Great design books for the budget decorator

Abode a la Mode: 44 projects for Hip Home Design by Jeanee Ledoux

$500 Room Makeovers by Lisa Quinn

The New Apartment Book: Inspiring Ideas and Practical Projects for Decorating Your Home by Michele Michael

Home Cheap Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to Great Decorating by Budget Living

ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer by Shoshana Berger

Handmade Modern: Mid-Century Inspired Projects for Your Home by Todd Oldham

Wall to Wall: 100 Great Treatments for Vertical Surfaces by Linda Barker from BBC Changing Rooms (this link shows six examples from the book)

Living Large in Small Spaces: Expressing Personal Style in 100 to 1,000 Square Feet by Marisa Bartolucci

Apartment Therapy by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan of apartmenttherapy.com

The Cottage Book: Living Simple and Easy by Carol Bass (the founder of Maine Cottage furniture)