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Give Your Place a Vintage Look Without Spending Your Salary on Antiques

A retro chic look is less expensive than you may think.

This video was created with GEICO.

Tired of decorating your apartment solely with Ikea furniture—or worse, whatever the last person left before they moved out? While the average cost of decorating a one-bedroom unit is around $2,500, that's probably not in your budget it you make around $50,000 a year like many new college grads.

So it's time to get creative. In the second episode of Bougie Budget, "Living Bougie," you'll learn how to give an old picture frame an antique look using gold spray paint, burnt umber acrylic paint and a small paintbrush. Total price: $13