*This giveaway is now closed and winner is announced at bottom of post*
Happy Friday everyone! I’m excited to let you all know I have partnered with Apartment Guide for their New Year, New Style: Decorating on a Budget campaign! I think with every new year, every person is longing for some kind of change. It doesn’t have to be a huge change either. I know I always want to change up some decor in our home at the first of the year and get ready for spring. Whether you’re living, looking or moving Apartment Guide offers how-to tips for making the most of your space on a budget.
There’s a little area I’d like to freshen up a bit and that would be our entry table.
There’s a lot of things I want to do to this wall, but for the time being I’m just going to focus on the accessories on the table…I think. And my bird cage lamp bit the dust a while back and so there is no lamp on the table and I’ve missed one tremendously! So a new lamp is a definite must. And the table itself is really too small for that wall, but that’s for another day. But regardless, I’ll definitely show you what I end up doing on a budget of course. :) Ready to redecorate your home but short on cash? Apartment Guide can help you find inexpensive decorating ideas for how to update an area or room without spending a lot of money.
There’s also another spot I’m considering redoing, and it’s a small area. Are you looking for new furniture for a small apartment? Check out our ideas for where to find pieces especially meant for small spaces: http://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/?p=2581
Also, if you’re ready for a whole new space or are looking to move, Apartment Guide has the photos, floor plans, features and tips to help you find the perfect apartment community. Then once you change things up or move into a new place, you might be wondering how to make your new space your own? Apartment Guide has tips for how to decorate your apartment on a dime: http://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/?p=1271. Everything you need is right here at your fingertips!
Want to find even more decorating tips for your home? Apartment Guide provides ideas for people in any sized home on http://www.movingtoday.comand http://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/.
Don’t forget to “like” Apartment Guide on Facebook for even more tips for your home.
Now for the giveaway…Apartment Guide is generously offering one of you lucky readers a $50 American Express gift card to freshen up an area of your home for the new year! Wahoooo!
To enter the giveaway to win a $50 AMEX gift card, please do the following:
- Leave a comment and tell us what part of your home you’d like to spruce up.
- Bonus entry: Follow Apartment Guide on Twitter @AptGuide for real-time tips and updates on making the most of your space.
- Facebook or Tweet about this giveaway including a link back to this post. You can even tweet this if you want “I just entered to win a $50 AMEX card over at @decor_chick courtesy of @AptGuide. Enter here: http://bit.ly/zXcJzA”
And that’s it! Please leave separate comments for each thing you do. Giveaway will be open until Friday, January 20, and I’ll choose the winner via Random.org. Good luck everyone!
UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is #44, so that is Mary Lynn! Please email me and I’ll get you in touch with Apartment Guide.
xxoo,
Decorchick!
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Athena R says
I would love to spruce up my living room.
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Jackie says
We can’t wait to redo out master bedroom and sitting area. It is in major need of a change.
Hannah Moore says
I live in a tiny little studio with my husband, so it is very important for us to create a room where we can both feel comfortable and not crammed in. I would like to spruce up our kitchen area with some new shelves and our bathroom with some yellow/pink accessories to brighten it up.
Lauren @ All Things Homie says
We are working on a nursery and I would love to add some artwork!! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love to win!!
CherylM. says
I would love to spruce up my front porch!
Kristen says
My master bedroom really needs work…poor thing has just been neglected!
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I’d like to spruce up my master bedroom
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Marin D says
I need to find some sort of sorter (is that a word?) for all of our incoming papers, bills, coupons, etc. in the kitchen area. There are always stacks everywhere. This would be perfect!
Jayna says
I need to spruce up my living room!
Kiki says
I want to do my whole house, but especially start with the kitchen!
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I just followed @aptguide on Twitter…
I tweeted @TheDebberella
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I’d like to redo my dining room.
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Karen says
I’m currently trying to create a creative haven in my unfinished (and unfinishable) basement. Quite an undertaking!!
the cape on the corner says
i’m constantly tweaking the living room. i’d love to get a mirror for the hall table that isn’t quite so matchy matchy. this would help with that, for sure. thanks for offering this!
Samara {The Dressing Room Blog} says
We are completely redecorating our family room!
Danielle S. says
I really need to spiff up my living room. It’s brown on brown on brown. *blech*
Samara {The Dressing Room Blog} says
I am now following Apartment Guide on Twitter.
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Laura Metallo says
Our master bedroom is ALWAYS being neglected — in both of the last two places we’ve lived. Needs some work desperately!
Beth says
We have a split level staircase in our home that includes a landing – not small enough to do anything drastic but large enough that it needs something with charm and visual appeal! :)
Karen H. says
Our kitchen…It’s a work in progress, and I’m planning to do some of that work over the three-day MLK Day weekend. Thank you for the giveaway.
