| When your decorating ideas and dreams are on hold | | | | walls using simple tape or stables. In fact, this is how I |
| because you don't have enough money to do what | | | | personally decorated my kid's rooms for years. |
| you'd like, there are still many ways to be creative and | | | | 3. Make a craft display. This one is particularly useful |
| have beautiful walls too. In fact, there are several | | | | for anyone who either loves doing crafts such as |
| super cheap - and sometimes completely free ways | | | | quilting, sewing, knitting or crochet - or someone who |
| to make your walls into interesting, artistic, and | | | | has inherited many of these types of items over the |
| decorative show pieces. | | | | years. Use your quilts, afghans, quilt blocks and so on |
| 1. If you have kids, get them to color, paint or draw for | | | | as wall displays! |
| you. Most mom's have plenty of the kid's artwork | | | | Now there are a few ways to go about doing this. I |
| displayed on the front of the fridge, but you can | | | | display my mother's quilts for instance, using old bunk |
| actually do even more with it than that. Try making it | | | | bed ladders. I have the ladders leaned against the wall |
| into a collage for instance, to hang on the living room or | | | | in my living room, and the crocheted afghans that my |
| bedroom wall. A super cheap way to do this is to buy | | | | mom made over the years are folded neatly and |
| a large piece of white poster board. This runs maybe | | | | draped over the ladder rungs. The same can be done |
| $2-$3 at any discount store. Then arrange the kid's | | | | with quilted bedspreads. |
| artwork on the board in a pleasing manner, and tape | | | | These items can also be hung on the wall, but I prefer |
| or glue each piece in place. Once it's dried completely, | | | | not to do this because I'm afraid of causing damage. |
| hang it up using some stables or tape. | | | | One way to do it without damage though, is to simply |
| 2. More kid's artwork. If you have a little more money, | | | | mount a nice looking, long towel rack on the wall |
| you can buy the kids a treat while getting new decor | | | | where you plan to display the quilt or afghan. Then just |
| for your walls too. Many discount and dollar stores | | | | drape it over the towel bar and viola! Instant wall decor. |
| have poster coloring packages for kids. These come | | | | Last but not least, if you like to sew yourself, you can |
| in plain paper style as well as a thicker, cardboard style | | | | create colorful quilt blocks designed specifically to hang |
| with black velvet. The packages include markers too, | | | | on your walls. Just put together fabric shapes in |
| and usually have 2-4 different pictures in each pack. | | | | whatever colors and patterns you want, then tack |
| These usually cost less than $3-$5 each, depending on | | | | them up on the wall. If you have a little more budget, |
| how large the posters are in each package. | | | | you can actually buy a photo frame which has a mat |
| Now, buy these for your kids in whatever style | | | | included, and mount your colorful pattern blocks into |
| pleases you and them. Then let them color the pictures | | | | that frame for hanging. This is an excellent way to |
| to their hearts content. Once they're done, you can | | | | create color-coordinated, artistic looking wall decor for |
| again post these up on your living room or bedroom | | | | pennies, and it takes practically no time at all too! |