The $150 ORC: Week 4

If you've landed here through Calling It Home's One Room Challenge linkup, welcome!  My name is Laura, and I live in Greenville, SC.  I'm a wife, a mother of a precious 10 month old boy, and a small business owner.  I'm so excited to complete my second one room challenge (check out my first here).  I'm working on giving our guest room a facelift on- get this- a $150 budget.  No fancy collabs, no interior designers, no $700 light fixtures, no frills.  Just consignment finds, DIY projects, and a whole lot of elbow grease. 

It's now week four of the One Room Challenge and things are, well, looking a whole lot like they did last week.  Womp womp.  I found two frames that I like for hanging above the bedside tables.  Snagged them this week at Target for $20 a piece.  Now I'm working on figuring out what exactly to put inside of them.  I originally planned on some kind of artwork or print, but now I'm leaning more towards getting two family photos printed.  

I also gave the pulls on the bedside tables another coat of paint.  I didn't love the look of the gold spraypaint I originally used, so I picked up a container of Martha Stewart Gold Gilding, and I love how it changed the look.  They're now a much richer metallic gold color, exactly what I was wanting. 

Here's a quick before and after of the pulls.  Before is on the left, after on the right. 

I also managed to get the window hung above the dresser, and I like how it fills up the wall.  I used a french cleat to hang the mirror, which I had never used before.  I was a little nervous hanging something so heavy on the wall, so I love how secure the french cleat is. 

Pillows are on order through Wheaton Whaley, and I should get them in next week! They were a little out of my budget (considering I now have less than $1 left, ha!), but I've bartered with Elizabeth. I have a jewelry business, and Elizabeth is one of my most loyal customers.  I've agreed to do a few custom pieces for her in return for the pillows.   



Here's a quick estimation of what I've spent so far:

• IKEA Rast bedside tables: $70
• Curtains: FREE
• Chalk Paint for tables: $3.50
• Two additional bin pulls: $7.00 (already owned the other 4)
• Old Window: FREE
• New white outlets, switches, and covers: $8.00
• Old book for wreath: $.50
• Liquid Gold Gilding: $5.00
• Lamps- FREE (repurposed from another room in our house)
• Bedding- FREE (using what we already had in there) 
• Picture Frames for above bedside tables- $40
• Curtain Rods- $11
• French Cleat for hanging window- $4

TOTAL SPENT: $149 


Here's what I still need to do:

• Hang curtains and blinds (I have both in my possession, I'm just dreading this part)
• Throw pillows for the bed
• Print pictures to put in gold frames
• Sell something from the room so I have more money to spend! (I'm allowing myself to consign anything that's been in that room, and use that money to put back in the space)