My bedroom has pretty much been the same for years - with the exception of a new quilt on the bed.
I decided to change it up and see what I can do for under $40. Now, I have to tell you. I picked a bad time of the year to change my bedroom and post it on my blog. I work a full time job, have 3 children in school, and granddaughter (and her parents, can't forget about them, I guess) who is under a month old, and lets not forget, it is BOW SEASON!!! Yes, we are a house full of hunters. We even have Rylie in "Bow Training"
My first task and biggest expense was painting the bedroom. I treated myself and actually bought paint tinted to the color I wanted. No self mixing here. :( The paint was approximately $20 or so.
Next was new curtains. I found fabric in the clearance section and spent $1.50 on one color (kinda turquoise) and $1.89 on a second color (white). I knew I had some brown fabric at home just sitting there.
Now, Feeling very lazy I just took the fabric and cut even pieces out of each color - straight across. Kinda. I did not use a ruler and just took the scissors and started cutting away. I then sewed each strip together and created a pocket at the top for the curtain rod.
Can you see them in these pics????
At first I thought the white was just too bold so I used my fancy machine that my handsome man bought me for my birthday last year and embroidered on the white.
Isn't the deer fancy!!! I also embroidered pine cones. The deer pattern was about $2.00 as a download and the pine cone pattern was a free download. SWEET!
Once all done I decided my quilt was just too light but I really liked it and I was thinking on the cheap, did not want to buy a new one. So I purchased 2 bottle of mocha brown fabric dye for around $6.00 and added my quilt and shams to the washer with the dye and soaked for about an hour.
Voila! A darker quilt closer to what I was looking for. I rearranged the furniture in the room and it made it seem so much bigger in there. SO PRETTY!
All New LOOK! I stole a picture from the dining room and put above the bed. I placed candle holders around the room, which I already had. And the total cost! $31.39, and I rounded up a bit too.
My first task and biggest expense was painting the bedroom. I treated myself and actually bought paint tinted to the color I wanted. No self mixing here. :( The paint was approximately $20 or so.
Next was new curtains. I found fabric in the clearance section and spent $1.50 on one color (kinda turquoise) and $1.89 on a second color (white). I knew I had some brown fabric at home just sitting there.
Now, Feeling very lazy I just took the fabric and cut even pieces out of each color - straight across. Kinda. I did not use a ruler and just took the scissors and started cutting away. I then sewed each strip together and created a pocket at the top for the curtain rod.
Can you see them in these pics????
At first I thought the white was just too bold so I used my fancy machine that my handsome man bought me for my birthday last year and embroidered on the white.
Once all done I decided my quilt was just too light but I really liked it and I was thinking on the cheap, did not want to buy a new one. So I purchased 2 bottle of mocha brown fabric dye for around $6.00 and added my quilt and shams to the washer with the dye and soaked for about an hour.
Voila! A darker quilt closer to what I was looking for. I rearranged the furniture in the room and it made it seem so much bigger in there. SO PRETTY!
All New LOOK! I stole a picture from the dining room and put above the bed. I placed candle holders around the room, which I already had. And the total cost! $31.39, and I rounded up a bit too.
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