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Shared Boy/Girl Nursery on a Small Budget

posted in baby, crafts, decor, diy, home, inspiration, kids, lifestyle, money saving tips, thrifted by Sara on

Today is officially my due date, and still no baby. Now that the date has come and almost gone I’m not quite sure what to do with myself! With no date to look forward too or end in sight, it’s just a big waiting game now. But the good news is that both me and the baby are healthy and feeling good. I actually feel really good and energetic, so I thought I’d put this extra time to good use; starting first with the shared nursery reveal that I’ve been promising for weeks!

Currently my husband is in the middle of graduate school, so needless to say we are still living the “poor college student” life. While we live in a small apartment and on a very meager income, I never let that stop me from making my home a beautiful place where we can relax and enjoy being. And believe it or not, it doesn’t require a lot of money or time to do so. In fact, this whole nursery makeover only cost me a grand total of $180! This included both the kid’s bedding and most of the room decor (I already had all of the furniture pieces).

I’ll admit that putting together a cohesive space for baby boy and a toddler girl was rather difficult considering there were many limitations, but in the end it somehow just came together and I’m really in the love with it!
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Here is a little break down of everything in the room:

Crib – From Walmart which I already had from baby #1

Twin bed – A “hand-me-down” from when I was a girl

Dresser – Bought at a garage sale several years ago

Vintage Baby Quilts – Both baby quilts I made myself using this simple patter by Yoyomama Disigns. I made my daughter’s quilt several years ago when she was a baby and loved the design so much that I decided to make baby brother one as well!

Crib Sheet – Target

Crib Skirt – Made by me using this simple tutorial by Oleander and Palm

Pom Pom Comforter – Made by me. I first fell in love with this pom pom comforter from PB Teen, but I didn’t have anywhere near $169 in my budget for it. However, I was able to make one up for nearly an eighth of the cost. I simple bought a down comforter from Target ($20) and sewed on some pom poms I made up myself.

Twin Sheets – Kohl’s (got on sale for $15!)

Quilted Pillow – Made by me using scraps from my daughter’s quilt and an old pillow I had on hand

Cloud Pillow – Made by me (tutorial coming soon)

Wooden Rocking Horse – Thrifted

Wire Book Baskets – Large one (Thrifted), 2 smaller ones (Walmart).  I gave each a coat of spray paint and then mounted them to the wall using cable hooks which I got from Home Depot.

Rug – Thrifted

Alphabet Print – Free printable from Mr. Printables (I got the frame from Goodwill and spray painted it with some leftover paint I had from the wire baskets)

Sweet Dreams Print – Free printable from This Little Street

Hopefully my next post with include a sweet new baby, but for now I hope you enjoyed a view of this cute nursery! Can’t wait till our little guy can enjoy it too!

 

XOXO,

Sara

Craft Space "Must Haves" | Preciously Paired

My Craft Space “Must Haves”

posted in crafts, decor, home, inspiration, organization, Uncategorized by Hanna on

For of us “crafters” we all seek for a space to to call our own to store all our supplies, be inspired and do projects. With each of us that space can vary. For me it started out as a small, portable sewing cabinet, then moved to my daughter’s closet, then graduated to a spare room I shared with my husband’s office until we had another baby and finally to my latest craft area in our basement. Each space had pros and cons, but it is what it is and most importantly it is MY space to do what I love!

Craft area

No matter the space I designate to store my supplies and do projects I’ve come to find my “must haves” for the space.

1. Good lighting. If I had it my way my craft space would include large windows letting in lots of beautiful, natural light. Why don’t we add in an ocean view when we’re at it?! However, this is rarely the case for most people, including me. My craft space is located in our basement and even though these pictures don’t reflect it the lighting is terrible and dark! Right now I have a small lamp to light up my work space but I plan on adding some lighting underneath the top shelves to brighten things up and help me see what I’m actually trying to do.

2. Organization. Let’s face it, no one wants to do a project when you have to go digging for every supply you need and a in ton of different areas around the house. I’ve been there before and it takes me twice as long to complete a project which sometimes I then shy away from doing them all together. My favorite craft space organizers are pegboards, they are fabulous! Storage boxes are another must have and we all know that Ikea is your one stop shop for organization, especially when it comes to storage boxes.

3. Inspiration. When I’m in my element doing projects I like to be surrounded by things that inspire me. This is where my hanging clipboards come into place. Whenever I see something that inspires me in a magazine or there is a quote I like I clip it to my clipboards.

4. Colorful and fun accents. No matter where my craft area is, it can always be brighten up with fun colors and accents. One way I like to add color is through the things I organize with. I painted my pegboard, added some patterned paper to some of my storage boxes and spray painted the lids to my mason jars. Another great way I add color is through some fun decorative art. I scored mine from the Esty shop Poppy Mae. Her “Hello Lovely” and “Love” prints I have displayed in my craft space are just two of the dozens of cute and colorful print she has. Here’s another one of my favorites that is motivational. I recommend checking them out!

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So now my craft space is organized, beautified and ready to go for all my projects!

Craft area1Where is your craft space located and what are your “must haves” for it?

Pottery Barn Knock-Off: Seagrass Headboard

posted in decor, diy, home, thrifted, tutorial by Hanna on

One of the first rooms I wanted to put together upon moving into our new house was the guest room. It’s located in the basement, which is actually perfect as it gives guest their own space and is on the opposite end of the house where the kids are not. However, it’s a little dark down there and the green walls sure don’t help. In my effort to try and fix up the guest room without immediately painting the walls (although it’s something I still want to do) I started looking for other ways to brighten up the room and make it more cozy and relaxing.

