Everyone desires an elegantly-designed home, but not everyone has the money to hire a professional decorator. Some of us do not even have the budget to replace our home’s accent pieces to create a new look. Fortunately, with a few do-it-yourself hacks, you can create a classy feel to your home without breaking the bank. Here are a few tricks you can try today:

Use A Painted Drawer for a Decorative Shelf

Do you have an old dresser that is not in the best shape or that you simply do not use anymore? Try using some of the bureau’s drawers to create beautifully-decorated shelves for your bedroom and living room. You can paint them any color to match your current theme, or, if they are wooden, you can stain and varnish them. You can even try the “distressed wood” look that is in vogue right now. This especially works if the dresser was vintage or antique and it already has old-fashioned decals and handles.

The best part about using a drawer as a shelf has to be the fact that it is already assembled. So, even if you are not the most handy person, all you really need to worry about is hanging the unit securely. There is no building required!

Hang Woven Baskets on a Wall for Bath Linen Storage

In order to bring this idea to life in the most stylish way possible, be sure to hang your baskets so that the open side faces out toward your bathroom. If done this way, this cool hack actually makes storage look decorative rather than crowded and cluttered. To add even more storage space, you can even try rolling towels rather than simply folding them. You do this by folding them in half length-wise and then rolling them into a cylinder shape. Then stack the cylinders so that the circular side faces outward.

These baskets will exude a country farmhouse charm that can be accented with candles and potpourri. They can even be painted to match your knickknacks and shower curtain to complete an overarching design theme. Not to mention, these hanging towel racks can actually take the place of wall hangings, eliminating two unique bathroom decorating issues instead of just one!

Etch Mason Jars for Personalized Drinking Glasses

Using mason jars as cocktail glasses and beer mugs is a huge trend right now. This can be seen everywhere from house parties to the neighborhood bar. However, besides being on the pulse of a new fashion, using mason jars for barware can save you a ton of money. They are inexpensive and can be purchased in most craft stores for a fraction of the price of typical glasses. As a matter of fact, they are versatile, while traditional glasses are made for each cocktail type, and collecting each type of glass can be costly.

Using chemicals, you can easily etch different and creative designs on your mason jars so that your personal “bar set” is uniquely yours. You can even up the etched glass ante by stenciling the names of everyone in your household (and the names of a few close friends) on their own personal jars that they can use exclusively.

Use Old Door Knobs for Hanging Coats

Have you recently replaced a door and instantly filled up with regret because you admired its beautiful vintage knob? You can actually use this knob and others that you can easily find in any secondhand store to create custom coat rack hooks. Brass knobs can also make great towel holders to coordinate with a brass-lined bathroom without busting your budget buying typical accents and accessories.

The nicest thing about this idea is that the knobs still appear elegant and add a touch of class to the room even if they are unoccupied by a coat or towel. Just be sure to match the knob with the room around it, so it looks as though it belongs there, and it is not just randomly coming out of the wall.

So, if you are unsure of how to decorate on a tight budget, these quick and simple ideas should get you headed in the right direction. Many of these base items are probably lying around your house already, or can be found at a craft or vintage store nearby. You just need to look at these items with a new set of eyes and see the potential they have to make your home beautiful today!