Easy Tips To Refresh Your Bedroom For $100

Are you getting a bit bored with your bedroom? Ready for a refresh, but your wallet has other plans? Although a total renovation might be out of the question, you can update your bedroom without a big budget.

Start with the bed, since it’s the largest piece in the room. Replacing bedding or accent pieces can create a big change in the space. Wall color is another way to significantly impact a room without spending a lot of money. Prioritize lighting to create the right ambiance, and make minor decor adjustments as needed with any extra funds.

A few impactful changes can make all the difference when it comes to giving your bedroom a brand-new look. You just need to decide what adjustments make sense for you, then apply your budget to those key areas.

Focus On The Bed First

If your goal is to make your bedroom look different, but you don’t have a lot of discretionary dough, you need to be super intentional. Typically in this room, the largest piece is the bed and is likely the first thing you see, which means it plays a big role in the overall design.It makes sense to focus most of your efforts on, you guessed it, your bed. The obvious choice would be to replace bedding, pillows, and blankets, but that can get pricey, so don’t rush out and buy a whole new set before you have a full plan. If you put all your money into linens, a duvet, and new pillows, you likely won’t have much left over. Then your room will look more like you just got a new bed set than a redesigned space.

Choose A Few Pieces To Change

Instead of getting everything new for your bed, consider one or two items. A new throw pillow and duvet cover that go well with your existing pillows, or, a pretty quilt and fresh white pillowcases instead of a bunch of throw pillows overwhelming the bed. When you’re more discerning about what you replace, you can divert some money to other areas. If you spend $40 of your $100 budget on a new duvet cover and $30 on new pillows, you have $30 left for decor or paint.

Decide If The Walls Need A Reboot

Paint is an all-time game-changer for making a big difference on a small budget. Plus, it’s DIY-friendly. If one of the things you no longer love about your bedroom is the color, repainting could be worth it. A can of paint-and-primer-in-one costs about $30 to $35 for a quality, affordable option. Before you paint the walls, think about the adjustments you make to your bed. Do they make you see the existing wall color differently? When you’re working with a small budget, redesigning a room largely depends on picking and choosing what you already have. You need to tweak a few things to see other pieces in a new light.

Get Cozier Lighting

Many times, a room seems off because the lighting isn’t right. Maybe there’s just one glaring ceiling light that makes the room feel anything but relaxing and cozy. Walk into your bedroom and see how you feel. Ask yourself if the lighting is too bright. Do you like to read in bed at night? Maybe you need a better lamp on your bedside table.

Think about how you use the space, and make sure the lighting complements it without overpowering the sense of calm you expect in a bedroom. This doesn’t mean you need all-new light fixtures or an electrician. It could just mean swapping out light bulbs for those with a warmer color temperature. Or perhaps you replace lampshades with something a bit softer to help diffuse the light. Overall, prioritize lighting in your design to make an effective change.

Decor Comes Last In A Bargain Bedroom

It’s not that decor isn’t important; it’s just that if you’re working with $100, you have to be strategic. A bedroom only has a few primary purposes, and your design needs to support them first. Since the bed is the star of the show, most of your funds will likely go to it. Lighting is another critical element, so make sure it works for your space. And wall color is easy to change if you want to create a big difference for less.

Once you’re satisfied with those three things, you can think about decor if you have some money left. You don’t need to replace everything, nor should you fill every surface with random knick-knacks. Keep it simple, thoughtful, and tasteful. A new vase for some fresh flowers, a pretty tray for the bedside table, or a vintage jewelry box on the dresser.

Bring Things Into Balance

After you make changes, reassess the room as a whole to make sure everything works together. Although this should be something you determine in the initial phases of your design, it’s easy to overlook small details, especially when the budget is tight, because you have to be a bit more flexible with your final picks. You can’t simply buy whatever pieces you want, and often, some of your choices will dictate the rest of the design.

When you can’t afford to replace everything, you’re more likely to forget to consider something. For example, you decide to repaint the walls, change the duvet cover and pillows, and get a couple of new decor items. You want to shift everything to a more neutral palette, only to realize at the end that you completely forgot about the bright yellow curtains.

Make Adjustments To Keep Your Bedroom Stylish And Under Budget

The easiest, most cost-effective solution would be to remove curtains. But this is only practical if you have attractive window casings and another type of privacy measure in place, like shades or blinds. If you don’t, you may need to look for a temporary, inexpensive pair of neutral panels online. You can find inexpensive sheers for about $20.

To stick to your $100 budget, you may need to return a throw pillow or a few decor items, but the curtains make a larger impact than these smaller elements. But it’s also a great reason to get creative. There are a few other tricks to make your room’s new look work without spending more money.

Stretching Your Design Dollars

When you’re designing for less, you need to maximize every cent, so consider these tips:

• Shop secondhand or on online marketplace sites
• Look around your house for items you can use in the room (shopping your house is a great way to give several spaces a new look)
• DIY what you can, when you can
• Give new life to heirloom pieces that have been gathering dust bunnies in storage
• Deep clean and declutter (that don’t cost a thing!)

Sample Bedroom Mini-Makeovers For Under $100

A Restful Retreat

You love the current wall color in your bedroom (a soft blue), so you decide to get a new coverlet for $40. It’s a neutral shade that’s less busy than your current multi-colored, paisley one and goes well with your current pillows. You decide to remove a few to make the bed look and feel less cluttered. Now the room feels calmer and fresher.

You replace the bright-white bulb in the ceiling fixture with a warm-white one that’s not so jarring when you turn it on. The bulb cost $10. You realize the lamp on your nightstand is too low, which is why reading at night isn’t very appealing. You replace it with a taller one that suits the room’s style for about $50, and now you can enjoy your favorite book as you settle in for the night. Your $100 budget gets you a bedroom that feels more inviting and better fits how you like to use the space.

From Drab To Fab

You’ve always felt a little blah in your bedroom. Its beige walls, light furniture, and all-white and cream bedding are just too bland for your taste. It feels stark. You decide to start with the walls, since you’re ready for some color and know that it will make a big difference. You get a can of paint-and-primer for $35 and color-drench the room in a gorgeous sage.

You keep your white duvet, but you replace the cream blanket and a few of the pillows with some in a rich terra cotta for $50. You pull the terra cotta accent into the rest of the space using a few simple decor swaps for $15. To stretch the budget, shop at secondhand or thrift shops. You’ll save money and find something unique.

A Bedroom Design Boost On A Budget

Giving your bedroom a new look doesn’t have to cost a fortune. And if you’re on a shoestring budget, that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with the same space. Focusing your design plans and funds on color, bedding, and lighting can help maximize the results. If you have some money left after you get these elements how you want them, fill in the gaps with some thoughtful decor. Once you finish your budget-friendly bedroom makeover, all that’s left is to enjoy your new space.

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