I'm an interior designer. Here are 9 ways to make your home look more expensive on a budget.

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As an interior designer, I have some tricks to make homes look expensive on a budget.

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A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

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Maddy and Drew Olson built their own home to ensure their mortgage payments were affordable.

Maddy Olson

I'm an interior designer who loves HomeGoods, but there are 7 things I never buy there

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HomeGoods has a lot of great items, but there are some items I tend to avoid getting at the chain.

Paynter Rhed

I'm a full-time interior designer with a side hustle selling eco-friendly household products. I make up to £2,000 a month from it.

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Danny Leung.

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A couple turned their starter house into their forever home for $500,000

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Olivia DiBona and Christos Koci renovated their house to make it their long-term home.

Olivia DiBona

10 things to get rid of in your outdoor space, according to gardeners and designers

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An outdoor space can be more enjoyable when it isn't cluttered.

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A single mom moved into her parents' garage to save money. Now she's on track to pay off her student loans within a year.

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Sarah Ann Eller and her daughter live in her parents' garage apartment.

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Interior designers share 10 things in your bedroom to get rid of — and what to replace them with

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There are easy swaps you can make to upgrade your bedroom.

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I'm an interior decorator. Here are 8 things I'd never have in my own backyard.

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A wooden deck with an upholstered yellow couch, two chairs with white cushions, and several planters
Designing a great backyard space can be challenging, even for an interior decorator like myself.

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I'm an interior designer. Here are 7 things that should never be in your living room.

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A living room with blue walls, open bookshelves, and lots of decor.
As an interior designer, I don't think cluttered book collections should be in a living room.

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