Quick Decorating Ideas Under $20: The Budget Decorator's Bible

Quick Decorating Ideas Under $20 is packed with ideas, guidance, and inspiration for those home decorators on the tightest budget. Full of 100's of clever, creative, and even free ideas to turn your home into a warm, personal retreat for your family and loved ones. The bible for all budget decorators!

Learn paint finishes that can transform everyday objects for pennies!
Use clever finds in your own home to add personality.
Use free and recycled items to make one of a kind accessories for your home!
Fantasy kid's rooms on a budget.
Recipes for ingenious designer "cheats"!

Kathleen Wilson's creativity is contagious - just reading her book gets your own imagination working. I often found myself not reading, but daydreaming, thinking about what I could do, and what I could use. And this was her intention - not just to copy her ideas, but to have the reader build on those to develop their own.

My only dilemma is where to start, as there are so many ideas and projects that I want to try NOW (although the author says to start with organizing and reducing the clutter - a dilemma in itself!); and my house just isn't big enough to accommodate all the wonderful ideas in this book that I'd like to use.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for inspiration!


Budget Stretcher's Book Review   October 17, 2002
Terry Rigg (Fredericktown, MO)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ideas, Ideas and more Ideas. This is what Kathleen Wilson's new book, "Quick Decorating Ideas Under $20: The Budget Decorator's Bible" is all about. She has taken her obvious expertise and imagination and turned it into a gold mine for anyone that wants to decorate their home on a challenged budget.

This easy reading "Decorator's Bible" has literally hundreds of tips and suggestions for every room in the house and outdoors too. Kathleen not only talks about your walls, but also floors, ceilings, windows, cabinets, furniture and all the other nooks and crannies in your house. Her ideas are simple and most can be done with supplies you already have around the house.

Kathleen has a unique ability to spark your imagination and creativity. Anyone reading this book will find themselves looking for ways to put these ideas to work in their homes.

You certainly don't have to have a tight budget to use and enjoy "Quick Decorating Ideas Under $20: The Budget Decorator's Bible". I would recommend it for everyone that would like to add the personal touch to their home.


Lots Of Great Ideas That You Never Thought Of   March 13, 2003
Sandie (Canada)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

The ideas are creative and do-able at such low cost with stuff that you can find around the house. They are wonderful and though many people have money, why waste the money when you can do it for less? Then you can do more or save the money for something that you cant get cheaply. I think Kathleen has done a great job with the book. I have a creative mind myself and am a student of design. I have to thank Kathleen for giving me more great ideas to do around the house without spending too much money.


Decorating Dilemmas SOLVED!   March 10, 2003
Christy (Sylvester, GA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I loved this book! I had so much great STUFF in my house, I didn't understand why it didn't look good but it certainly didn't. A few hours devoted to this book and a few quick passes through my house made all the difference and my friends wanted to know what decorator I hired! This book had very simple, easy to complete, ideas that I never would have thought of. Just a few changes here and there and I live in a designer's dream home! All of my friends have bought the book now (I won't give mine away! I refer to it often!) and their houses are transformed too! I recommend this book to anyone who lives in a home and wants it to look nice. This is a must-have! And what a great gift for newlyweds and anyone going out on their own!


A Must Have   October 17, 2002
Linda S. McCollum (Lincoln, CA United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is great book for those of us that are both challenged for ideas and money. What I like most is how easy the ideas are to actually do. I, like a lot of women, want my house to look nice and still reflect my personality. This book is such a great help. I always thought that decorating well would cost so much that I never really wanted to attempt it. I now have so many ideas that I can't wait to get started and I don't have to feel guilty about using money I can't really afford. The author was right, this really is the budget decorators bible.