In my search I stumbled upon THIS Seagrass Headboard from Pottery Barn’s. I thought the texture and color of the seagrass would go great against the green walls of the guest room, giving it that natural feel, but that $340 price tag didn’t seem so “natural” for me to spend! So in my attempt to be crafty and save some money I started to look for some way to do many own. I came up with this DIY seagrass headboard using a seagrass rug I found on Craigslist. The whole headboard cast me just under $75 to make!

Pottery Barn Knock-off Seagrass Headboard

 

The supplies:

– 4’x8’x3/4″ MDF board or OSB

(Use whatever is cheapest. We found ours in the clearance bin at Home Depot.)

– Seagrass rug

– King size quilt batting: Thick

– staple gun and staples

(I would recommend getting some longer staples when doing the rug since it’s so thick)

– jigsaw

– heavy duty hanging hooks or 1×3’s for the legs cut at desired height.

Seagrass headboard tutorial

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I’ll be honest in saying that there would be a few things that I would do differently if I did this project over again or maybe that’s just the perfectionist talking in me. All in all though I’m happy with how the headboard turned out!

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I still have a few more projects for the guest room before I call it “complete” including painting it, a dresser redo and some more wall art. For now, it still gives our guests a nice place to sleep!

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Friday Finds #15: Aqua (Under $15)

posted in decor, home, women's fashion by Sara on

Thank you to everyone who has joined in on our blogiversary celebration this week. It’s been a great and crazy week! If you missed a chance to enter the giveaway for our Numbers Pouf or Slouchy Tee, there is still time! Click HERE to enter!

Today we’re wrapping up our birthday week with a colorful Friday Finds. This summer we’ve decided to assign each Friday Finds a fun color to center our finds around. Today’s color…aqua. The best part of all, everything is under $15! If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to add a pop of color to your home or wardrobe, we’ve got you covered.

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What color of Friday Finds would you like to see?

Sew Inspired: Sewing Room Update

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As you may have gathered from my previous posts, I’ve been doing a lot of sewing lately. In fact, almost all of my spare time in the last couple of weeks has been spent in my sewing room. And it is my philosophy that when you spend a lot of time in a certain space it should be one that inspires and one that you love. 
 I will admit that my sewing room never looks quite this clean and organized when I’m actually working on a sewing project, but it is a space that I enjoy being in. While it is nothing grand, I believe a home is what you make it. Sure, I’d love a big sewing room filled with lots of light, a big cutting table, and lots of shelving to store my fabric and crafts; but the truth of the matter is this is what I have the means for right now and that’s ok… I still love it! I’m sure many of you are in the same boat where you’re still in school or just starting out and I’m here to tell you that you don’t need a lot of money or space to make something beautiful and functional. 
The only items that I actually purchased for this space were the “S-E-W” letters, the pegboard hooks, the watercolor floral photo, and the table (a past purchase from craigslist for $10); everything else I already had. The pegboard, the wooden letters, and the photo frame I brighten up with some paint I had left over from other projects. I’ve been going a little crazy with my silver metallic spray paint. The diy aluminum/silver metal look has started to become a theme throughout my house (see more of my projects: DIY Silver Lamps | Faux Stainless Steal Dressers).

As for the gorgeous skirt, it’s a little sneak peak of what you’re going to see in our shop that is opening up this summer! 
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Bedroom Makeover Reveal

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 Our bedroom makeover is finally complete! We’ve been piecing it together bit by bit over the last month and we love how it all came together. It’s become my new favorite place! Before, our bedroom had a very feminine feel so our main goal with this makeover was to make the space more gender neutral while still keeping things light and airy. Our second goal was to transform the space on a limited budget, which we successfully accomplished! The quilt is probably the most expensive piece in our bedroom. We bought it from Target for $70. Besides the sheets, the decorative pillow, the lamp, and the curtain, everything else you see here was either reused or upcylced.
Remember these dressers? They were given to us when we got married and I added some faux stainless steal contact paper to the front and spray painted the knobs to give them a sleek look. Since buying new furniture was not in the budget, this was a great alternative that only cost me about $30! For the full tutorial on how I transformed this dressers click HERE.
Both the shutters that we use as our headboard and the canvas painting I found at thrift stores some time ago. I would eventually like to get a different headboard, but haven’t found one I like yet for the right price.
These black frames I already had around the house and I found these cute free printables online to go in them.
Vintage Camera Free Printable  |  from Design Editor
So there you have it! I’m here to tell you that you CAN makeover a space on a very limited budget. Sometimes it takes a month or so to find everything your looking for (and for the price you want), but it is well worth it! Some great places that I like to shop for inexpensive home decor items are Target, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and Goodwill. To save even more money, you may also consider re-using or re-purposing things you already have around your house.
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Organizing with Metal Label Holders

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This week I’ve discovered something amazing… Martha Stewart Adhesive Metal Bookplates. I swear, this woman thinks of everything! For a while now I’ve been looking for someway to organize and spruce up my IKEA baskets. I really wanted to add some sort of metal hardware to create a more industrialized feel, but have had a difficult time finding anything that I really like. I scoured the internet looking for some metal label holders, but I found nothing that I could easily use on my baskets. Then out of the blue I came across these adhesive metal bookplates at Staples. They’re genius I tell you! They’re easy to use, they’re inexpensive, they’re available in several different sizes, and they will stick to just about anything you could think of. I simply love the look and feel of these metal bookplates, so I bought several more packs to organize my office/craft space as well. 
  
 

There are so many different possibilities when it comes to these savvy label holders that I thought I’d share some of the creative ways others have used them too.