We picked up the chandelier for $7 and Camille spray painted the brass silver and the candle stick sections white to freshen it up. I finally learned how to switch out light fixtures, since I hated waiting for Heber to do it for me. We were pretty proud of our electrical abilities!
Picked up changing station dresser for $40. We framed some scrapbooking paper in some $1 frames from the thrift store. Nicole still need to sew up the changing pad cover, so we just wrapped the fabric around it.
Nicole with her 3 boys!
I made the bumpers of extra fabric I had kicking around.
We found a $2 hot pink table cloth at the thrift store. I turned it into a bedskirt and was able to keep some of the original hemming which made it a quick sew.
Original serged edges from Table cloth. There was only enough to do 3 sides–which I figured was fine, the one side is against the wall and you can’t see it anyways.
Her youngest boy is still in his crib, so we found this crib on KSL.com (online classifieds) for $40. I use 2″ foam to stuff my bumpers–it makes them stand up better than the batting filled ones. Foam usually runs $30 for a bumper set, but I lucked out and found a nice unused piece of foam at the thrift store for $2!
Nicoles budget was $200. Which was tight considering she had no furniture. The glider, changing station, and crib was staying in her youngest sons room.
Here’s the breakdown
$40 dresser
$40 crib
$10 dye and spray paint
$15 curtains
$17 ikea curtain rod
$4 lamp
$2 foam
$30 hobby lobby accessories
$40 Thrift store (chandelier, clock, frames, linens, etc.)
$198 total!
It’s amazing what you can do when you get creative, try to use what you have and shop second hand. Camille and I are working hard on our “Styling Cents”–reuse, repurpose, and revive your space decorating guide! Hoping to have it available in the next few months.
