I'm excited to finally be wrapping up my Master Bedroom Makover series today! Hooray! First I want to send out a huge thank you for everyone who has been reading and commenting along the way. I love your comments!
Now, onto the little details...Remember the ugly white trash cans, with broken lids that we were using as our laundry hampers?
Shudder.Well, they're gone now! I found these wicker hampers at Bed Bath and Beyond for $39.99. They also came with a matching wicker trash can. The large basket was a little damaged, so I spoke with a manager and he knocked 10% off the price. (I trimmed it when I came home and you can't tell
at all!)
Tip #1: It never hurts to ask for things like that. they worst they can do is say no--and if they say yes, well you can save $4 off hampers you would have bought anyway. Then I stacked a 20% coupon on top of this.
Tip #2: Bed Bath and Beyond will take expired coupons. I keep a stash of them in my car. you never know when you might need a new vegetable peeler. ;)
The sconces came from Ross for $7.99 each and the candles are from Dollar Tree. When I don't know what to decorate with, I use candles. And there are candles
all over my house. I'll show you sometime. Maybe some of you can help me decide what to replace them with. But I like these candles here in this room, at least for now. So, that's $10 out of the budget for my candle addiction.
Next, I finally got some pictures up on the wall. The frames look a little off center here, but they look great from the bed. And that's where I look at them from, so that's where they go. :) All of the pictures in the room are of my husband and I having fun. He found this a little disconcerting at first, but I love that this room is all about us. There is plenty of room in the rest of the house for our kids, parents, and other dear ones. As I put them up, I was ashamed to realize that all of them are at least four years old. Hmm, what happened four years ago? Oh yeah, we had kids! We still have fun together, I'd say even
more fun, but it's just different fun now...less...
photogenic fun now. Note to self: find someplace to get dressed up with hubby and get our picture taken.
Ah, there's something on the wall that isn't a picture of my man and I: a mirror! Mirrors are my other fallback decor item. And yes, I've got those all over the house, too. I picked up this little guy at the thrift store for $2.90:
I also found the shadowbox of our wedding invitation and flowers that my mom made for us after our wedding almost seven years ago. A little bit of ivory craft paint brushed on over the oak frame brightened it up a little:
My
painted dresser, formerly sitting unused in the basement, is now happy in his new home in the corner:
My
Happily Ever After sign went over the closet, because I wanted something to draw the eyes up. to what otherwise would have been a boring space.
Also in this pic, you can see out new $4 closet knobs, in black to match the
curtain rods.. When we moved in, the closets didn't have any knobs at all. And we lived with them like that for almost four years. It was time, don't you think?
Remember the
ugly country nightstand?
I lightly sanded it all over and brushed on some cherry stain and satin poly to help it match the wood in the rest of the room. The hardware was easy to replace, all in brushed brass to match the rest of the room. I couldn't get all of the wood burnt design off of the door, so I searched high and low at many stores before finding the shell applique for. It doesn't make much sense as is, but it kind of matches the headboard now:
So, the little nightstand won't be winning any awards, but it was an improvement. I spent $12 on hardware, $5 on the applique, and $4 on stain. So $21 for the nightstand. I also invested $8 in an under-the-bed plastic drawer for my husbands medical supplies.Tupperware: $8. Not having a constant reminder of chronic illness in our bedroom: priceless.
A lot of designers recommend against a laundry center in the bedroom, but the reality is, that is the best place for it for us. And, it doesn't stress me out at all. Better yet, I feel more motivated to keep on top of it because dirty laundry ruins the design. :) And it helps that our IKEA ironing board works with the other colors in the room.
Once I pulled up the carpet in the room, we really enjoyed the hardwood underneath. The only time we missed it was first thing getting out of bed in the morning. There's nothing like a nice squishy rug under your toes when you're half awake. But, my budget could not accommodate an area rug. So instead, I found a pair of 3 x 5 shag rugs at Home Depot for $20 each. We put them on either side of the bed. Love the shag!
Soooo, that's everything! So once more, here's some before shots:
And after:
Some of you may be noticing the ceiling fan in some of these and wondering if I'm going to "do anything" about it. As much as I would like to rip it out and replace it with more romantic lighting, we really do love having a ceiling fan. I'm considering spray painting out the brass and changing the glass light covers, but for now it's staying put. I've got bigger fish to fry...
So, did I stick to my $555 budget? Let's add it up:
Total budget: $555
Total spent: $545.19
Woohoo! I did it. Next up, I plan on making a downstairs room that will serve as both a playroom and an extra guest room. Stay tuned!
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