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18 Budget Ideas for Eye-Catching Room Accents

Be inspired and impressed with the creative, budget-savvy ideas that transformed this old cottage into a bright and cheery home for five.

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"I had a West Elm moment," Jill says of the oh-so-cool crepe myrtle coffee table in her living room. Found curbside, Jill took the knotty tree home to begin its transformation. Branches, cut evenly, support a glass top. For stability, screws in a 20-by-20-inch steel plate custom ordered from the local hardware store anchor the stump. Total cost: $35.

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