When you want to update your home and cash is something that you don’t have a lot of, there are many ideas under $100 that you can use to make your space feel new again. Remember, you don’t have to always buy new, a lot of these items can be found in antique shops, thrift stores and yard sales.

1. Paint a room
2. Add a live plant or tree
3. Use fragrance throughout your home
4. Create a curtain wall in fabric
5. Update your electronics
6. Paint your ceiling and tint it with your wall color
7. Buy lamps in unusual shapes
8. Create the perfect picture wall
9. Add a bench
10. Wallpaper your closet
11. Add a textural area rug over your solid color carpet
12. Upholster an interior door in fabric or leather
13. Add a fireplace to any room with a bio-fuel unit
14. Hang art in unusual places
15. Organize your drawers and cabinets
16. Set your furniture on an angle
17. Put a throw over your sofa
18. Buy crown molding, mount it to your wall and use it as a picture ledge
19. Tack fabric ribbon to the borders of your room
20. Put a mirror opposite a window to really open the space
21. Get all new bath accessories
22. Buy new throw pillows
23. Change out your hardware, either your cabinets or your doors
24. Buy a bench that doubles as a coffee table
25. New bedding can mean a whole new personality
26. Get a photo mural
27. Add dimmers to all your switches
28. Try out different light bulbs
29. Change out your lampshades
30. Place some flowers around your home

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