Decorating Walls on a Budget

Series Summary

Need a tip for adding some personality to a boring room? Wall art is often a great finishing touch to help you create a stylish living space. Whether you want to hang a picture or painting, arrange a grouping of various sized frames, or add a sconce there are a number of design elements and construction techniques to consider. How do you find the best way display wall decor?

In this series of free video clips, expert interior designer Craig Hale demonstrates how to properly hang a picture or other wall décor. You’ll learn what sorts of tools and drywall anchors you’ll need, as well as several design tips, including how to hang art at eye level, how to create a color scheme for multiple frames, and how to group various sizes of wall hangings in vertical, symmetrical and asymmetrical design schemes. Craig shows you various techniques for hanging plates, sconces and other types of unique and unusual wall décor, and offers advice on how to repair nail holes in your walls and clean and care for your wall hangings.

Video Transcript

"My name is Craig Hale. I am an interior decorator and I am helping Expert Village.com today talk about ways to decorate your walls and different types of objects it is decorated with and also how to even arrange them on your wall. The first thing that we will do is tackle something really simple and easy and that is to find you have got a big wall, you do not have a lot of money, we need to cover this up and you have got some bad places in the sheet rocking. So the easiest thing to do is go out and I have found this piece at a local flea market 25 bucks, tied some rope, drilled holes into it, tied a rope onto it and I have just hung it here and the great thing is here for 25 bucks you completely cover this wall and you have got this really awesome focal point. Flea markets are great places to look for things like this. You are not always going to walk in and find them. I looked out and only paid $25 for this Coca-Cola stuff and you might want to stay away from it if you are on a budget because it is pretty expensive. What is really nice about this is it fills up the whole wall and it was super easy to do, so if you are little apprehensive about nailing into the wall, this is a no brainer. "