17 Easy Boho Living Room Ideas on a Budget

A really good bohemian living room has a certain cozy charm, and it comes from things not perfectly coordinating, but still working together beautifully.

A rug from a second-hand store would be under a rattan chair that’s also used, and a warm glow of lights would be over a wall covered in frames of all sorts. The room feels like it has grown up with you, and things were collected over a long time.

I didn’t specifically aim for a boho style. I just wanted a room that felt like my own and didn’t require going into debt doing it. I realized as I went along that bohemian style is particularly good for people who don’t have a lot of money.

It rewards patience instead of demanding perfection, things with lots of texture instead of brand new items, and a space that shows you rather than being overly refined. Almost always, something you get at a thrift store is better than something you buy from a furniture store, not just because of the price, but because of the story and uniqueness it has.

This advice is for anyone who’s been saving pictures of cozy, layered living rooms and wondering if you can only have that warmth without spending a lot of money. Short answer is….yes, you can!

Boho style and decorating on a budget just go together!

Most design styles criticize you for spending less. Minimalism needs to be very precise, and mid-century modern requires the correct items.

However, bohemian style is based on the idea that loveliness comes from collecting things, from a bit of imperfection and from putting old and new together. So nearly all the ways you can decorate cheaply are actually helpful in a boho room.

Shopping at second-hand stores, doing things yourself, using materials from nature or found objects, and using many different inexpensive fabrics aren’t giving up something in a boho room, they are what the room is about.

First, think about the bigger things. Before you worry about macramé, plants, or candles, you should know that boho livin