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3 Top Tips on making your decor look EXPENSIVE on a budget

October 10, 2020Interior, Lifestyle

Whilst I must admit, I do on the occasion splurge antique furniture or interior ( when they are on sale). In general I prefer keeping my decor items on a budget. I’d rather spend more on a proper shelving system than an on trend print to hang on the wall. With a combination of thrifting, sale hunting and DIYing I’ve always managed to make the house look cute without my wallet going dry. Today I wanted to introduce 3 of my tips that will make your house look expensive without hurting your pockets!

1. Use Postcards & Posters as Art print

Left: What I kept of my childhood postcard collections Right: A old children’s board game I bought at an old toy shop for about 5$ 

Funny story, whilst my peers collected stamps or diddle papers, I actually had a passion for collecting postcards since I was a toddler. People would send me some from other countries and whenever we’d vacation I’d get some new postcards. Some were even taken from free postcard counters in supermarkets! Although now I am less of a collector, I still turn to postcards and posters when it comes to adding some cheap artworks in the house. When I started living on my own I realized how expensive art pieces/ or even prints were and postcards and posters were a lot more affordable. It  look very expensive when famed, it’s definitely one of the cheapest and easiest ways to add art into your room and it can also be a way for you to display some of your fondest memories from travels and trips.

 2.Fake Plants Over Real Ones

Fake plants from FrancFranc, Nitori & Kitchen Kitchen all under 10$

It may come as a surprise but sometimes fake plants are cheaper than the real ones and a lot of them now a days look just as real! As a young girl who went out a lot and wasn’t the most responsible, I definitely have killed a fair share of my plant babies and I soon turned to mixing in some fakes into my collection.  If your not confident about taking care of your plants or just simply don’t have as much time, it’s definitely the route to go as well as you really don’t need to care for it at all.

 3. Expensive looking Dollar Store frames

Left: Dollar store frames Right: After a coat of paint

Wrapped in cheap plastic packaging and lit with fluorescent light Dollar store frames wouldn’t be my first choice! But, there are lot’s of advantages to these cheap frames and just a simple coat of paint turns them into designer looking frames. Dollar store frames are often one of the lightest frames you’ll find and it’s perfect for decorating rental homes where you want to avoid making holes as they hang easily on small command hooks. My tip when transforming these frames? Avoid mixing and matching too much and instead opt for a more minimal or monochrome look. What do I mean? If you mix different types of frame designs together then paint them all in the same color, and If you want to keep the original wood or plastic design then try and buy the same / similar designs to keep that cohesive looks. Remember: less is more in this case, too much of everything can end up looking extremely cheap especially when making a gallery wall.

And there you have it, my 3 tips on making your decor look expensive on a budget! I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and I hope it inspired you all to go decorate your homes.

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Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Louie and I’m a Muay Thai fighter and content creator living in Tokyo. I guess if I’m to define myself it’ll be as a grandma in the body of a young slightly tomboy girl.  My passion in life are my two dogs, cooking, interior design and nature. I’ve always done things myself and my way and this blog is a platform for me to show you guys how I live and enjoy life. 

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🇫🇷🇯🇵 🇬🇧Tomboy with Grandma taste 🎻 Vintage Curator @junoniavintage and I also fight Muay Thai @tokyomuaythaigirl 🤷🏽‍♀️

LOUIE  | スタイリッシュなワンちゃんライフ 🐶
🇬🇧Morning in winter wonderland. I grew up wi 🇬🇧Morning in winter wonderland. I grew up with banana leaves and tropical trees outside my window so this type of vues make me feel all dreamy. ❄️ 

🇯🇵 雪国、朝の景色。そっだった島では窓の外の景色がバナナの木や南国の植物だったので外が真っ白だと夢見てる気分になる ❄️
🇬🇧 Only one day to go till brunches and free 🇬🇧 Only one day to go till brunches and free flow mimosas! Btw are you team 🍚 or team bread 🍞 for breakfast ? 

