Budget-friendly home decor tips | CTV News [Video]

It was the early ’90s and Laura Ashley flower prints were hot.

Ami McKay was a budget-conscious student living alone for the first time, and to cosy up her bedroom, she bought a Laura Ashley sheet set, sewed the sheets together and made a duvet cover. She also picked up a lacy fabric and fashioned a canopy over the bed, pinning the four corners to the ceiling.

With just a few pieces of fabric, her room was transformed.

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Today, McKay is president and principal interior designer at Pure Design Inc., a Vancouver design firm. Being young and on a budget was a blessing, she said: it forces you to be creative.

“For 20 to 30 year olds, it’s such a fun time because you’re only as limited as your mind,” McKay said.

“You can do things on a next-to-nothing budget.”

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