Beth @ Design Your Dwelling says
I passed along this post on my Design Your Dwelling fan page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Design-Your-Dwelling/234408383288814
Valerie J. says
We are currently working on our living room and am currently looking for some accessories for it.
Katie @ Pop Culture Cuisine says
Our master closet needs some help to the tune of organizational products!
Jessica F says
I would love to spruce up our dining room!!!
Jenny says
I’m still in the process of sprucing up my living room!
Ashley H. says
I’d like to spruce up my bedroom.
Ashley H. says
I follow them on twitter @hewella1.
Ellen B says
I need to spruce up everything! Our stuff is so old. I would start with the living room.
Ellen B says
I am already following Apt Guide on twitter @elliebunny24
SalBug says
Our home office for sure. It’s a good sized room with fabulous furniture and lots of storage, but it’s too utilitarian. I’d like to jazz it up a bit so that I want to spend time there too, not just my husband.
Ellen B says
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Elena says
I’d love to spruce up my bedroom
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Follow Apartment Guide on Twitter @ElenaIstomina
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Jennie says
I want to spruce up my couch in the den. It’s white and in complete NEED of new exciting throw pillows!
Mary Lynn says
At my house my dining room is next in line for a makeover!
amber r. says
I am trying to create an entry way…right now it’s just a huge living room! :)
amber r. says
just tweeted about this give-away. :)
Sherah says
I would fix up my closet!
Trude says
Oh yes, I’m definitely longing to polish off my bedroom, considering we moved in back in August! It just needs a few more pieces and a gift card would really help. :) Thanks!
Shelley says
I’d love to redo the guest bedroom!
Shelley says
Following Apartment Guide on twitter @prairiecottage
Andrea says
I really need to spruce up the entryway. I want guests to be wowwed when they walk in my house.
Julie says
My fireplace mantel could use a facelift! :)
Amanda Sakovitz says
id love to spruce up my bedroom. it is so dull!
Heather Spooner says
I like to spruce up our den. It needs to be painted. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Amanda Sakovitz says
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April was in CT now CA says
I’d love to spruce up our bedroom. It’s always overlooked and it’s time to do something with it!
Chanda says
We are renovating our master bath right now. I would use the $50 to buy those last little pretties!
Chanda says
Following Apartment Guide on twitter!
Chanda says
Tweeted about the giveaway!
LauriHickman says
I could really use any help I can get with fixing up my living room (currently in the works) and my basement (plans to convert to an office this summer)!
Laura Royal says
My bedroom could really use some sprucing up!:) Thanks for a chance!
Laura Royal says
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Laura Royal says
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Jessie C. says
I’d like to redo the kitchen.
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Follow Apartment Guide on Twitter @AptGuide @tcarolinep
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Jamie says
I would love to spruce up my master bathroom!!
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I would love to spruce up my bathroom.Thanks for the chance!
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I now follow Apartment Guide on twitter.
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Susanne says
My bathroom!
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I tweeted about the giveaway and lonked back here. Thanks fo the chance! girlcyclist@twitter.com
Brooke R says
I would love to spruce up our living room. My built-ins could really use some new accessories.
NancyJNB says
My living room is crying out for new paint. Thanks
Connie Haack says
We are painting our kitchen and will need a new throw rug and curtains to go with the new color and few accessories.
Connie Haack says
I follow apartment guide on Twitter – @c48444
Sally says
I would love to spruce up my kitchen!!
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I tweeted the giveaway
https://twitter.com/#!/C48444/status/157985922200244224
a.haun says
My bathroom could really use some help !!
Tanika says
Posted on facebook!
Jerri C. says
I want to spruce up my great room. New paint & new accessories is all I need!
Carrie says
I’d love to spruce up our dining room, thanks for the chance! :)
Rebecca Shockley says
I would love to spruce up my bedroom!
Rebecca Shockley says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/mngirlinssp/status/158003963764027393
Rebecca Shockley says
I shared on FB
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Beth says
Our living room could use some sprucing… esp. a new rug. Fingers crossed! :)
Julie says
Would love to spruce up our bedroom…thanks for a fun giveaway!
Julie
KathrynCosta says
I would like to spruce up my living room. Thank you so much for the giveaway!
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Lillian says
I would love to update our living room over ten years and after the birth of two toddler, it has seen better days.
Lillian says
I follow Apartment Guide on Twitter!
Lillian says
I tweeted about this fantastic giveaway!
https://twitter.com/#!/lillianxo/status/158041227231633408
Kristy says
I’d love to spruce up the kids’ play area! It’s taking over our living room!
