Spruce up your interior on the cheap

Ms Nancy Apimo, a resident of Buziga, says that maintaining the elegant look of her bungalow has not been an easy task, especially due to financial constraints. She however says that having money or owning a big house doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot of money to bring out a great interior and exterior look. “When it comes to cheap home decorating ideas, the biggest hurdles that one may face include the right idea to beautifully decorate the walls of the house to help create a warm atmosphere with the design of your choice while being cost-effective,” she emphasises.

According to Mr Patrick Zziwa, an interior designer at Footsteps Furniture Limited, there are different ways that one can bring out the best from any room without necessarily stretching their budget. “Home decoration is all about innovation and creativity, using what you have to boost any given interior is the best decorating idea one can apply. The power of imagination is one great tool that can help one realise that dream house without necessarily straining a lot in getting funds,” he explains.

Work of art is one great inspiration when it comes to decoration. Ms Apimo advises that hanging some old painting of craft work on the any wall in your living room, will create an inviting mood since walls are the first place eyes look into. She adds that since not all people are art fanatics, one can instead use pictures. They could be family sentimental pictures or any appealing picture portrait to help camouflage the blank walls that make the room look dull.

According to Mr Julius Musoke, a hardware operator at Nakasero market, the wide use of paint is generally because it comes in various colours. Paint is environmentally friendly and comes in different types and packed in different quantities. “Paint is one of the least expensive things one can add to any room and depict that immediate and profound impact on the overall look and feel of the room in question. However, one should choose the right paint colours, a colour that complements other accessories in the room so as to create a nice colour contrast,” Mr Musoke explains.

There are times when the dullness of a house is caused by improper home arrangement. According to Ms Apimo, buying expensive items doesn’t really guarantee the improvement of a house. Some people buy many expensive items but when it comes to arrangement, less work is done, which makes the room look cluttered. The right arrangement of items is very critical and can be done by an interior designer at a relatively low cost and you will have the best makeover.

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If you’re tired of getting your sofa dirty, then you might want to pay attention to this post. After all, slipcovers make great cheaper alternatives to purchasing entirely new sofas and can help your favorite love seat last years beyond its initial shelf life. As much as you may want to run out and purchase a brand-new t-cushion sofa slipcover however, making your own can be much more rewarding with just a bit of patience.

What you’ll need:

A sewing machine or sewing needle to help make your fitted slipcover

Ten yards of 54” fabric or so, depending on the length of your sofa

Step-by-step instructions:

The first thing that you will need to do is measure your sofa. Measure its width from the lowest point and determine how much fabric you will need in yards. Multiple the height of your sofa by two and the width by four then divide by 36. For those of us who are mathematically challenged, your favorite local upholstery store will more than lik ely have a cheat sheet for every sofa shape and size. When starting to make the slip cover, cut your fabric with pinking shears. You will be sewing 1” seams into it later. Working from the back, put the end of your fabric on your seat of the sofa and drape it towards the floor to ensure you have enough for seaming and hemming. Mark it and draw a straight line cut. Repeat the process for the arms and cut. You may need to cut the width, adding 3-4” while using the rest of the fabric for the back and front arms. Once you have enough fabric for the arms, take the length of the height of the arms and add 3” or 4”. Pin the fabric to the arm smoothing over the top and around the sides. Take the fabric and cover the arms in the seat and drape it to the floor smoothly. Tuck the seam allowances under the front over the fabric pinned in its place and pin the two together. Take off and sew. Repeat for the back of the arm as well, draping and sewing it to the back of the sofa. Join the two arms. Fill in the seat with you plain fabric and sew it to the back. Drape again and then proceed to sew the front of the sofa to the seat and back. Drape once more. Repeat. Once finished, pin the back to the arms and the seat to the arms and front to the arms completing your slipcover.

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