How To Redecorate On A Budget

I always like to pick a focal point first. In this example of my entryway table you can see how different it looks for both spring and holiday time from this year versus last year. This year on top, last year on bottom. 

I switched out that mirrored tray and white tree for this cool wooden box which was a huge score at 80% off from Hobby Lobby. Inside I put some winter stems. For my spring décor I switched out that grey wooden box and flowers and kept the same wood box from winter, in which I switched out my winter décor for some different spring flowers and greenery. The flowers and greenery I already owned and just moved from a different area. 

That ladder is another “new” item I picked up from an antique mall and was under $15. I keep that up year round now and just change out the decorations for the seasons. The window is another antique which I have had for a few years and always stays in that spot.

My next step after getting my focal point set is to figure out what I want to use around it. I’m not going to lie, I probably switch this up 10 times before I’m satisfied with the end result. But if you have the same few decorating pieces which you love to use in the same spots, then this will be much less of a challenge for you. If you’re up for a challenge, try rearranging things to try something new!

I’m not going to get super detailed on my actual decorating process, you can check out this post or this post for decorating tips. I’m just going to compare this year to last year so you can see what I reused and talk about where the other items came from. 

Let’s start with winter. I reused the two wooden box pine trees and those cute white wooden skis. The white candle and greenery from the bottle vases I used elsewhere and everything else I packed up in storage.

As for new items, that amazing wooden house advent calendar I got on sale at the end of the holiday season last year so it was over 50% off, I just don’t remember exactly how much. The little wooden stool was also from Hobby Lobby and was 50% off.

The Mrs. Claus pillow and the stripe cloth pine tree were both from the Target dollar spot and were each under $5. I also bought a couple new stems to use in the wooden box, the red berries and the white branches. They were both 50% off at Hobby Lobby. The rest of the faux pine stems in there I already owned. 

My spring set up was another big change. The only things I reused from the year before were those little pink flowers and lambs ear stems. I switched out the glass bottle vases for these milk glass vases I already owned.

The “hi” sign, that grey wood box with flowers, wood bead garland, and the 2 small potted plants I moved to new spots. I boxed up the glass bottle vases, the mirrored tray, the candle holders, and the birdhouse for storage. 

As for new items, the wooden eggs I got, I believe, last year in the Target dollar spot for under $5. The glass cloche and wood spoon tray were both 80% off from Hobby Lobby. All of those glass bottles were a mixture of Hobby Lobby and thrifting.

The flower market sign was a diy project as well as the little bunny sign which was actually a thrift store diy, you check both of those out here.