18 Budget Ideas for Eye-Catching Room Accents

All in the Family

A hand-me-down slipper chair becomes modern and sophisticated with a fresh covering of a green velvet remnant. The lumbar pillow, a no-sew project, adds a bit of funkiness. Jill found the peacock print at a retailer for around $70 a yard. "But I only needed a 1/4 of a yard," Jill says of what turned into a bargain purchase. Wrapped around a bolster and tied with ribbon, the dress silk wears a dragonfly pin for extra flair.