What do you do when you want to
give a room new life and do it cheap
inexpensively?
PAINT of course! Then shuffle
everything up to give it a new look!
BEFORE
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The traffic pattern is congested or
do I mean choked.
The sofa looked like it was under arrest,
and in a lineup against the wall from the
time we had moved into this condo
(three years ago)!
Bland walls, not much life, just holding
up the ceiling (which by the way REEEALLY
needed a fresh coat of paint).
It was too much of a maze. Having
young "grands" that love to chase
each other through the room...
"hazardous"
may be a more descriptive word.
(You know they all do it.)
AFTER
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We LOVE the new look and feel of the room.
It's so peaceful and pleasant. Lots of light,
there's more focus on the fireplace and
when you raise the blinds you can sit
and gaze out at our "Golden Pond"
that lives out front.
Everytime I come into this room I feel
like I can "sigh" a bit of relief and
enter a little piece of heaven.
Regardless of where you sit you can
have a normal conversation without feeling
you have to scream. The room is open and
airy and the little "grands" are safe
from harms way!
The view is great from any seat in
the room now. The rearrangement
of our artwork looks so wonderful.
These photos don't do it justice of course.
My next project will be something special
for my Country French bench that I adore.
It needs something sassy and unexpected,
wouldn't you agree?
I love the shape of this chair.
A new location for my cabinet
that holds my crystal.
We used a Valspar paint from the
Waverly Home Classics Collection
called
It's a warm blue so you don't get the
cold feeling of the grey blues.
Wes likes to refer to it as Tiffany Box Blue!
I agree whole heartedly.
Budget find - fab new blue pillow
from Burlington for $12.99!
LOVE this pillow and all the hints of colors
to compliment our old sofa
AND the new paint color.
(who doesn't love a bargain?)
Even "my assistant" is astounded at
what one pillow can do, it even compliments
her coat!
The soft furry throw you see was from
Target on Clearance for $14.99.
WOO-HOO I love a deal! It's large
and oh so cozy.
I think it's a big hit with my critics!!
Favorite family lamps have the
perfect look. The old lampshades are
spruced up with tulle on a spool wrapped
around the shade to camouflage discoloration
and wide satin ribbon graced with a gorgeous
sparkly vintage pin give new life to
these old shades.
Cost for 2 shades about $5. Already had
the vintage pins - FREE.
Our reupholstered family heirloom chairs
look fabulous with these adorable
J.Queen of New York pillows for
only $7.99 at Burlington!
It makes me truly feel so Royal!
LOL
An old crystal vase filled with silk
flowers we already had... FREE!
(let's celebrate the beginning of spring)
A stack of old books from my Mom's
bookclub collection looks pretty
snazzy tied up with a pretty ribbon
.... FREE!
Three wick candle in frosted mercury
glass holder ... $4 Kohl's Christmas Clearance.
A collection of "whites" to give
a calming yet interesting new look
to our black bookcase ... FREE!
(Collections can go on the tops of
bookcases too, cloches and such.)
A great display area for treasures that
had been tucked away. It's good to
rotate your collections of chatchkies
to give you a fresh new look ... FREE!
Wes' little collection of pale yellow
vases look so sweet in front of
my old white chippy birdcage
from my childhood.
The chairs look so lovely and warm on
each side of the fireplace.
(Oh that fireplace! Another sore subject
and hopefully a future facelift in store.)
The glow in the fireplace is from a vintage
gas heater that was refit with flickering
electric light bulbs. I love that the fireplace
is always glowing and cozy looking.
Yard Sale find - $25.00
(It was the find of the decade for me!)
VOILA!
It finally looks like the pleasant cohesive
room we knew it could be!
What a difference some paint makes...
just a couple of gallons.
It took my hubby a whole week to do
this instead of a weekend project like when
we were young and had more energy!
But at our age the paint goes on a
bit slower but it does go on!!
Remember... it's only paint and you can
change it if you don't like it! A small
investment for a brand new look!!
At Lowe's you can get a small jar of
Valspar paint in the color you'd like to try
for only $2.98. A great way to try it on!
Hope you enjoyed this segment
of "REDECORATING ON A BUDGET"!
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Stay tuned to see more of Budget
Decorating and treasures & delights
from Marie's studio.
Love and hugs to all of you!
Sherry & Marie
XOXO
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Thank you for your continued prayers for Linda!
The first battle of the war has begun.
It's a long journey she's on but she has
Our Heavenly Father to lead her to victory!
