9 Things Designers Never Spend More Than $10 On

When it comes to design, throwing money at a project never hurts. But I'm far more impressed when people actually don't spend a small fortune on a room. I love hearing when high-end decorators have used IKEA and you'd never know it. Or where they found a piece on the side of a road and rehabbed it. I mean, you can't buy a storied past for a designer piece, am I right? But don't get me wrong--I'm all for a splurge. But lately I've found myself wondering what designers really don't find it at all ...