Finding Inspiration

PEPPIE'S PLACE

PEPPIE'S PLACE
     Now you would think that everyone I'm immediately related to and are friends with homes would be just fab.  Well I'm here to tell there not (don't ask me why lol).  I have been working with my sister Peppie (who lives hear in Atlanta with me) to get her living room space to look flawless under $500 bucks.

This is the before of one angle of her apartment.  The one thing I don't like about the space which can be challenging is the number of door openings.  Urghhh!!

Okay so when m sis first told me she wanted her colors in the living room to be red and green.  My smile went from huge to not so.  The only thing I could think of was Christmas colors.

 I no I no Christmas is not so bad but.. but.. but.. It's Chrismas colors.  I tried to show her other colors but she just wasn't going.. Aww boo for me..

Anywho we went with it.  It took alot of lookin and looking and more looking for me to finally get inspired.

So far we have painted the walls and arranged the furniture.  However, it's still not complete.  I'll also show you the different items purchased how they were made and what bargains we found.  Stay tuned for that!!

So lets talk about accessories... they were made under $5...

Thrift store find $3! yeah...Once i spray painted the total price was$5 bucks! Whoo Who!

then we hung it over the mantal.!!

Hurricane vase thrift store find $1 buck yep! That's right.. I've seen these in crafts stores for $6 a piece
Hurricane accessories were basically free. Pine cones and small logs from the yard. Decorative balls made from round foam balls and twine $2 bucks tops (purchased from the Dollar Store!

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Grass vase $5 bucks. Grass, vase, foam, and moss purchased at the Dollar Tree!



All of these accessories were placed on the mantel...

Now like I stated in the previous blog the main items in this space were purchased from craigslist... take a look..

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35 10 for both 35 30 45 for both chairs Play Pause

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Remember this is the before........
.......And so far here is the After....

Looks pretty good huh!  Yeah I no..he he!!  All of the furniture pieces were purchased off of (drum roll please)  CRAIGSLIST.  That's right Craiglist.

We bought:
Sofa $35
Chairs $45 fpr both
Coffee table $30
(Not Shown in this pic)
Display case $35
2 Ikea table lamps

We spent a total of $230 bucks in this entire room the way it is now.  We will add an area rug, more seating, drapes and wall accessories later.

So what do you think?  Have you created a space from craigslist finds?

$7 Silver Wall Panels

INSPIRATION...$400 each...

oK SO I'VE HAD MY EYES ON THESE WALL PANELS FOR AWHILE NOW.  I'VE SEEN THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.  WELL I DECIDED TO USE THIS AS MY INSPIRATION.  THE CURRENT WALL I'M USING THESE ON IS NOT QUITE AS LARGE AS THIS ONE BUT IT MADE A HUGE STATEMENT IN MY STUDIO... TAKE A LOOK...SEE

i TOLD YOU THAT THE WALL WASN'T THAT BIG..
There were also black decals on this wall... I removed them- u can see them in the design star audition tape if you really want to...

THE FIREPLACE I BOUGHT OFF OF OVERSTOCK.. I HAD BEEN LONGING FOR THAT TOO.. HEHE

THE CHAIRS CAME FROM CRAIGSLIST. YES THEY ARE A REPRODUCTION OF THE WASSILY CHAIR AND I ONLY PAID $35 EACH.. YEAHHHH ME!!!

SO I USED FOAM CORE BOARDS FROM THE DOLLAR TREE. I USED 6 BUT I HAVE 3 MORE THAT I'M GOING TO ADD...

I WAS SO EXCITED THAT I JUST HAD TO POST IT.. LOL

...IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THIS PIC.. I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.. THIS IS PART OF MY IN-VISIONING STAGE..

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Ahhhhh... All Better!!

This is not Clean!! Excuse the Mess.. hehe

AND HERE IS THE AFTER.. SO FAR

--I THINK IT TURNED OUT GREAT!! considering THEY ONLY COST ABOUT $7 A PANEL VS $400 A PANEL IN THE INSPIRATION PIC---WOW!! lALALA...

Stay tuned for a video.. So what do you think so far??  to leave a comment click the comment link at the top or bottom of this post.. thanks!

If you  want to try and make this yourself it's really easy..

Materials:
foam core boards (dollar Tree $1)
stainless steel or metal contact paper
(lowes $5.96 Home Depot 9.99)
& double sided tape (already on hand or the dollar tree)

Instructions:
1.  cut contact paper to foam core size
2. remove protective paper from the back of the contact paper---s l o w l y
3. smooth paper on board
and viola!!
4. attach double sided tape to board and attach to wall

..Note: you can also try wrapping the board with gift wrapping paper.. it'll save u $$...

Golden Rast!!

Here is another ikea hack for you.  I was inspired by two tables.  one was a brass end table that I found on the internet.  Now that i want to show you how it looks i can't find it.......  therefore, you're just have to imagine with me.. 

Ikea Rast Table $14.99

The inspiration table was made of brass with four legs.  It also had a chain hanging from in the front.

The other table I saw online as well.   several bloggers painted theirs like these:

 left-Lindsay @ penny People design:
right-Lakeitha @ Home of 3 Duncan boys. 

if you want to read about their hacks just click the picture.
                                                                                                                                                      

So I married the two and got this!!...

The process was very simple and I think the outcome was better than expected since this was my first time I spray painted wood!

1.  Before assembling I primed all of the 4 pieces of wood with Rustoleum primer (inside & out).. (pic 2)
2.  Once it dried I added the gold spray paint.  Let dry.. (pic 3)
3.  Assembled it .. (pic 4)
4.  And finally embellished it with gold chains! I use the hooks that look like an upside down ? (pic 5)  I screwed those down or up on the inside of the table...

Note:  Now I used 2 different kinds of chains just to add a little detail.  And of course it’s up to you if you want to add any at all.  The chains were very inexpensive and I bought them from Home Depot.  They were in the area where you can cut the chains by the foot (they’re on a big roll).  I bought 1ft each.$.88 and $.96 a ft. 

I also want to show you some decorative pillows i made to go with the decor of the space...
seeee...

So what do you think?  I would love to hear from you!!

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