Amy says
Well…there are many spaces in my home in need of a fresh look, but like you I would change up my entry way a bit and my stairwell. I’ve wanted to do the moulded frames on my stairs for over a year now, and that project is still on the back burner. The entry way? Well let’s jus say it’s small and not very inviting right now.
Shannon Smith says
I want to spruce up my vanity area in my master bathroom! It’s SO boring now!
Fadja says
I could use the Amex gift card for some decorations in my master bedroom. The room is pretty plain right now.
DEANNA R says
I would love to spruce up our master bedroom. It seems to have become the place where all things that don’t have a home end up….ughhhhh!!
Would love to win:-)
Jennifer Dixon says
Right now I’d love to spruce up my living room!
Jennifer Dixon says
following them on twitter!
Jennifer Dixon says
tweeted!
https://twitter.com/#!/jenfur427/status/158177427707801601
Andrea S. says
I would love to spruce up my bedroom and give it some character. Thanks for the giveaway.
Lacey says
I would love to spruce up my kitchen pantry
Lacey says
I would love to spruce up my entry closet by turning it into a small mudroom with a bench
Lacey says
I would love to spruce up my entryway. In my last house, the downstairs was one giant open room. While my new home has an open kitchen/living/dining room, it has a giant entryway. I now have WALLS to decorate & I am stumped!
Lacey says
I am building my dream home. I work from home in a fairly high stress job & my new office will also be in my master bedroom. We have an awesome view of some trees so I would love to take advantage of the view & create a peaceful retreat/workspace.
Katherinej says
I’d love to freshen up my bookcases. They are those old, rounded, oak, office-unit type ones ~ straight from the ’80’s.
Beautiful inventory to choose from. One could go berserk!
Brenda says
I would love to change up my mantel decor!
Anonymous says
My kitchen really needs some sprucing up!
Nancy's Couture says
Following Apartment Guide on twitter @nmbrumfield
Nancy's Couture says
I would love to spruce up my kitchen.
Tina M says
I would love to spruce up my living room.
Tina M says
https://twitter.com/#!/HappyTina0115/status/158211520990416896
Tina M says
Following Apartment Guide on twitter
Ashley Hatten says
I really need to spruce my son’s bedroom up with new bed linens thank you!
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Ashley Hatten says
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Gina M Maddox says
I would love to spruce up my master bath! Thanks for the chance to win!
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steff says
id like to spruce up my bedroom!
steff says
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steph says
i follow them on twitter @desmoinesdealin
Lindsey says
I would love to spruce-up my front room. It has sat empty since we moved in to our house, and is ready for some furniture and decor.
Lynda Del says
I’d like to spruce up my bedroom because it looks a bit sparse and incohesive.
Lynda Del says
I follow Apartment Guide on twitter. ID: Lyndadawinda
Lynda Del says
I tweeted – https://twitter.com/#!/Lyndadawinda/status/158285986617503744
KittenWithAWhiplash says
My whole apartment needs work, as I haven’t done any decorating for a couple years. I think tho that the bedroom is the place to start, it would be nice to wake up in a beautiful room every day. Thanks for the great giveaway.
kathy w says
I would love to freshen up our family room.
Jeannie C says
Our bedroom is in need of paint so a gift card would be a great start for that project!
denise v-berg says
My craft room needs some help! :)
Andrea Masterson says
We have a new baby on the way, I would love to spruce up her nursery!
Rondell says
My entryway is the place in my home I’d love to fix up, maybe instead of three small mirrors just one bigger one would be better!
Jennifer Marie says
I would love to spruce up my living room with some new picture frames so I can put up pictures of my kids!
Jennifer Marie says
I follow aptguide on twitter (JenniferCNP)
Jennifer Marie says
tweeted!
https://twitter.com/#!/JenniferCNP/status/158590704346599424
Nina Earnest says
I need to figure out a better way to spruce up my entryway! Thanks for this opportunity!
karen says
I would love to spruce up my laundry room!
Cassie says
My master bedroom has had 5 paint sample colors on the walls for about 6 months… I spent all my budgeted ‘paint money’ on stinking samples! My husband would be very grateful :)
Brenda (aka centralNYscrapper) says
I’d like to spruce up my basement. When we moved here the floors were just left concrete. Some of the walls are concrete and others need sheetrock – you can see the studs, wiring and insulation. We’d like to make it a space were we can watch movies and entertain.
Brenda (aka centralNYscrapper) says
I follow @AptGuide on Twitter.
Brenda (aka centralNYscrapper) says
I Tweeted about this giveaway.
