Budget Mood Boards - Bedroom

Furnishing a home is an expensive task but if you do a little research you can furnish a room with all new items on a budget.  This week I'll be sharing with you some mood boards, I created  with budget friendly prices.  I'm a firm believer that inexpensive decorating doesn't have to look cheap.

Below are two mood boards I created for the same bedroom.  While the paint color, bed and side table remained the same, I switched up the accessories. 


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Design Inspiration - Candice Olson

Candice Olson is one of my favorite designers.  She always creates rooms that make you gasp.  
Her new show on HGTV is now rapping up it's first season but I really enjoyed it, if you didn't get a chance to to watch it, you should look out for the reruns.  

Here's a sampling of some of my favorite projects she did this season.



Isn't the tufted wall to die for?

The wood tiles over the fireplace is a genius idea.

This bedroom is pure sophistication.


This room with a mix of old and new pieces is fabulous!  Aren't the upholstered cane chairs fantastic.

Luxe for Less - Dwell Studio Gate Fabric

I can't believe that I've been away this long, but what seemed like two weeks to me was nearly a month.  Lots of balls in the air and restless energy has taken over my life in the past month, but as with anything time waits for no one, hence the month long absence from my blog.
Enough about me, I was surfing my favorite fabric site, Tonic Living and found a fabulous deal.


This pattern is widely known as "Gate" or "Bella Porte" is the 100% cotton version rather than Cotton and Linen blend and is priced at $18.95 vs. the $42.00 price.


Crate and Barrel is currently selling a chair covered in this fabric for $900, if you're a DIYer you can upholster a chair for less than 1/3 the price of this chair.
So run on over to Tonic Living and remember that they do custom orders.

A Little Hollywood Glam Mood Board

Here's a little mood board I whipped up for a friend, she likes a little Glam in her decor but it has to be on a budget.  So I turned to two of my favorite sources, Overstock and Ebay.

Luxe for Less - Food

Do you use coupons?  While I'm not an extreme couponer like those people on the TLC show, for the past couple of months I've been using coupons.  I've literally cut my food budget by over 60% which is great since I have a teenage son and we all know they eat like crazy.  I'm still waiting for the day when I will only pay $5.00 for a cart of stuff, but until then I'm dancing the jig when I leave the checkout..

Here's a recent Publix receipt, I skipped out of the store after saving $176.81.  
The Publix BOGO sales is great way to save money when you combine the coupons with the sale.

 Here's a Kroger receipt where I did even better and saved 76%.  


I have learned a couple of  tips the past few months.
1. Not all Sunday newspapers are created equal, normally on Holidays coupons are not included in the paper. Use this site to find out if coupons will be in your upcoming Sunday paper.  
2. The More the Merrier, in order to make a dent in your grocery bill you need to buy at least two Sunday newspapers or more.  You can also just buy the coupons for a small handling fee from a coupon clipping service like this one.
3. Combinations are the best, you can combine a store coupon and manufacturer coupon. You can also combine two coupons with a BOGO sale.
4. If your store doubles a coupon (normally Publix will double a 50 cents coupon) then a 50 cents coupon is worth more than  75 cents coupon.

The site I've found most helpful is Coupon Mom. She has a video on her site that gives a great tutorial. 
Do you have any more tips to offer regarding the use of coupons?

Luxe for Less - Wassily chair

If you're a fan of modern furniture, I have a deal for you.  The Wassily chair also called the Model B3 chair is an iconic Euro-modern piece which have graced the homes of the upper class and has a price to match.


The chair retails for $2,025.00 for here.  Okay if I was making Oprah money $2,000 wouldn't seem like a lot of money but I'm not so, $2000 seems like a crazy amount to drop on one chair. 
I was browsing through Overstock and found out a reproduction of this chair for only $228. 
Isn't that a incredible value for the price?  If you're looking a chair like this, head over now to Overstock to pick one up.

URGENT - USE YOUR BORDERS GIFT CARD NOW!

According to CNN, apparently Borders/Waldenbooks is getting ready to file for bankruptcy next week.
Normally when a company files for bankruptcy they don't honor previously purchased gift cards after they have filed, so if you have a gift card go spend it this weekend.  I'm heading out to pick up a couple of books and some shelter magazines. 
Happy Shopping!

I Heart HomeGoods

I love HomeGoods, at least once a week I run in to take a look at the goodies they have.  You never know what you will find and the prices are inexpensive.  I was walking through the aisles today and loved the mirrors currently being sold.  You know I love a good mirror and even though they were calling me, I walked away, because I really don't need  another mirror. :(  It broke my heart.  Anyway if have a HomeGoods close to you, stop by and pick up a mirror.
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