Decorate Your Living Room For CHEAP! | Budget Designer Tricks

Who here thinks it would be so much fun to attend an estate sale with Garrett? Me, me, me!!!😁

Garrett, I can’t figure out why you don’t have a million subscribers yet. If the algorithm were fair, you would be there already, because YOU DESERVE IT! Best designer ever, and entertaining to boot!

Two of my great aunts are sisters and live together, and are retired. They go to estate sales, antique stores, and find marketplace stuff for me in their area and have found some amazing pieces. I am so blessed, because they have all the time in the world while I don’t. And best of all is that it’s fun for them.

I think this is One of the best presentations you have done.

I use to love going to estate sales with my mother in Washington DC! She had an excellent eye for a good antique and I just loved to find a vintage piece at a great price. Wonderful memories! Excellent advice as always Garrett! 😊🥰❤️😍☺️🌴☀️🦩🥰❤️🥰❤️

​​I can't wait until I have the money for a one on one consultation. I am stuck designing my peacock room. I have the Victorian ballon chair, Victorian sofa, taxidermy peacock, grandfather clock and a collection of vintage Brazilian blue morpho butterfly trays though.

Hi Garrett. I couldn't agree with you more concerning window treatments. The proper drapery is part of the show, not just something covering the window so people can't see in.

I love that! I'm seeing Cornelius just little bits of Cornelius! And I love that for me! I hope he's doing good and you and your husband are too.

Anyone else getting Superman vibes from the iconic curl Garrett is sporting today? His talk today is a super one on budget opportunities for sure.

Vintage lamps are a great way to add character without busting the budget.

I'm building an almost 10-feet long TV bench by using two IKEA Besta TV bench frames (a 3 across and a 2 across), and using a 4x8 piece of 3/4-inchprefinished birch plywood to cover it in. The lumber yard did all the cuts to create two top pieces, two side pieces and five doors. I'musing birch edge banding to cover the plywood layers along the edges of each piece. I screwed top/sides onto to the IKEA benches from the inside. and will be drilling the appropriate holes to use the IKEA hinges.  $145 for the Besta frame, $90 for the plywood, $30 for the cuts, $40 for the edge banding, and $20 for a concealed hinge kit (template for the holes, plus a specialized drill bit). Plus another $40 to get longer furniture feet — both because I want something longer than what IKEA offers, and also so that it doesn't look like IKEA. My main point is that you can use something like an IKEA piece of furniture or something from Craig's List as your base and then customize it to make it completely different and far more expensive.

Hi Garrett - I can't believe you mentioned the Sam Vimes boots theory! Yes, I'm a diehard fan of Terry Pratchett. A few weeks ago my new-to-me dining chairs arrived from Chairish. They are so beautiful I started shaking as they were brought in. Tomorrow I'm off to an estate sale with my husband.

I have two Ruggables. My dog has helped me prove they are washable and last and last. A great addition to any house with pets, children, clumsy friends, etc.

@Garrett LeChic, inspired by your closing comments, here's a brief recollection for you: When I was young & living in England during my junior year in college, I met a delightful woman of similar age, named Margaret W---, who was studying at the Courtold (spelling?) Art Institute. We became good friends & one evening at her flat, she & I were sharing various cheeses & biscuits, along with a bottle of extremely inexpensive red wine she'd selected. With a tipsy yet charming laugh, Margaret raised her glass in a toast, & said in her elegant English accent, "You know, the lovely thing about Spanish plonk is--the more you drink of it, the better it gets!" ☺️🥂🍾🥂😉

I just love how real you are. thank you so much for these videos. They are like going to class

Garrett, I love how you respond to all the comments. Also another great video!!!

Garrett, thank you for yet another informative and entertaining video. I’ve gained so much knowledge on home decor since I’ve found you on YouTube.Your straight forward style is honest and I love that for me!

The last comment on abstract art made me smile 🥂

LOVE this!!!!!! Garret; you are a design GENIUS!!!

People should bear in mind that anything preowned with fabric/upholstery needs to be checked very carefully for bedbugs.