1. If you can't afford original adobe walls, add some clean sand to your paint. Choose earthy colors of terracotta and apply the paint in a thick and textured coat. Then stand back and look at your "adobe" handiwork!

2. If your roof is not supported with vigas, then create the look on your ceiling with two by fours stained a dark walnut. Distress with a hammer and whatever else you can think of, then attach the boards to your ceiling. Voila! Instant (well, almost) vigas!

3. Upholster dining room chairs or side chairs with cheap serapes (Mexican blankets). The colorful stripes will instantly bring life to your room!

4. Replace that worn carpet with handmade terracotta tiles! If you can't afford that, then paint the cement or plywood floor in colorful stripes or faux tile. Seal with a quality polyurethane. Use your imagination!

5. Use large terracotta pots for the base of side tables or a coffee table. Just explore your local garden center for ideas! Or if you need a dining table, an old picnic table will do fine! Just distress and stain a dark walnut and add benches covered with serapes or bright colors!