip: If you come across a great find but it doesn’t quite match your existing living room, asking for help from a construction company will bring it in line with your scheme. Design Everest team will help you best with some great ideas.
UPDATE YOUR WALLS WITH ARTWORK
Want an alternative to displaying photos and pictures? Fabric wall hangings are a quick and cheap way of brightening up your standard-issue blank wall and of adding an on-trend bohemian flare. In the case of wall hangings, you might not even need to buy anything new if you have an attractive bed cover lingering in a drawer somewhere.
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PAINT
One of the easiest living room ideas on a budget is to don your DIY dungarees and get painting. There are loads of good quality, low-priced paint out there, but if you really want to save you could just buy a small pot and paint one wall or alcoves for a pop of color.
SWITCH UP YOUR CUSHIONS
Cushions: the most versatile of soft furnishings. Available in so many different sizes, shapes, colors, and textures, a few new cushions could be all your living room needs to feel refreshed.
CONCLUSION
Want an instant way to make your living room feel more expensive (on a budget)? Create a coffee table display. A nice candle, a stylish coffee table book, a vase of flowers, a couple of cute coasters, and voila, the focal point of your living room now looks like something that came straight out of Pinterest but you've only spent a few bucks.