my dried Happiness bouquet of flowers
(And when the flowers dry out, you can still keep them around as decorations.)
1. Do add a bouquet
Bright flowers can do a lot to spruce up an otherwise dull room.
I like to buy the Happiness bunch at Whole Foods ($5.99), plunk them in a vase, and put them somewhere in my hasn’t-been-remodeled-for-almost-a-decade kitchen.
Some people even put fresh flowers in their cars—hey, isn’t a car like a second home anyway?
Photo Credit: Etsy
2. Do bedcovers as curtains
sheets as curtains | MARCO ZAMORA — Bio Sites
Think cool patterns, wild prints, amazing colors. Of course, if you’re more conservative, a nice ironed white cotton sheet should do.
Hang them up over your windows using thumbtacks to attach them to the adjacent walls. (Because who needs curtain rods?) Let any loose fabric from the covers hang at the sides, all draped and artsy.
No curtains? No problem. Take it from me—I haven’t bought curtains for years. Forget ‘em. Here’s what you do. First, buy some interesting bedsheets or light quilts from a local thrift store (most should be under $4 or $5).
Photo Credit: Erin Derby on Apartment Therapy
Photo Credit: Etsy
3. Do take a page out of art
Yay! You don’t need to buy that $18,000 painting you just saw at a fancy gallery.
Instead, buy a few art books on sale, at used bookstores, or at thrift shops.
see which reproduction prints best suit your decor
tear them out as neatly as you can
use clear tape to hang them up in your bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, etc. (I’m partial to thumbtacks)
sit back and enjoy
Similar art books I’ve used:
from The Story of Art
Untitled (Cadmium), painted by Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984
Rue des Moulins, painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894
