So since Kelly Deans moved in with us, it has been my mission to redecorate her dining room turned bedroom into a calm, relaxing space with basically zero dollars to put towards it. Ugh. No money? Really? Well, she did splurge on a duvet from CB2 for $80.00... not even that pricey, really. And then we spent five bucks on a dresser, fifteen on paint and another twelve on shelving. Super cheap makeover!!!
SO, the biggest challenge was the dresser... ugh. It was crazy cheap so I excused it for being flimsy and broken and completely ugly. However, after a very traumatic paint stripping experience and a few coats of teal spray paint, it came out looking decent. Kelly also added a drawer lining to protect her clothing from all the splinted wood. Looks good!
The second biggest project in her room was the picture frame installation. We found a bunch of unused frames in the garage and painted them the same teal color as the dresser. Putting them on the wall would have been easy enough, however, the large open archway leading into the living room was still part way finished a whole three weeks into the construction. So now a whole two months into this project , we finally put those silly frames on the wall. I like the addition of the cheap plastic wall clock... it gives it an Alice in Wonder Land kind of vibe.
Then Kelly found these plastic letters at a thrift shop for ten cents. Not the whole alphabet so she didn't know what to do with them. But after I put her shelves up, I realized that they would make a great letter mosaic. Sweet!! That has to be the cheapest artwork of all time.
Last of all, we spray painted a pink birdcage black. I think it cost 8 bucks... it's meant to hold jewelry but I think it looks pretty just sitting there. :)
SO, the biggest challenge was the dresser... ugh. It was crazy cheap so I excused it for being flimsy and broken and completely ugly. However, after a very traumatic paint stripping experience and a few coats of teal spray paint, it came out looking decent. Kelly also added a drawer lining to protect her clothing from all the splinted wood. Looks good!
The second biggest project in her room was the picture frame installation. We found a bunch of unused frames in the garage and painted them the same teal color as the dresser. Putting them on the wall would have been easy enough, however, the large open archway leading into the living room was still part way finished a whole three weeks into the construction. So now a whole two months into this project , we finally put those silly frames on the wall. I like the addition of the cheap plastic wall clock... it gives it an Alice in Wonder Land kind of vibe.
Then Kelly found these plastic letters at a thrift shop for ten cents. Not the whole alphabet so she didn't know what to do with them. But after I put her shelves up, I realized that they would make a great letter mosaic. Sweet!! That has to be the cheapest artwork of all time.
Last of all, we spray painted a pink birdcage black. I think it cost 8 bucks... it's meant to hold jewelry but I think it looks pretty just sitting there. :)
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