5 Way to Update Your Bedroom WITHOUT Spending Money

This is our "BEFORE" bedroom. It's pretty, but the dresser has always bugged me. It's nice piece of furniture, so I've lived with it.

We bought it in a set six years ago for the little man’s nursery. We bought it at a baby boutique store and the selling point was that all the pieces could function in an adult room. It’s GREAT storage just not my style. I’ve debated selling it with the set, but seriously the storage in it is so great that I hate to part with it.

A long time back, I scored a thrifted dresser that was my style. I believe the dresser was $35. Sold. I wasn’t sure exactly where I was going to put it, but since our house is still lacking furniture I knew I could find a spot. It’s played musical rooms for a bit, but finally I knew where it needed to go.

It needed to replace the dresser in our bedroom. So, I unloaded all of the drawers in both dressers and did a switch.

Before/After.

I love the change! The new dresser is the perfect fit for our room.

As I said earlier, I have 5 changes that you can make to change the look of your room!

1. Blankets - Everyone has extra throw blankets. Change them up. Move them from one room to another. Layer two of them on your bed for a different look.

2. Pillows - I don’t have tons of extra pillows in a linen closet or laundry room. I do have a few on each couch and on each bed. For a different look in the bedroom, I moved a lumbar pillow that I had on the couch to the bedroom. That one change felt different and allowed me to change things up without spending money. Do you have extra fabric sitting around or fabric napkins that you don’t use? You could easily make your own pillows to change up your decor.

3. Furniture - Do you have a console table that could be used as a media unit? How about a dresser that could be used as a buffet? Or a pair of sitting chairs that could flank your table instead? Think outside the box with some of your furniture pieces. Move them around and try them in different arrangements. This is FREE and sometimes you find something you LOVE more than what you originally had.

4. Switching Art/Frames - Are you bored with your wall frames? If so, give them a new look with paint. Or, if you are just bored with your art or photographs, print some free art. I’ve rounded up some printables here if you are interested. I took off one of the frames on my gallery wall behind the tv and it just opened that wall up a bit.

5. Accessories - We all have extra pots and accessories. Move them around and change them up. It can be fun to do and give little spaces (especially nightstands, plant stands, and end tables) a totally new look.

You can see more pictures and details on my blog!