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Home remodeling can cost a pretty penny if you try to perfectly recreate a designer look. However, the key to saving money isn’t waiting for your local home improvement store’s annual sale, but choosing your materials and your projects wisely. Indeed, one can duplicate the feel of a designer room without spending thousands of dollars. With a little time, imagination and some helpful tips from home improvement websites, you can completely revamp the look of a room for under a thousand dollars.

One way to save money when remodeling a room is to paint interesting patterns on the walls instead of purchasing wallpaper. If there’s a certain designer wallpaper that’s caught your eye, try to replicate that pattern using paint and stencils. You can even create your own stencils using tracing paper and cardboard or illustration board.

Another key to saving money is working with fabric. Rather than buying pre-made designer drapes and pillows, purchase attractive textiles at your local fabric store. You can then sew the pillows and drapes yourself or engage a local seamstress. Both of these are easy sewing projects–simple, straight lines that require measurements rather than complicated sewing patterns–so the added cost of hiring a seamstress should be relatively inexpensive.

Refinishing used furniture instead of purchasing new pieces is another way to limit your spending. You can spray paint metal tables, chairs, and bookcases, or you can strip and refinish wooden furniture using a new stain or paint color. Reupholstering chairs with new fabric and adding a matching tablecloth will invigorate an old table, while slipcovering a comfy old couch will turn it into a whole new piece of furniture.

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