Thursday, May 11, 2017

The $150 ORC: Week 6 Reveal

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 11 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've given 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. 

Coming in at the eleventh hour of One Room Challenge week six with my guest room reveal. Although this has been a six week long process, the reveal week somehow snuck up on me.  I just needed a few finishing touches for the room, and somehow those last few details seemed to stress me out the most.



I'll start you off with a few before pictures.  I always hate looking back at these once the room is complete.  I don't think I realized just how drab the room was! 





Since this room is where family and close friends stay when they visit, I wanted to adorn it with things that were important to my loved ones.   The entire room is filled with family heirlooms and photos that are important to us all.

The bed was T's grandmother's, passed down to us several years ago.  The vanity is an antique that was my desk when I was in college, and the stool was my maternal great-grandmother's sewing bench from years and years ago.  We filled the room with wedding photos, pictures from our newborn shoot, and a very special Clay Rice silhouette that I had made for Thompson.  The silver trays belonged to my paternal grandfather, trophies he won for having prized roses through his city's rose society in the mid sixties.  And lastly, the tassels on the lamps are an ode to my jewelry business, my livelihood.





















My challenge for this room was to give the space a new look without going above a $150 budget.  And, I'm proud to say I did it!  I used things that I already owned, swapped out lamps for some that we had in our foyer, bartered with my bestie for some beautiful handmade pillows, and scoured the aisles of Target and discount stores.   I must say, I love how the room turned out, and knowing that I changed the entire look and vibe of the space for $150 bucks makes it even sweeter.  

Since many of the items in this room are old and repurposed, I cannot provide links to everything, but I have provided some shoppable links to a few things still available.  





12 comments:

  1. You did an amazing job!! This has inspired me to do something with our guest bedroom, too!!

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  2. It's so calming! I love how you take the family heirlooms and modernize the room with the gold touches. Also, I love that photo of your bouquet - I need to make a note to have a similar shot taken at my wedding in November.

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  3. It looks incredible!!! I love everything about this room and I'm so impressed that you stayed within your budget!

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  4. Way to go, it looks great!! I'm inspired!

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  5. This looks great! I enjoyed following this!

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  6. this looks great! i love the polka dot pillows. xo jillian - cornflake dreams

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  7. Laura, I liked the book wreath so much I made one. I have no idea where to put it, don't really need it, but had a darn good time making it! Your room makeover is just terrific!

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  8. Lovely. What an accomplishment for your budget! Congratulations on a room well done.

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  9. This room looks great - and on just a $150 budget! So impressive!

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