Color Make over, part two.
Okay, so anyone who knows me, knows that I like to change things up in my home, . . . . a lot, and that I have a hard time committing to one thing. I guess you can say I have "commitment issues."
You also know that I HATE spending a lot of money on things. It gives me anxiety to spend more than $20 on one item. I know, I know, LAME, but I am!!!
But the two kind of go hand in hand, since I do change things so often, I hate spending a lot of money on one decoration, because I know in a matter of months I will get a hankering for a different feel.
I do a lot of my decorations as "temporary" fixes. Like I will make slip covers, rather than commit to a pricey reupholster job. I will cover things with paper, rather than buying designed boxes. I buy things that can be "altered" easily with my changing ideas.
So I figured with school starting again soon, I needed to give our "office" a clean/make over.
I went and bought some thick scrapbook paper, and took an afternoon to clean and organize, and VOILLA! Now I have a cute little office.
Most people use the excuse of "I don't have enough money or time to make my home lovely." But I just showed you that, YES YOU DO!!! This was such a cheap and in-expensive project, but it gave this area MAJOR appeal. I just covered some file organizers I already had, I covered some big Paper Clip decorations that were on sale for $2 each. I took a plain old cardboard box and covered it, and I made co-ordinating calenders. I put a border on some $1 buckets for our pen and pencils, and I taped some paper around these vases I already had.
The options are endless when you open up you think outside of the box. There are no rules to making your home fabulous, so just go for it. I've shown you that money and time doesn't have to be an issue. This cute little makeover cost less than $15 and only took an afternoon! So walk around your house today, and think of things you can jazz up!!! I'm already over flowing with ideas of what I can do for the holidays. Maybe a "spooky" office is in my future!?!
7 comments:
THAT LOOKS TOTALLY AMAZING AND AWESOME. I BOW TO THE MASTER! GREAT JOB YOU'RE LIKE FRUGAL M.S.
I LOVE IT. GREAT INSPIRATION! AND MOTIVATION!
WELL, I MUST ADMIT YOU COME BY YOUR LOVE OF CHANGING UP THE HOUSE DECORE FROM ME, I'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT. (SOMETIMES YOUR DAD THINKS HE HAS ENTERED THE WRONG HOUSE)
HOWEVER, THIS IS GETTING A BIT EERIE! YOU AND I ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME WAVE LENGTH. WE HAVE NOT TALKED TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS AT ALL, NOTHING, NO HINTS, NOTHING. YET, GUESS WHAT I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF? WELL OF COURSE YOU CAN GUESS BECAUSE WE ARE LIKE ONE MIND, YEP, I TOO STARTED YESTERDAY REDECORATING AND ORGANIZING OUR OFFICE.
I'LL POST PICTURES AS SOON AS I GET IT ALL DONE.
AGAIN, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, SINCE I'M NOT QUITE DONE YET, YOU GAVE ME SOME GREAT INSPIRATION.
YOUR BRILLIANT!!!!!!! :)
My genius, creative friend! It's so nice to have a friend that can inspire you in so many ways! I love you and LOVE your creativity! Keep up the awesome work! Too bad we aren't closer to have craft days together...our houses would be totally done!
Super, super cute! Cheap and creative hardly ever combine!
So cute! Thanks for sharing your ideas! You are so creative. I have a hard time thinking "outside the box" so I love getting ideas from others.
I'm impressed, Heather! Your office looks very classy and chic!
You are such an inspiration with your cleaver decorating!!! I love the big clothespins:)
What a great idea! Thanks for the tip.
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