$100 Room Challenge Week 3 is in the books and it has left me rethinking the plans. The budget is king here and I need to focus on refresh mentality, not a total makeover.
Read on to see what became of the $100 Room Challenge Week 3 progress.
Hello friends, This challenge is really doing a number on my thought process. I have always been budget-minded but when I have done rooms in the past the budget was a little bit healthier for the makeover. That’s the keyword… makeover. So my serious frustration over trying to stay in the allotted budget comes from thinking of the space as a makeover and not a refresh. Which, is totally doable for a refresh.
I am so glad that Erin of Lemons, Lavender & Laundry dreamed up this challenge idea. I’m really trying to rethink our daughter’s room update.
Room Challenge Week 3 update-
We decided on a paint color for the room. We had leftover paint from when we painted the public spaces in Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore).
Finding a wall color was half the battle, my idea of whitewashing the grasscloth made me feel unsure. I don’t want the hope of creating a relaxing space to ultimately end up a bland “eh” room. So far paint for the room has been $0.
So, I went looking for inspiration and found this grasscloth on eBay. I really like the softness hues and I have high hopes of recreating the look.
The chairs are coming along – it’s taking a little bit longer due to added layers over the lovely out of date gold fabric. Ha! This where I have spent some of my budget…$12.60.
I’m taking a scatter rug similar to this one and making a beautiful pillow for the bed. The added texture with the new color scheme is going to be beautiful.
The rug is a $0 cost item because I bought it last year with hopes of turning it into a pillow for our guest room but now I think the idea belongs in my daughter’s room.
This post sounds too good to be true on pricing for this refresh and that’s because I haven’t added the cost of new bedding (will totally push the budget) and reworking the bedside lamps.
That wraps up the room challenge week 3 update!
I better get back to it! Next week is the reveal week! Should be fun! In the meantime, have a look at where my blogging friends are on their projects.
Till Later,
Don’t you just love it when something you buy for some where else works perfectly in another you space your designing. Those are the best!
Keeping within the $100 is definitely a challenge, but I know you can do it! You’ve got GREAT ideas. Can’t wait to see how your daughter’s room turns out 🙂