To start 2025 off in style, at Sunshine Thrift, we have just launched our most colourful, joyful, fun and lively home décor collection to date, Funky Home. Our latest collection centres around budget friendly funky home accessories for every room in your home.
To celebrate the launch of our funkiest collection, we’re sharing our top tips for how to incorporate Funky home accessories into any room in your home, without sending your bank account into a spiral. Let me assure you, funky home accessories do not have to be expensive.
- Why choose funky home accessories?
- Can I afford funky home accessories?
- Where do I find funky home accessories?
- Why funky home accessories for which room?
- Our final thoughts
Why choose funky home accessories?
Firstly, I think it is important to note that funky home accessories are not strange, ugly, unclean or bizarre items. Instead, they are fun, colourful, unique and quirky home décor pieces that will bring joy to any room in your home.
Show off your personality: Funky home accessories are a fun way to show off your personality through your home décor. It is your home after all!
Funky doesn’t mean impractical: Finding a funky home décor piece that is practical too is a win-win! By finding a funky piece that you can also use in your everyday life, guarantees it will be around for the long term, as opposed to buying something that you won’t use or admire in the future.
Unleash your creativity: Through your funky home accessories, you can reveal your creative side. Spend time searching for the right piece and enjoy the process. Shopping for funky home accessories when on a budget shouldn’t remove the creative element, you may just need to hunt a little harder which makes the reward even greater!
Can I afford funky home accessories?
There is only way to answer this question and that is with a huge YES! For too long, funky home décor has been foolishly associated with high value, premium and designer pieces that are way beyond many people’s home accessories budget.
Where do I find funky home accessories?
Affordable, unique and funky home accessories can be found in a variety of places including antique shops, vintage fairs, online second hand shops, charity shops and online marketplaces.
It here you will find an abundance of interesting home décor at great prices that you could even haggle down if you wanted to!
Of course, as more and more retailers break into homeware we are seeing a wider range of funky home accessories become available in supermarkets, clothing retailers and home retail chains. However, what these retailers lack is originality.
We would always recommend choosing vintage or second hand funky home decor and accessories because each piece is a unique find to you at a price that is unique to you, that will always be more affordable than buying it brand new from the retailer.
But which funky home accessories work best in which room?
1. Bathroom
The bathroom is a practical room in every home but it is also a space for relaxation and reflection. By introducing just one or two indoor plants into your bathroom, you are introducing much needed tranquillity and calming vibes. Indoor plants are also a perfect addition to your bathroom if you lack surface space, as you don’t want to bring in any items that make the room feel cluttered.
Inspiration:
Example: Green striped plant pot
2. Bedroom
Your bedroom décor should be all about one thing and one thing only, you! Even if you share your bedroom with a partner, the room should emulate who you are as people. Just like with your bathroom, the bedroom should also be a place of relaxation and calm. It should be a place you look forward to after a busy day.
By keeping your personality as the primary focus of your bedroom décor, what type of funky home accessories you introduce will depend on your personal style. We love colourful, bright and fun bedroom accessories because often that tells you a lot about the person whose room it is.
Don’t forget, funky home accessories in the bedroom can be big or small.
HOT TIP: Find a funky home accessory that fits perfectly in your bedroom, but also fits well in your living space so you can interchange your décor if you would like a little bit of change!
Inspiration:
Example: Hand painted purple square plant pot
3. Kitchen
The kitchen is usually the busiest room in any home and is often the room that gets forgotten about. Any funky home accessories you introduce into your kitchen should always have a practical focus, otherwise they will soon find themselves at the back of a cupboard and out of the way.
Practical doesn’t mean boring! There is a whole wide world of vintage and second hand kitchenware that can be used every day whilst still filling your kitchen with personality, colour and joyfulness.
Inspiration:
Example: Doughnut shaped biscuit tin and food storage
4. Living Space
Your living space is somewhere for you, your family, friends and guests to enjoy and whilst there are some practical requirements to the interior design of a living space, generally it is free-reign when decorating your living space with funky home accessories.
If you have a wall big enough, I would always suggest introducing a gallery wall in your living space. Not only is a beautiful way to display your favourite memories, it also is a low cost method to bring colour and personality into your living space.
Gallery walls are particularly effective in rented homes where the living space may just be plain white walls that you cannot paint over. Instead, adorn these boring walls with colourful picture frames and artwork.
Inspiration:
Example: "Save Our Disco” Print and “You Are My Sunshine” rustic picture frame
5. Hallway
If you have a hallway in your home, or perhaps a small porch, don’t forget about this useful space when it comes to incorporating funky home accessories! Typically, your hallway or porch isn’t somewhere you would adorn with lots of décor, especially if you have a busy home and not a lot of space.
But that doesn’t mean you should forget about it completely! Instead, find one or two items that you enjoy looking at and would like to see when you come in and out of your home. Perhaps a colourful picture frame or a beautiful clock.
Inspiration:
Example: Wedgewood Millennium Clock
HOT TIP: A funky clock keeps you on time each morning and looks beautiful too!
Our Final Thoughts
Our Funky Home collections brings together my two favourite things: affordability and personality and if you keep these two things at the front of your mind during your hunt for Funky home accessories, we know that you will find treasured pieces for every room in your home.
If you’re a beginner at styling funky home accessories, follow our expert tips on what pieces work well in each room and soon you will feel confident in your personal interior style. Finding funky home accessories can take a little bit of time, but it will always be worth the wait when you find that piece that looks like it was made just for you to go in your home.
Only the funkiest, most fun and colourful, budget friendly home accessories.
