How to Turn Your Crappy Apartment into a Palace for Under $100

So, you've finally done it. You've finally decided that your apartment could use some help. It looks outdated, cluttered and could use a whole lot of T.L.C. But here's the problem, you're on a budget. Frankly, you can't afford to put $1000's into your apartment. And really you don't have to. This article will help you transform your apartment for under $100!!

1.) Paint - Here's the bulk of where you'll spend your $100 budget. A fresh coat of paint can rejuvenate your walls and make the room look like brand new! I suggest you ask your landlord before doing anything permanent such as painting in your apartment. Many landlords will agree, since you are essentially doing them a favor. What you're going to want to do is go to the Home Depot, or another home improvement store. Here you can find the large 10 gallon paint buckets for around $25. Plus they have kits with brushes, rollers and paint trays for about $6. I would suggest investing in white paint and using it around the whole apartment, including the ceilings if you have enough paint. White will also give the appearance of higher ceilings and larger rooms. That's $69 left.

2.) Bathroom - You can get most of your stuff for the bathroom from a discount or dollar store. You can buy some curtains set that come with window curtains from a dollar store. You'll need 2. You can also buy a wall paper border to add some more color to the room. You'll probably need 2 of these as well. You can buy a set of rugs as well for about $5. You can match the colors of the curtains, wall paper and rugs. You know have $60 left.

3.) Kitchen - Buy some cloth curtains at the dollar store and some matching wall paper border. This will run you about $6. You may choose to also purchase a little rug to put in front of the sink or stove. This would be about $5. You know have $49 left.

4.) Bedrooms - You can buy curtains for around $3 each at the discount stores. You can also get the wall paper borders. I'd suggest 2 rolls per room. So for $5 a room you can make each bedroom into a new room. For the sake of this article we'll say you have 2 bedrooms. That leaves you with $39.