Budget interiors is where this whole blog started, and it’s still what I care about most: proving you don’t need a huge budget to create a home you genuinely love.
In this category, I share affordable ways to update your home, from small, low-cost changes to bigger money-saving strategies for renovations and decorating. Everything here is based on what we’ve actually done in our own home, most of our furniture is secondhand, and I’m always on the hunt for a bargain, so you can trust these tips are realistic, not just aspirational.
I’ve covered budget ideas for almost every room in the house, plus seasonal decor and bigger renovation savings, and I’ll keep building on this category as we find new ways to save. If you’re working with a tight budget, start with the small, affordable changes first, as they can add up quickly and transform how a room feels long before you’re ready to tackle anything bigger.
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I know what it feels like to look on Instagram and see people making BIG changes to their home – extensions, garden renovations, redecorating, new windows. I always look at what the neighbours are doing too, and feel a pang of unfairness that it’s not me having building work done or a new patio. But…
Many of us are spending more time at home than ever before. You might work from home a lot more than you ever used to (thanks Covid) or it may just be that you’re like me and spend less time going out and more time chilling with Netflix or The Kardashians on Disney+ (my current…
I’m a huge believer in creating a gorgeous home on a budget. You absolutely don’t need to spend a fortune on renovations, expensive furniture, luxury furnishings and more to make your home look better. There are plenty of simple things you can do to improve the appearance of your home without spending too much money….
I just love it when all the garden decor hits the shops. It kind of lifts my heart a little bit and it makes me so happy to see the bright patterns and colours. But I’m getting a tad ahead of myself because our garden currently looks like this: So we’re a long way from…
There’s some truly stunning shelf styling going on out there in people’s homes and on their Instagram grids. But it seems that some of the decor is high end, or that you need to buy 50 new items to make your shelves look full. But I’m here to prove that this isn’t so. I set…
Navy blue and pink is a timeless colour pairing that feels both bold and inviting. The deep, calming tones of navy bring sophistication, while pink adds warmth and playfulness. Together, they strike the perfect balance between cosy and stylish, which is why you’ll find the combo in everything from downstairs bathrooms to kitchens, master bedrooms…
I can’t get enough of Christmas decor at the moment. It makes your home come alive, and then your home feels empty again when it all comes down. There are so many ways you can introduce luxurious Christmas decorations into your home without spending loads of money. I recently wrote a post about buying Christmas…
Need some Christmas decor inspiration? Here’s some Christmas home decor for under £40! Interiors can be expensive at the best of times, never mind when it’s Christmas and suddenly you have to buy Christmas-themed decor. You don’t want to spend a fortune on items that only makes an appearance for one month out of 12….
This home office room reveal has been a loooong time in the making. I’ve written not one, but two posts before reaching this point. The first outlined my plans for the room (which of course changed), and the second was an update on the renovation. The second post explains why the whole thing was so…
In case you don’t know yet, I’m in the middle of renovating my home office. Honestly, it’s probably the project I’m most excited about, partly so I can finally move all my books out of our spare room and back onto their shelves. But this little project got me thinking about one small but mighty…
I’ve been after some artwork for our home for so long, and struggled to know what I wanted. Using artwork in the home isn’t always the easiest task. Artwork was on my list as the last thing to add to our home. All our walls have been newly plastered so we wanted to get all…
All the way back in December, I wrote this post about renovating our study. We were planning on having it finished at the end of January, but we have barely even started it. This is just a quick post to say we will renovate our study at some point, but who knows when that will be….