DIY (or DIP) needn't cost a fortune. In fact with a little effort you can decorate for free.
There are a vast range of websites offering sound advice for nothing.
Next, there are cost free alternatives you can use rather than buying tools and materials.
Some of the old fashioned ways of doing things fell out of fashion because nobody could make money from them, so people stopped talking about them and the ideas were forgotten... almost. Let us show you some free decorating ideas.