Cheryl B. says
I would fix up my front room where we watch TV, it is very sparse right now.
gina says
I’d like to spruce up my living room. I just moved into a new home and have an old microfiber couch that is on its last leg.
gina says
I’d like to spruce up my living room. I just moved into a new home and have an old microfiber couch that is on its last leg.
I now Follow Apartment Guide on twitter.
gina says
I’d like to spruce up my living room. I just moved into a new home and have an old microfiber couch that is on its last leg.
Just Tweeted about this giveaway including a link back to this post.
kjasus says
i’d love to spruce up our home office
Anonymous says
i follow @aptguide on twitter
kjasus says
i follow @aptguide on twitter
kjasus says
my tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/raggammuffin/status/158926473602940928
Cami L. says
I NEED to spruce up my family room / kitchen. There is so much that needs to be done and this would really help.
Amber says
I desperately need to work on our home office!
megan says
i would love to spruce up our bedroom! our bed is on the floor!
megan says
following on twitter @jsummers157
megan says
tweeted about post @jsummers157
Katy P says
I would love to spruce up my dining room- I have some large empty walls!
Michelle says
I would love to spruce up our kitchen! White walls with no decorations = transformation time!
Melissa D. says
I would love to spruce up my finished basement! It needs some brightening!
judie says
I need to fix up the bathroom with some mold repellant paint
Sheila Smith says
My bathroom needs some sprucing up. The mirror!
Melissa Golliday says
I would love to spruce up our laundry room.
Daphne says
I would like to redo our master bedroom.
AnneSATX says
I’d like to spruce up my living room, followed by all the rest of the house!
Meghanne says
Me hallway is completly blank and is in desperate need of decor!! Love your blog :)
Miranda-June Bug & Co says
What room don’t I want to spruce up. But probably the one that needs it the most is my office.
Heather @ Interior Groupie says
I would definitely use it to spruce up my living room – it is in dire need of some sprucing :) Great giveaway!
Lori B. says
Would love to spruce up my master bedroom. Could definitely go for some new bedding and curtains…
Kim B says
I would love to update my bedroom! Apartment Guide has some pretty good ideas. Hmmmm….what to do, what to do?
Kim B says
I am now following Apartment Guide on Twitter – and liked them on Facebook ;-)
Kim B says
I added a link on my facebook page back to this contest…
Genelle Pretty says
I would love to spruce up my guest bedroom!
Angie M says
I would love to spruce up my office. I finally got all the paper and junk put away, but the builder tan walls and furniture configuration are not doing it for me. It is the smallest room in the house, of course and two walls have giant windows.
Angela L says
I am pulling together ideas for our master bedroom and bath and would love some help in getting started!
Whitney@somethingbroughtyouhere says
Pretty much every room in my house needs sprucing up right now since we just bought our first home. But first things first, my living room, since that is what everyone sees!
Johanna says
We just purchased 2 new pieces for our family room and bedroom that have shelving and they are in need of some accessories badly!
Johanna says
I tweeted about this giveaway.
Johanna says
I put giveaway on facebook
Johanna says
I am following Apartment Guide on twitter!!
kjasus says
tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/raggammuffin/status/159406652976668673
Amanda says
I would like to spruce up the office.. there is very little decor and needs some help!
Amanda says
I follow on twitter @ampbeauty
Lori says
We have a whole list of to-do projects we hope to accomplish on our home this year, but first is the master bedroom. Really excited to start painting!
Kyra says
I’d like to spruce up our Master Bedroom. It is in terrible shape.
Deanna G. says
I’d like to spruce up the kitchen! :)
Deanna G. says
I follow Apartment Guide on Twitter. (@calidreamin87)
Deanna G. says
Tweeted the giveaway:
https://twitter.com/#!/calidreamin87/status/159691304933142529
Angie says
I just moved into a new apartment. I’d like to spruce up my dining area, since it’s the first thing folks see when they walk in my door. And, it’s so boooooooring right now. :)
kjasus says
tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/raggammuffin/status/159745068822040577
June L says
My bathroom needs some serious help :0)
June L says
I follow @aptguide on twitter @Battle_Cry87
June L says
I did a tweet :0) https://twitter.com/#!/Battle_Cry87/status/159898212092743680
Nina Earnest says
Just started following @aptguide! Thanks for the opportunity!
Crystal says
I would love to spruce up my sun room!!
Claygirlsings says
My bathroom needs some serious sprucing!
SJ says
My living room needs a spruce URGENTLY! STAT!!
SJ says
Already liking in Facebook and posted link
SJ says
Following in twitter and tweeted link
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I would love to spruce up my bathroom!!
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