Use items you already have to restyle your home

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Restyling with What You Already Have

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Style With What You Have

Style With What You Have

Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it?  Yet, we don’t seem to think of decorating or restyling with what we already have. During one of my purging sessions, I came across an old issue of a HGTV Magazine with a sub heading stating just that, “Restyle With What You Have”.  Hey!, I must be featured, because this is the only kind of styling I do!  Seriously, if you look back at many of my posts I have shared, I decorate mainly with items I already own.  These posts were either called “Shopping My Stash” or  “No Cost Decorating”.

Here are a few examples of such decorating…..

The two coffee stations in my home, created at different times, resulted from using pieces from other rooms throughout the house.

Coffee Station

Coffee Station– Restyling

 

During the fall, I was able to look around my home and choose items to use to decorate my mantle and also give an quick refresh to a pair of shutters.  These easy no cost choices made a large impact to the decor for the season

 

 

However,  one of my all time favorite room change ups with what I already owned was a Pottery Barn Look- Alike bed makeover.  I literally took a photo of a bedding ensemble in a Pottery Barn Store, and recreated it in my own bedroom using what I had already on hand.

As stated in the HGTV Jan/Feb 2016 Magazine, “All it takes is some clever rearranging of the cute pieces you already own to give your home a fresh look.”

Go ahead, give it a try.  You will be surprised how something old looks new again in a different spot and how you will fall in love with it a second time.  You will be reminded of why you purchased that item in the first place.  Restyle with what you have already!

 

Comments

  1. I am smiling because I remember each of these makeovers in your home. You are a talented lady with mad home styling skills. I need you at my house because it does not come easy with me! The bedroom restyle is still so gorgeous!
    Shirley Wood recently posted…Porch Swing MakeoverMy Profile

  2. I remember all of these makeovers. I loved them then and I love them now. I try to use what I already have when decorating. Before I buy new (seasonal) stuff, I always ask myself where I’m going to store it. That question alone usually has me backing away from the new and styling with what I have on hand.

    • Yes that is an important question to ask. One can get carried away with a good deal or great find but it does no good if it doesn’t work in ones space
      Need to be a smart decorator!

  3. So true – you should be featured in this magazine! I love how you can transform your home so easily with you already have. The two coffee bars so different! I remember that Pottery Barn bedroom look-alike, too. You do such a great job with restyling with what you have. It is a great way to save money!
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  4. Some fab ideas and cost cutting great post Thanks for linking to the #THAT FRIDAY LINKY come back next week please