thrifted bathroom gallery

It's been a thrifty week over here! 

Chair from a neighbor that was getting tossed...it has some major potential!

Tall table from a local second hand shop.

Second hand frames...all one buck a piece.

Vintage Shiny Brite Christmas ornaments.

A lithograph of a castle in France.

  My number one item to thrift for are frames.  Our "powder room" which is right off the family room was in need of some art ever since the paint went up.  With the dark walls (BM Hale Navy)  I knew I wanted an eclectic mix of pieces.  I used a couple of my own oil paintings and the rest are thrifted.

Are you thrifting for anything?

Here is to a great week!

Partying...

A Living Space
Sir Thrift A lot

a bedroom makeover for the girls

I am in the process of designing a new space for my bean girls.  It's a project that's going to take months as budget and time are major factors. I've started a few little projects and hope to keep myself on track through my posts.  Somewhere along the way this space went from a nursery, to a hodge podge of stuff as we've transitioned from baby to kid.

When bean baby makes her way into this room, her bed will flank the other side of the window.  My sister inherited my grandparents' beds, and because she is wonderful, has graciously passed them down to my girls.

Things that work...

~beds

~chair

 This chair was my Great Aunt Helens.  It needs a fresh coat of paint and new fabric for the cushion.

 A great cuddle up chair!

My hope is to create something classic and collected.   Here are some interiors that I'm drawn to for their space....

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To do list...
~remove fan and replace with a unique fixture

~add drawers to the closet for needed storage

~paint spruce up

~thrift for benches for the foot of each bed

~make art for above beds

~add a gallery area for the girls

~bedding

~refinish chair

~windows

Scary closet...

 I hope to upgrade the closet with drawers like this one....

via-Closet Creations

 It is important that I have an area for the girls to feature their work...

Our current color is BM "silken pine"  

Paint ideas for the new space...

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I have accomplished a few things.  Shelves came down today and the table that I bought at a garage sale for 10 bucks that looked like this...

got several coats of Annie Sloan "Old White" and is now in place in their room...

{I shopped our house to decorate their new table..and the beans favorite books are on the bottom shelf}

 And that's a wrap!

   Happy week to everyone!!!

partying here...

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The Thrifty Groove

my family room thrifts

I wanted to share my cheap and thrifty updates to our family room.  One of my goals is to do my best to find thrifted items before buying new.  There is a whole world of stuff out there just waiting for new homes!


I needed a couple more accent pieces for my bookshelf.

I liked the shapes of these {not the colors} so I grabbed them and painted them white.

You can never have too many old books and for 2 bucks a pop these 1930's encyclopedias were coming home with me!

and the biggie...

The upholstery is in fantastic condition and it's comfortable!  The true test was J.  He dug its old school feel so it passed! 

On to the mission...

So I saw this...

source-Life in Grace Blog

and this....

source-Pinterest {original source unknown}

and this...

source-Emily Clark Blog

which lead me to this...

paintable breadboard wallpaper ........for just 39 dollars!

so came the paint......leftover BM dark storm cloud blue from the hall

and some of these.......because I want to have the option to take it down one day

This is before....

This is the after...

  I like the way the painted wallpaper adds a backdrop to my books and treasured knick knacks. Overall, it was an easy project that I would recommend to anyone looking for a quick and easy update!  

Thanks for the feature Kristi!!!  I should be mopping the floor...

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