A Fabulous Update for Seven Dollars!

A while back I purchased an Ikea sofa for $99, after adding a new slipcover and cushion stuffing the cost came to $190.  Here's a look back on my shopping adventure here.   Even though the sofa was okay, I thought it was a little boring so I decided to give it an upgrade but the cost had to be nominal.


1. Grosgrain ribbon & Stitch Witchery (Walmart) - $7.00
2. Lay the Stitch Witchery on the ribbon
3. To ensure that I had a same space between each ribbon, I used a ruler.
4. Following the instructions on the Stitch Witchery package, I fused the ribbon to the slipcover and Volia, FABULOUSITY!!!!!!









Not bad for $7.00, huh?

Luxe for Less - Pottery Barn Eagan Mirror

Welcome again to all my new readers from Better After and HGTV's RMS along with all my current readers.  Feel free to poke around my blog and leave comments or questions.

I'm always a sucker for a fabulous mirror which is strange because I try to avoid them if I can. I walked into Pottery Barn last year and saw the Eagan mirror and fell instantly in love until I saw the price and promptly got my heart broken.  As fantastic as this mirror is, I can't even imagine paying $699 for a mirror. 





I found this comparable mirror for 75% less than the PB one at Pier 1 for $149.99

You could also try to DIY it, here is a great tutorial from the Lettered Cottage.
 Although I would love to DIY such a project, I'm scared of circular saws and have had nightmares of chopping my fingers.  TMI ?


Lettered Cottage ?Knock-off Mirror

Home Tour - Guest Room

I'm finally getting around to completing all my half finished projects around the house, and trust me I have quite a few of them.  I'm going to try tackling a project each month.  We'll see how that goes. 

This past weekend I worked on my guest room and I think I'm finally done until my Design ADD kicks in again.

Here's a shot of the room before, in all of it's purple glory.

Here's the guest room now.

I know the imperial trellis pattern is "supposed" to be last season but I still love it, plus this pillow came from Target and only cost $10.  Can't beat the price and the shot of blue has a huge impact in the room.


The wall color is sauteed mushroom. 
  


I purchased the stencil months ago and was dragging my feet because I thought it was going to be a lot of work but it only took around 4 hours for the wall.  I used a roller and it was fairly easy except for last row since I had to bend the stencil. 


The paint for the stencil pattern was a metallic paint from Martha Stewart and the mirror was purchased from Home Goods.

 Every guest room needs a chair and this chair doesn't overwhelm the room, plus I'm a sucker for nail head trim.


I purchased this capiz shell chandelier from Target when they had their last global bazaar event, it was on clearance for $25.  This was definitely an awesome buy.  I do miss Target's global design event, I wonder if they'll bring it back.
Well that was the room in all it's glory, one project down, countless to go......

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. 


1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8

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?
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