NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Who doesn’t like to add a little holiday spirit to their home?

The trick is to do it without spending a ton of money – or time.

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Interior designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard is one of the stars of “Million Dollar Decorators,” and he stopped by The Couch to fill us in on the biggest mistake folks make when decorating their homes during the holidays.

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Lawrence-Bullard has also been named one of the world’s top 100 interior designers by Architectural Digest. He showed us how we can add some style to family get-togethers.