On a budget

I have been wanting to re-do my front room. I have had allot of ideas and wishes but not the money to do it. So I decided to challenge myself and see if I could accomplish this wish on a very small budget of $200.00 for the whole room including furniture. So it all started with two chairs I found for $50.00 a piece.

These chairs were my inspiration to the whole room.

So to start off I had to paint. I decided to go with a neutral color for an easy room change later if I decided since this ended up being the biggest cost of the whole project. Normally I will shop around for a color. Walmart and other paint supply places will have reject paints for 75% off. I have bought them before and just mixed. Became creative. But this time I was real set on wanting gray so I just went for the buy.

Then I began looking on line for old chairs and furniture. One old chair I had found at a yard sale and the other was an old one of Tyler's grandmas left at the house. A little wood glue, some black spray paint and some cute material and I had a couple of  "New" chairs. I then found a table and lamp that was from the New York New York in LasVegas. A little more paint and some major sanding and we got some cute accents.

I then went on line and found some drapes. I wanted a black and white drape but I couldn't find any within my budget so I went with a white panel and a black one. I took the black and had my friend Judy cut it in half and hem. I didn't want the black to be as thick.

For the decor I found an old wood latter that I cut up and painted white and then antiqued. I had some old wooden frames that I painted black to put my kiddos pics in.

So now for the big revile....Did I stay on budget......No!!!! After all that I am almost $100 over. I had to get some accent pillows and some more decor. I am also still on the hunt for an area rug. Its not too bad for the first room. The next room I will budget better...hehehe