first post: kitchen, dining room, living room
hello saucy dwellers,
my roommate i are looking for a third roommate right now, so we scoured the house and took pictures of it to post on craigslist. my bedroom has now become the dumping ground for my half-finished projects, but the common areas look pretty damn snazzy.
after i killed the potted petunias i bought for this window shelf, i put up a spectrum of colored glass bottles, which looks really pretty when the sun is shining through. i added blue and green vases that i got for 50 cents each at a thrift store since most of our empty bottles were orange and brown. total cost: $1.
the wooden bowls on the end of the counter were $1 each at a thrift store. i put my keys in them right when i walk in the door so i don't loose them.
we replaced an ugly wall-mounted mail sorter with a swirl shaped coat hook for $5 from Home Goods. the mail now goes in counter-top sorters from Target for a few dollars a piece. on the other side of the door is a $10 ikea magazine rack.
the set of 3 canisters was $3 at a thrift store, and on either side are the 50 cent ikea plant pots from the dead petunias, which now hold miscellaneous junk.
on the window shelf are two $1.50 Ikea plants in $.50 pots, which are nearly impossible to kill. the center plant and pot is Stef's. we put up 2 empty Orangina bottles and a few wind-up toys to fill the space.
this is the view of the dining room from the kitchen. i picked up the chair for free on the side of the road. i may reupholster it, but i love how retro the orange tweed is. the bust is also a trash pile find, this time from my roommate, and i think it will end up in her room eventually. in the corner we have a ridiculous kitty skyscraper which is apparently not as fun as playing with socks.
i made the window bench out of 2 cabinets that we found in our basement crawl space, which i repainted and sewed cushions for with Ikea fabric. the pillows on the bench right now are just leftovers from the living room.
the kitchen table and chairs are from Ikea via craigslist. Stefanie bought the stool at Ikea just for the sake of having stools at that counter, but they are too high and we pretty much never use them.
Stefanie had this dresser and didn't want to use it anymore, but she couldn't get rid of it or diy it because it belongs to her family so we're using it as a sideboard. we detached the mirror to make it look obvious that it's a bedroom dresser. the runner is a folded-up tablecloth. the drawers hold all of my tools since i do most of my crafts in the dining room.
our living room is a bit bipolar since al of the major furniture is Stefanie's, and a lot of the accessories are mine. for most of the time we've lived here i've just left it as a vintage feeling room (i do like all of Stefanie's decor choices), but it's in the process of having more modern pieces incorporated into it.
there's no overhead light in the room, so we added an Ikea knappa pendant lamp. i still think $25 is too much for a bunch of pieces of plastic, but look-wise it's worth it.
both sofas came from our college classifieds for $40-$50 each. i want to reupholster the wing sofa with something bold and modern, but right now it's got a comforter cover over the center of it as a temporary fix, which looks surprisingly good. the pillows are all either from Ikea or made with Ikea fabric. the quilt on the sofa is from Anthropolgie, so it was obviously not a bargain, but it is really comfortable for a quilt.
the triangle end tables, coffee table, and the boxes in the coffee table are also from Ikea. the round table behind the sofa is an antique that Stefanie got as a gift. it's Dylan's favorite place to sleep.
all of the artwork in the house is from our friend who lived here before us. she lives in a tiny apartment now, so we're holding it for her.
i made the credenza by decoupaging an old 2-piece dresser with cool wrapping paper from Target and adding Ikea capita legs. the mirror that we took off the dresser in the dining room is propped up against the wall. it does have hanging hardware, so so might actually attach it to the wall. the cubby bookcase was either free or really cheap, and it's good for stashing the clutter.
the chair was a bit of a splurge at $50, but Stef really liked the unique shape. it's got a towel draped across it because the cats like to sleep there.
this $5 orange chair is kind of hideous, but it's also the most comfortable chair in the house. the cats agree: Dylan likes to lie on top of the backrest.
