10 Super Cute Ways to Decorate Your Apartment on a Budget!

Want to decorate your apartment, but you’re on a tight budget? Decorating your apartment does not have to be expensive! You can find super cute decor and organizational items for cheap at a lot of places, you just have to know where to look. My favorite budget-friendly retailers to shop from are Amazon, Target, Hobby Lobby, World Market and Walmart. I have found so many cute and amazing quality items at these stores. You would be shocked at the prices!!

So if you’re moving into a new apartment or just looking to spice up your current home, I’m going to share 10 ways you can get your Pinterest-worthy home while sticking to a strict budget.

My boyfriend and I are only two years out of college, so finding affordable home decor for our apartment that looks expensive, but really isn’t is so important to us. Obviously, quality is important too!

Here are 10 super cute ways you can decorate your apartment or home on a budget!

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1. Add a Welcome Mat

Doormats are an in-expensive way to personalize your entryway. Lately, I’ve been loving the look of layering another larger rug underneath your doormat. I think it adds a little something and makes it more home-y. I even like to switch ours up each season! It’s such a simple way to decorate your apartment. All the welcome mats I’ve listed below are between $10-20.

2. Kitchen Canisters

Kitchen counters can be hard to style. You want them to look nice, but still be functional. Adding a few canisters to a corner can totally elevate the look of your kitchen, but still provide you with storage. Would you believe me if I told you my white hobnail canisters below were $12 and less? I looked all over for THE perfect white canisters for our kitchen and I finally found these! When I saw they were $10 and $12 for a medium and large size, I bought them immediately.

3. Decorative Baskets

Who doesn’t love a good decorative basket? We have ours in our living room to store a few blankets, but they can be used in so many ways in every room in your home! You can obviously use them for storage, but you can also add in a cute throw pillow with a blanket draped over the side of the basket as decor. Or even use the basket as a plant holder! There are so many cute ways to style them.

4. Hang a Gallery Wall

If you have an empty wall in your apartment or home, consider adding a 3×3 gallery wall of your best photos. These rectangle frames are 7.99 and look beautiful! For a more cohesive gallery, print all your photos in black and white. We are planning to hang a gallery wall above our couch in our living room!

5. Small Rugs and Runners

Large area rugs can be pretty expensive, so if you’re on a tight budget, I wouldn’t recommend buying a new rug for your living room. Try adding in smaller 2×3 rugs or runners in different areas of your home that aren’t as large as your living room. You could add a smaller rug by your sink or stove, in the kitchen, in your entryway, etc. Smaller rugs are much more affordable and can give your home that warm and home-y feel.

All the rugs shown below are sold in all different sizes!

6. Switch up your Throw Pillows

Throw pillows are the best! They make it so easy to change the vibe of a room in a second. It’s so fun to mix and match pillow patterns and prints to see what fits best with your style. Pillows are a fun and inexpensive way to decorate your apartment seasonally as well. Since they’re so simple to switch in and out, you can mix up your pillows frequently! I’ll link a few of my favorite patterns below.

7. Coffee table books

You can add large books to your coffee table, your end table, your counters or nightstands. I like to buy mine from Homegoods, Marshall’s or Amazon because you can get them for half the price compared to other stores! Buy two or three, layer them, and add a cute plant on top! This is just another super simple way to give your apartment a more styled look.

8. Re-purpose Mason Jars

Mason jars and other bottles you have around your house can actually be used as cute decor! I have painted a few of mine and used them as makeup brush holders, pencil holders and planters. You could even use them to hold your kitchen utensils, cotton pads, or bathroom essentials. There are so many ways you could repurpose your old jars. You just have to get creative!

9. Labels for Every Room

Labels make everything prettier and more organized. And they’re so affordable! I love adding labels to all of my bathroom containers and kitchen canisters along with other storage containers I have around our apartment. Labels are such a simple way to organize and add an element of decor to your place at the same time. I got these labels off Amazon for less than $15 and they’re my favorite!

10. Hang Curtains

If your blinds are out-dated and not aesthetically pleasing to the eye, hang curtains in your apartment. Adding in curtains/drapes can immediately transform your apartment from dull to beautiful! But, make sure you hang them correctly!

Counter to what you may think, you actually shouldn’t hang your curtain rod right above the window frame. Hanging the rod higher (close to the ceiling) and having longer drapes will actually create the illusion of a higher ceiling. And I mean, who doesn’t want that!? Also, make sure your drapes are the correct length so they just sweep the floor!