Sure, the billionaires can afford to install Doric columns and indoor swimming pools. But when a house cost nearly all you had, it's time to get crafty. Create effects that look like ancient marble, striated stone, speckled wood. Nothing destroys home design like a television. Still, don't kill your TV, hide it For handmade curtains and cushions, prowl yardage shops for large interesting remnants.
Some thrift stores sell remnants, too.
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