Done for now...

The mudroom/ laundry room is done for now. I spent an afternoon last week finishing it up. The doors came off & the paint went on. I debated back and forth on if I should leave them off, or keep them to hide the clutter that I’m sure will be back. I’m leaving the doors off for now. Its just so much easier to function in there with out them. Since this closet runs the span of the entire wall I still have plenty of space to hide laundry bins & extra coats out of view. Heres the before......

After taking the doors off , I cleared out the closet & tape off the trim. I painted the wall up to the shelf area.

After it dried, I decided to add molding to the wire shelf to give it a more finished look. I ended up only spending $2.81 for 7 feet! I love when Menards has a sale.

When I added the molding it was important to make it something I could remove.  Someday I might want to hang coats there again .

Glued ribbon tied to the wire rack.

I just added ribbon with my glue gun to the back of the molding, let cool & the tied it to the shelf. It worked perfect. Now if I ever decide I want to hang things on that shelf I just have to untie the molding & store it.

I ended up taking out the small storage bin we used for a bench & using the extra chair from out dinning room. That way there’s still a place to sit if needed, but so much more room for the girls to walk in hang up their stuff, & place our shoes.

I still have some more work to do but its done & works for now. Now I have to move on to my basement craft room. Unfortunately that will take much more time to finish. Maybe I’ll get to that next week…or the week after that…or…..



Dollar Store Makeover

Looking for a cheap way to change up your kids bedroom, or even your own? You might not think of the local $ store as an option for inspiration or even décor. But with a little imagination you can change up simple items to make a big change.


When we first moved onto our house we started with a blank slate of builders white every where. Those who know me will tell you I love to paint & paint & paint! So white had to go! My youngest daughters room is the smallest so I wanted to keep the illusion of a larger space plus paint the raspberry color she chose. I decided to paint only about 5 ½ feet up the wall leaving the top white. This kept the room airy yet colorful. Here’s were the $ store came in. I needed some kind of border to top off the paint. Since I hate commitment on color ( I have literally painted the same room several times in one year!) I found a cute wall paper border for just a DOLLAR! I needed at least 2 to be sure it I had enough.  Rather then actually gluing it I used double stick tape. Its held it for 3 years now & will come off so much easier then wallpaper glue.

To add a matching accent, I found removable wall stickers that coordinated with the border & 2 rolls of ribbon. I glued the ribbon around the lamp shade using a glue gun. The bottom ribbon I decided to give it a little fold for more interest. Next I placed the stickers around the shade & DONE!

With the left over ribbon I made curtain ties & tied them to the white shower curtain rings I also purchased for $1. All said & done I spent $6 total. Not to mention the curtains were only a whole $5 ! They are actually a table cloth bought on clearance in another store. I just cut it in half & seemed up the ruff edge.

 

I was also able to pick up a few accents for older daughters room as well. For her shade I used ribbon ($1) and an utility knife. After making 2 small cuts every several inches, I thread the ribbon through it. I then joined the to ends together to make a bow.

For her curtains I also used white shower curtain rings. To go with her star theme I found heavy card stock stars that that I added pink construction paper stars to the middle of. I then tied them to her curtain rings.

So for a grand total of $8 I was able make great impact on their rooms & not a dent in my wallet. Plus when its time to redecorate it won’t hurt so much! Its not always that easy to find what your looking for so cheap, but if you think out side the box it sometimes works out!