🇯🇵 あと1日でブランチと飲み放題ミモザの時間だ!ちなみに皆さん朝ごはんは チーム🍚 ですか 🍞ですか?
🇬🇧 Third time in my life visiting snowy plac 🇬🇧 Third time in my life visiting snowy places and this island girl finally enjoyed it. 

🇯🇵雪に行くの人生で3回目 やっと好きになったかも
🇬🇧 This year I’m celebrating 20years of vi 🇬🇧 This year I’m celebrating 20years of violin along with my birthday. Martial arts  was just not something I was allowed to do, my mom wanted me to be feminine and sweet and raise me to become a violinist. Turns out I was better at martial arts than violin, so here I am a pro fighter and a hobby player. But that doesn’t change that I am feminine, I am sweet but It also makes me confident, strong and fearless. The message I wanted to give is there’s nothing you can’t do or be in life so go do it and be that bad ass bitch your born to be. 

🇯🇵今年はお誕生日と一緒に20年間ヴァイオリンをやってきた記念日です。格闘技は反対されて小さい時からお願いしても絶対ダメって言われてきたこと。お母さんは私がフェミニンで優しい女子でヴァイオリニストになるようにに育ってきました。でも私は格闘技の方がヴァイオリンより上手だったみたいで今はプロの選手として 趣味のヴァイオリニストになりました。今の私はフェミニンでもあるし優しい、その上自身いっぱいだし強くなりました。言いたかったことはいつもダメって言われても、人の目を気にしないで心と夢を追って絶対諦めないこと。

Beautiful dress by merumu.m vv_sewing_lesson and photo by 021hiro
🇬🇧 Gave myself lots of self love this valent 🇬🇧 Gave myself lots of self love this valentines. I decided to try out katherine_sabbath glamington and treat my lneglected belly 😋 
Which do you prefer the big heart or the mini hearts ? 

🇯🇵今年のバレンタインはセルフラブをたくさん、自分にケーキを作りました🥰きつかった減量の後のベーキングはもっと楽しく感じました。レシピは好きなオーストラリアのベーカーさん katherine_sabbath のラミントンケーキです。ミニハートと大きいハートどっちが好きですか?
🇬🇧 Our first year as married couple giving a 🇬🇧 Our first year as married couple giving away red pockets and our wallet is thanking COVID restrictions 😅... I hope everyone’s staying safe during this time 🧧🐂

🇯🇵 結婚して初めての旧正月 本当だったらお年玉を配るんだけど コロナで自粛だからお財布がありがとうって言ってる😅 まだまだ今年も難しそうですね 皆さんも気をつけて 🧧🐂
🇬🇧 Our little Chinese New Year year lunch sa 🇬🇧 Our little Chinese New Year year lunch safely at home with some good old home cooked food. 

🇯🇵今年の旧正月は静かにお家で家庭料理ランチ。来年は島に帰れるように💕
🇬🇧Chinese New Year mode on 🧨 Sad im not b 🇬🇧Chinese New Year mode on 🧨
Sad im not back home this year so I made it happen in the house ! And I walk you through the entire crafting and decor process on my YouTube ( link in profile ) 

🇯🇵旧正月! 今年はお家に帰れないから家にいっぱい飾りをしました! そしてDIYとテーブルセッティングをYouTube に載せましたのでみんな見に行って💕(リンクはプロフィールにあります)
🇬🇧 Bringing some Chinese New Year vibes to m 🇬🇧 Bringing some Chinese New Year vibes to me in Japan. I’ve been so homesick since it’s been a year since I’ve been home in HK and also since it’s one of the few Chinese New Year I’m not back home so I treated myself to these adorable Mah Jong nails 🀄️

🇯🇵香港の実家に帰ってたくってもう一年。今旧正月っていうのもあってかなりホームシックになってきたから 可愛いマージャンネイルをやってもらってきちゃった。🀄️
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