copied from my blog thebargainlife.com
my roommate i are looking for a third roommate right now, so we scoured the house and took pictures of it to post on craigslist. my bedroom has now become the dumping ground for my half-finished projects, but the common areas look pretty damn snazzy.
after i killed the potted petunias i bought for this window shelf, i put up a spectrum of colored glass bottles, which looks really pretty when the sun is shining through. i added blue and green vases that i got for 50 cents each at a thrift store since most of our empty bottles were orange and brown. total cost: $1.
the wooden bowls on the end of the counter were $1 each at a thrift store. i put my keys in them right when i walk in the door so i don't loose them.
we replaced an ugly wall-mounted mail sorter with a swirl shaped coat hook for $5 from Home Goods. the mail now goes in counter-top sorters from Target for a few dollars a piece. on the other side of the door is a $10 ikea magazine rack.
the set of 3 canisters was $3 at a thrift store, and on either side are the 50 cent ikea plant pots from the dead petunias, which now hold miscellaneous junk.
on the window shelf are two $1.50 Ikea plants in $.50 pots, which are nearly impossible to kill. the center plant and pot is Stef's. we put up 2 empty Orangina bottles and a few wind-up toys to fill the space.
this is the view of the dining room from the kitchen. i picked up the chair for free on the side of the road. i may reupholster it, but i love how retro the orange tweed is. the bust is also a trash pile find, this time from my roommate, and i think it will end up in her room eventually. in the corner we have a ridiculous kitty skyscraper which is apparently not as fun as playing with socks.
i made the window bench out of 2 cabinets that we found in our basement crawl space, which i repainted and sewed cushions for with Ikea fabric. the pillows on the bench right now are just leftovers from the living room.
the kitchen table and chairs are from Ikea via craigslist. Stefanie bought the stool at Ikea just for the sake of having stools at that counter, but they are too high and we pretty much never use them.
Stefanie had this dresser and didn't want to use it anymore, but she couldn't get rid of it or diy it because it belongs to her family so we're using it as a sideboard. we detached the mirror to make it look obvious that it's a bedroom dresser. the runner is a folded-up tablecloth. the drawers hold all of my tools since i do most of my crafts in the dining room.
our living room is a bit bipolar since al of the major furniture is Stefanie's, and a lot of the accessories are mine. for most of the time we've lived here i've just left it as a vintage feeling room (i do like all of Stefanie's decor choices), but it's in the process of having more modern pieces incorporated into it.
there's no overhead light in the room, so we added an Ikea knappa pendant lamp. i still think $25 is too much for a bunch of pieces of plastic, but look-wise it's worth it.
both sofas came from our college classifieds for $40-$50 each. i want to reupholster the wing sofa with something bold and modern, but right now it's got a comforter cover over the center of it as a temporary fix, which looks surprisingly good. the pillows are all either from Ikea or made with Ikea fabric. the quilt on the sofa is from Anthropolgie, so it was obviously not a bargain, but it is really comfortable for a quilt.
the triangle end tables, coffee table, and the boxes in the coffee table are also from Ikea. the round table behind the sofa is an antique that Stefanie got as a gift. it's Dylan's favorite place to sleep.
all of the artwork in the house is from our friend who lived here before us. she lives in a tiny apartment now, so we're holding it for her.
i made the credenza by decoupaging an old 2-piece dresser with cool wrapping paper from Target and adding Ikea capita legs. the mirror that we took off the dresser in the dining room is propped up against the wall. it does have hanging hardware, so so might actually attach it to the wall. the cubby bookcase was either free or really cheap, and it's good for stashing the clutter.
the chair was a bit of a splurge at $50, but Stef really liked the unique shape. it's got a towel draped across it because the cats like to sleep there.
this $5 orange chair is kind of hideous, but it's also the most comfortable chair in the house. the cats agree: Dylan likes to lie on top of the backrest.
copied from my blog thebargainlife.com