Redesign Tips for Any Room in Your Home

Everyone wants an attractive home, but not everyone has the money to decorate. But there are ways to have a stylish home and not empty your wallet.

Sometimes just changing up the scene is enough to update any room. With a little work, creativity and guidance, you can have a fresh space in no time.

The best and most affordable way is to figure out a new floor plan. By just moving furniture around, your space will feel new and exciting. Here are a few tips to guide you along the way:

•  Take photos of the room from every angle as well as measurements of the furniture.
• Ask yourself what you want from the space. Do you need more room, or want to have a more organized area? Figure out how you can benefit from the space.
• Move all the smaller pieces of furniture out of the room as well as any artwork, lamps and other designer items.
•  Draw a diagram of the room and tiny replicas of your furniture. Cut the drawings out and place them on the diagram in all different ways. Experiment and get creative. 
• Start to move the bigger pieces around and see what works best. This is why having measurements are helpful. Then slowly bring the smaller pieces in the space. If something doesn't work, just move it somewhere else.
• Don't feel you have to keep everything in the room. Look around your home to see if you have something you can pull from another room. If it looks good, keep it. It's decisions like these that will help the space to feel like new. 

You can find pads and drawing materials at CVS on West Park Avenue, Rite Aid at Long Beach Plaza and Walgreens on Long Beach Boulevard.

All this surely takes some time. But if you are determined and ready to focus, in a couple of hours you can sit back and enjoy your newly redesigned space. I suggest you ask someone to help, especially if you have heavy furniture.

After you have finished, add some finishing touches with new accessories. Find some cool items throughout your home or purchase some inexpensive ones. You don't need to buy many — pillows, curtains, artwork or a couple of knick-knacks will do the trick.

You never know what you will find at the hardware stores. Stop by True Value on Long Beach Boulevard and check out what they have in store. For new design elements, stop by Pier 1 Imports on East Park Avenue, Rock-N-Robins Enchanted Cauldron on West Beech Street, or My Angel on North Park Avenue.

This is your chance to be a designer and really make it happen. When you’re done, invite some friends over so everyone can enjoy your genius.