Happy March!  As snow and rain fight to the death against warm and sunshine, I’m turning my heart towards home.  This month I’d like to look at frugal solutions for decorating, cleaning and organizing, and  finish some projects I’ve started!

It’s easy to look at decorating blogs and make money related excuses for ourself:  “My house would look nice too, but I don’t have the money.” Money helps, but it’s not the only way.  In fact, several of my favorite bloggers often “Shop the House.” By rearranging the stuff they already have, they can get unlimited fresh new looks.

Plus, If you have to choose, crisp tidy houses with yummy food and good company beats trendy any day.

It’s hard to pick favorites, but if I could only read one blog, it would be The Nesting Place.  I love how she gives permission to be imperfect, never spends a ton of money and still comes out with something beautiful.  She has a whole category of posts on “Shop the House.”

Melissa, from The inspired Room, has a lot of great ideas for freshening up a house.  This post in particular  will help us get ready for spring.  Her tip for shopping the house:  “Sometimes livening up your room for Spring is as easy as bringing in a few accessories from other rooms of the house. Change up your nightstand accessories by stacking up a few pretty books, a clock that you usually have in the living room, a vase from the kitchen, or whatever inspires you from around the home! I like to call it “puttering” and it’s definitely a seasonal activity for me at my house!”

So what about you?  Name one object that you can move to a different room for a fresh look.  I’m thinking about moving a sofa to our kitchen…..but might start smaller first, lol.