Tag: Bargain Finds

Spring Fever

I found that darling pitcher at IKea in the scratch/dent section for almost 75% off! I added some bright flowers and I have spring in the corner of my kitchen! Remember the hideous picture frame I found at the thrift store? I originally painted yellow but I just recently changed it to white and I like it MUCH better! It’s amazing how bright my kitchen looks now that I have my corner of spring! I can’t wait for the flowers in my front yard to bloom!

Total Cost for my Spring Fever : $21.47

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Pottery Barn Makeover

I had a lovely Pottery Barn/Restoration Hardware trip with one of my good friends Shea. If I could spend the night at Pottery Barn I totally would! What’s not to love about the decor, smells, atmosphere in that store? I was in complete heaven; as a matter of fact I think we walked through/around the store about four times! I contained myself and only ended up buying a bath sponge for my apothacary jars in my master bath, a small hourglass and these little signs. They were half off and only $3.99 a piece. I originally planned on putting these in my bathroom where they would actually serve as a his/hers signs. A few months ago I bought these cute baskets to put on my shelves on the tv stand. I decided to spray paint my little signs with some chalkboard paint and attatch them to the fronts of the baskets with some twine. They gave my baskets the exact look I was going for. I’m still in a bit of slight denial that I altered something that I bought from the actual pottery barn store….. but I think they look even more “pottery barnish” now!

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Glass Topper

During my last DI Trip I picked up this adorable glass topper

I’ve had my eye on this really cute glass topper that sits on a ceramic dish at Rod Works (local home decor store). The price tag on their’s was $30. I knew I could do better; so I went on a search to make my own version.

candle holder
and
metal star plate

Here is how I put them all together

I just stacked them all on top of eachother and put some decorative balls under the glass toper.
Total Cost: $8.40
glass topper: $0.50
plate: $3.95
candle holder: $3.95
decorative balls: already had
Im pretty pleased with the how it turned out! The best part is that it was a whopping $21.60 cheaper than buying the one from Rod works :)

 

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Message Board

Remember my lovely brown frame I got at the DI? Here is the breakdown: I bought some chalk board spray paint from Home Depot. The frame had the glass piece and the picture. The picture is actually just a piece of cardboard with a photo imprinted on it. I wiped the cardboard down really well and primed it. I let that dry and then generously applied my chalk board paint. While it was drying I primed and painted my frame. To finish up the frame I added a little glaze to pop out the detail of its border. I put the cardboard piece back in and fastened the back and VOILA look at her now! You can use this for whatever you want;  dinner menu, love notes, messages, the possibilites are endless!
Total Cost: $5.30
Frame from DI: $1.50
Spray Paint: $3.80
I already had the primer, glaze, and the stand
Look at what I picked up from Roberts on black friday….
Im in LOVE!
?Im putting at least one of these on top of my cabinets in my kitchen! Someday I’ll do a post on my almost finished cabinet tops!
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