My friend Retrohousewife is a great DIYer. When we lived next door to each other we were always painting or hanging wallpaper or ripping up carpet at either her house or mine.
Her latest project has been to do a room for her oldest daughter. Her oldest son recently graduated from high school so now it her daughter K's turn to have the honor of her own bedroom. Retro accomplished this entire project while K was out of town as a surprise AND she did everything on a budget.
Here are some "before" pictures.
Retro bought these wall hangings (below) at Big Lots. There were mirrors included in the set, but she knew she wasn't going to need them. She got the price knocked down because the mirrors were cracked (it never hurts to ask). Wait until you see what she does with them.
Retro bought the dresser and nightstand last summer at an estate sale. She paid $50 for the set (including the mirror). She didn't have K's room in mind at the time, she just loved the mid-century look of the furniture.
Here is the finished project. Retro calls this look "Gothic Chic". Three of the walls are black and the fourth is white. She found the bedding on clearance at Target (and it was the last set). Can you believe how perfectly it goes with the "headboard"?
She found the sunburst clock at Ross for $15 and the frame around it was part of the wall hanging that she used for the headboard.
The curtain panels were made with the top sheet of the bedding. She used
Stitch Witchery and didn't even have to get out her sewing machine. The green sheers were $7 at Ross. She used oil-based paint for the furniture and a foam roller to give it such a pretty and sturdy finish.
The chandelier was $80 at Lowe's.
She bought these frames for 75% off at Target last year. The were $2.48 for a package of two. She put cute scrapbook paper (also on sale at Micheal's) in the frames.
She bought the chair for $5 at a garage sale. She lightly sanded it, painted it with gray spray-paint primer and then coated it with two coats of red spray paint. The cushion was recovered with fabric from Hancock's. The two red shag rugs were $35 each at Wal-Mart.
The headboard was 6 panels. The total was $45 for the panels plus 2 cans of white spray paint.
She estimates that she spent about $500. This price includes the Serta bed which she bought at HEB (yes it is a grocery store). :)
K was thrilled, as you can imagine. She is going to have a fantastic Senior year in this bedroom.
Use your imagination when garage sale or clearance shopping and don't be afraid to try something new in your house.
