Sacramento Movers Share Tips on Decorating a New Home with Old Furniture

Whether you have just moved into a new home, or you just want to give your home a new look, buying new furniture may not always be in the budget.  Here are a few simple tips on making the furniture you have work for you.

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·         Cushions and pillows. You can reinvent any couch, and change the whole feel of a room simply by changing out your cushions or throw pillows.

·         Move your furniture around. Rearrange the furniture in a room or simply take furniture that was once in one room and move it to another to create a feeling of a whole new room. If you plan on buying new furniture any way, why not reuse what you have. New dining room table? Turn the old one into a kitchen table. New living room couch? Put the old one in the den. You’ll be amazed at how different the room looks with “new” furniture in it.

·         Lighting. Lighting is everything, you can give a new look to a room a number of ways with lights, including by using new lamp shades for existing lamps, moving the lamp to another side of the room, or by getting new sources of lighting all together.

·         Furniture make-over. Give your furniture a new look by painting or reupholstering it. The possibilities are numerous here, and you’ll be able to achieve almost any look you want by doing this.

·         Create a new purpose. This usually applies to smaller items, perhaps such as a vase, but may also apply to a few larger items, like a small dresser. For example, turn a small dresser into an entry way table, or turn an outdated television stand into a wine-rack. On a smaller scale, putting decorative plates on the wall, or using wide vase as a holder for your cooking utensils.

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