14 Budget-Friendly & Cheap Decorating Ideas for your bedroom

Wow do we have some cheap decorating ideas for your bedroom!

Redecorating your bedroom doesn’t have to break the bank or be difficult. There are lots of super easy way to redecorate that will make your space look absolutely stunning without having to spend loads of cash.

I am someone who loves to redecorate my room – probably way more often than a sane person should – but there is something about your space feeling brand new that clears your head and makes you feel fresh.

Since I redecorate so often (3-4 times a year i’m embarrassed to admit) I can’t afford to be spending money every time on new furniture or all new decor. This is how I began to find the best cheap decorating ideas for my bedroom. So in this article I am going to tell you 14 EASY ways to redecorate your space on a budget. Whether that space is your living room, apartment or your bedroom we’ve got you covered!

Note that these are all bedroom decorating suggestions and that you don’t have to do all of them to redecorate your bedroom.

1. Add a Mirror

Adding a mirror to any room can make it feel larger. If you are decorating a small space that you wish to open up and make feel bigger, than adding a mirror will do the trick. The bigger the mirror, the larger the illusion is. I have two sliding door full length mirrors in my bedroom as my closet doors and this opens up the space so much more.

Quick Budget Tip:

Don’t spend too much money on a mirror because they can get expensive! All you need to do is check out your local thrift stores and they will have cheap mirrors for you to purchase.

2. Hang Up Artwork

Empty lifeless walls can be rather depressing. For the longest time I didn’t put any wall decor up and I always felt as if something was missing. Finally I put up a painting and created a mood board and added that to my wall as well. Creating your own artwork (paintings, drawings, mood boards/vision boards) are a wonderful and cheap way to add some style to your walls and space.

Quick Budget Tip:

If you don’t want to spend the money on artwork, create a vision board! Vision boards are collages of pictures that you choose yourself based on what you want to manifest into your life. They are really pretty and they help you to achieve your life goals and dreams. How To Create a Vision Board to Manifest your Dreams

3. Switch out your Bedding

Changing up your bedding can really switch up the mood of your entire bedroom! You will feel so good with a new set of fresh sheets, chosen in a color of your choice. There are lots of good deals on Amazon, Winners or Homesense.

Anytime I rearrange my bedroom I always change up the bedsheets. It can be something as simple as new decorative pillows or just a new duvet cover. Sometimes just a little change to the bed can make all the difference.

Quick Budget Tip:

If changing the entire bed set is out of your budget, then just buy a new piece for the bed. Whether you get a few new decorative pillows, a new throw blanket or just new pillowcases – whatever is in your budget sometimes a small change is all you need.

4. Rearrange the Furniture (Cheap Decorating Ideas for the Bedroom)

Now this is one tip that doesn’t cost a dime and totally changes the whole dynamic of your space! Rearranging your furniture changes the room completely and makes the space feel fresh and new.

I always like to change the positioning of my bed and changing up the direction that my couch. Sometimes all you need is to rearrange the furniture to make your space feel brand new.

Quick Budget Tip:

Instead of buying new furniture just revamp the items that you already have. You can recover your couches or chairs with covers bought online to change the color of them. I always buy a new couch cover when changing the color scheme of my room. You can always cover old pillows as well with pillow covers – sometimes you can even find these at the dollar store or at Winners for cheap.

5. Decorate your Bedside Tables

Another simple way to decorate your bedroom on a budget is to clean up your bedside tables and make them look pretty.

Clear away all the clutter and make them a beautiful focal point for the room. You can add a cute lamp, a beautiful vase with flowers, feel-good photos of friends and family. However you want to decorate your bedside tables, go for it!

Quick Budget Tip:

Hit up the dollar store and find a few cute items to add to the table. This is one of the best cheap decorating ideas for the bedroom or any room. It is simple and easy.

6. Add some houseplants

Adding live plants to your home can really brighten up not only the home space but your mood as well. Adding living things to your bedroom increase your happiness and adding live plants actually help your health as well.

Quick Budget Tip:

If you don’t want to add plants to your bedroom you can always add a bouquet of flowers in a beautiful vase. It is a cheaper option but still beautiful.

7. Consider the “5th Wall”

This is a fun budget friendly idea to add some excitement to your bedroom. Painting your ceiling a fun color can really brighten up the room and make it feel brand new. If you don’t want to paint it you can always add mirrors, paintings or sticker decor.

8. Paint your bedroom door (cheap decorating ideas for the bedroom)

In addition to painting your ceiling, you can also paint your bedroom door! Whether you want to give it a nice fresh coat of white or switch it up to some fun funky color. Be creative!

Quick Budget Tip:

An alternative to painting to door you can tape a poster to it or add door beads.

9. Add a Floor Rug

Incorporating a rug really changes up the space beautifully. Rugs almost always make any space feel more cozy and at home.

You can find cute rugs online or even at thrift stores.

10. Explore Facebook Marketplace

There are so many people selling wonderful furniture for cheap prices! If you are looking for a new side table, headboard or lamp you should be able to find it on Facebook marketplace. It is one of my favourite places to look for cheap, gently used furniture. It’s a great way to buy a new bedroom piece while keeping within your budget.

11. Upcycle your Furniture

If you aren’t a big fan of thrifting for furniture than you can always upgrade some of the pieces you have. Nothing is more fun than an at-home DIY furniture project. You can paint old pieces, cover an old couch with a new beautiful couch cover, paint your headboard, get creative!

12. Add a Throw Blanket

I don’t know why but there is something SO freaking therapeutic about buying a new throw blanket for your bedroom. I feel as if I constantly want another throw blanket.

This is a great alternative to purchasing a whole new bedspread. You can also add this throw to a couch or chair if you have one in your bedroom.

Quick Budget Tip:

If you don’t want to purchase a new throw blanket you could always crochet or sew one. This is another great DIY project to add a personalized piece to your bedroom.

13. Paint a Two Toned Wall

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea. Painting a two toned wall adds so much style and excitement to a bedroom. When I first moved to my new home I painted my bedroom purple and I hated it. I immediately changed it to a two toned theme, wallpapering one side with a grey brick pattern and painting the other sides grey. I have loved my walls ever since.

Quick Budget Tip:

Only wallpapering half the room in this two toned style saves you money on buying enough wallpaper for the entire room. You can even just wallpaper one wall if you wanted to.

14. Add Small Decor Items

This is a wonderful budget friendly way to add some excitement and extra beauty to the room. Purchase some cute picture frames, hanging lights, good smelling candles, your favourite books – whatever you feel like will match the look you are going for and place them around the room.

Quick Budget Tip:

Go to the dollar store to pick up cheap decor items. You can find really cute affordable items that will look great as table decor or wall decor.