Thrift My House

I finally got around to ~~cleaning~~ taking a few photos of the bedroom.

I had a white and ~~burlap~~ tan color scheme and I really like those colors but it still needed ...something.

So I made a few changes.

I tried different colors with it. I was thinking green, but...no. Red was okay, a bright yellow, very springy, but I didn't like different colors. I like plain. I like simple.

So, I decided to play up the knob color on the dresser.

Black. What a revelation. And imagination. I didn't even like the black knobs at first,

but then they grew on me and now I love them.

See the bird bath in the corner? I put a round piece of glass on the top,

it makes a great little table. And it sits here because I have no where else to put it.

I hear what you're thinking, why don't I put it back in the yard?

Because it's RE-purposed thank you very much!

I love my babies first shoes sitting on the corners of my dresser. I saw someone in blog land display their baby shoes like this and I immediately did it too.

I'm not too proud to copy.

My oldest daughter painted the side table. She used a paper stencil from Michaels.

This area of my room is where my youngest daughter has school everyday.

I found this black and white comforter at Walmart. I hung chalkboards on both sides of my window. I'm not sure what I will write on them. For now, I like the plain black.

It's impossible ~~for me~~ to put a bed skirt on this bed, because of the way it's made. I decided to use some old drawers underneath. They hide all the ~~junk~~ extra storage.

I picked this hanging clock up at GW this past Saturday. LOVE!

I have this thing for clocks. My newest obsession.

My bathroom is not finished. I still need to paint the vanities. We are still trying to decide on what type of floor to put down. I want wood, he doesn't want wood near water... to be continued.

I'm making open cabinets above the toilet, they need painting. All of the doors need a fresh coat of paint. Procrastinating.

Anyway, this is what I have so far. The rug came from Lowes. The curtains are from Walmart.

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*Here are some BEFORE photos I dug up.*

I loved my red bathroom for years. Now, it's so dark looking.

Notice the futon at the end of the bed. ???

The lovely brown furniture (same furniture I have now, I painted it with homemade chalk paint) and what was I thinking with the strange arrangement.

Notice, I do start to lighten things up. I really liked the yellow walls. I hate the color blue (don't judge) but I bought a blue bedspread. Logic said, blue and yellow go together, so that's what I did, even though I didn't like it, I'm crazy like that.

*Do you try to talk yourself into liking things, because it's easy, cheap, or trendy?