Archive for the ‘Decor’ Category
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Designer-style walls for £30
I would love to wallpaper one of the walls in my living room. I particularly love the hand-finished garden birds wallpaper by designer Louise Body. The only problem is that her wallpaper starts at £95 a metre.So I was particularly delighted to discover that Louise offers a wallpaper sample service, which really got my thinking about alternative options. You can select up to six different A4-sized samples for a total of £6.50, plus an extra £1 for postage. Well within my £30 budget!
I paid via PayPal and waited for my samples to arrive. In the meantime, I researched some framing options online. IKEA is by far the most affordable in terms of quality and style.
When my samples arrived, I took them along with me to IKEA to choose the frames. The black RIBBA frames were perfect, at £7.43 each for the A4-size. Only thing is that I needed three of them for a good “collective” effect, which would take me slightly over budget. Still, I decided that I would be saving lots of money anyway, so I went ahead and bought three at at a total of £22.29. Read full post
Posted in Decor, Uncategorized
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The best thrifty investment
Here at Oola Moola we’re always on the hunt for clever thrifty tips, budget buys and easily-digestible money management advice. So we were naturally thrilled to discover that the latest book by author India Knight, The Thrift Book: Live well and spend less, rather brilliantly ticks all the right boxes.India’s known for her exquisite taste and sense of style – after all, she penned a book all about shopping! So she’s quite the expert guide in showing you exactly how to dress on a budget (and still look fab); make your own awesome gifts; travel the world with very little money, and grow your own delicious food.
And more. So much more, in fact, that you’ll just have to run out and buy it. But be warned – you might just surprise yourself and save quite a lot of moolah!
Posted in Beauty, Crafting, Decor, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Gifts, Health & Fitness, Travel, Vintage
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Top 10 Mother’s Day gifts under £10
Feeling the pinch this Mother’s Day? We hear you. But there’s really no need to scrimp when there are so many bargains to be found online. Here’s our top 10 – for less than a tenner. Read full post
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DIY tutorial of the week: Glass jar photo frames
This week I’ve found a very nifty and totally thrifty way to display your favourite photos – with recycled glass coke and jam jars .
I love the way they’re grouped together here with the light filtering through on a window sill. It’s a ridiculously easy DIY – and one that you could have lots of fun with. Just imagine the possibilities using old family photos, pets and vintage bottles and jam jars.
DIY tutorial via DesignSponge and Photojojo.com.
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A year’s supply of greeting cards [Part 1]
I recently did the maths to work out how much I actually spend on greeting cards in a 12-month period. I love pretty cards so I usually spend around £3.50 on each one, and I purchase on average 33 a year. My total annual spend? £115.50. I was actually shocked to see the total in black and white.
