Twenty Dollar Tuesdays – Sprucin’ Up the Guest Room
So sometimes you can’t put $1000 into fixing up a room, sometimes you can’t even afford to put $100 to fix up a room. Sometimes all you have is $20. But what’s a girl to do to spruce up a bedroom for $20?!?
Well, say you have a cast off piece of furniture from another room…
Use a $5 can of spray pain to transform it into a brand new piece!
Search craigslist for inexpensive pieces of furniture. I scored this end table for $10.00.
And then I used the same paint I used on the desk to give it a fresh look as well. Then I added a lamp I found at Goodwill (for $2.50!) and painted teal. I added a few books in colors that coordinate with the room and a little clock I found at a garage sale for $3.00.
I’d love to invest more money in this room. But it’s our second guest room that we hope to one day make a nursery, so I don’t really think it’s a great plan to invest cash here right now. But these little touches make it more than just a bleh room with a bed in it! Here’s the price breakdown:
Desk: Free (It was a cast off from my Man Cave redecoration.)
Spray Paint: $10.00 (I used two cans)
End Table: $10.00
Lamp: $2.50
Books: Free (I already had these on my bookcase.)
Clock: $3.00
Total: $25.50
Okay, this was a little more than $20, but not much! And I got a whole lotta bang for my buck!!! What do you think?
So pretty! I wish I had space to paint things, it would make my apartment seem much more put together.
what kind of spray paint do you use? and do you do any prep before painting?
Would love to see you orchestrate an awesome $20 Tuesday date with the Hubby!
Stopping by from 31dBBB challenge. I love your blog! I will definitely be following it….Great idea for sprucing up a room – I am always looking to redecorate on the cheap!
That’s fantastic! I’ve thought about using some to cover a couple book shelves and dressers, but my husband said it won’t go on well. What type of spray paint do you use, and do you have any tips and tricks that will help me get a smooth finish?
My favorite brand is Valspar. And the key to spray painting (ESPECIALLY wood) is to prime. I usually do a very light sanding if it’s a wood piece (but I don’t even always do that…) and then I prime. If I’m painting a dark piece, I’ll use a silver/gray primer and if I’m doing a light piece, like the ones in this guest room I’ll use a white primer. So one coat of primer, usually two light coats of color. And you’re done! Really do try to do two light coats of paint rather than one heavy coat so you don’t have runs! Oh…and one last thing…always wear a mask and I usually wear rubber gloves–that way I don’t get paint on my nozzle finger!
Thanks! Try regular paint and a brush! It’s not as fast, but it’ll look just as nice when you’re finished!
See my reply to Dana below!
Great idea! I just might do that!
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Pingback by I am SUCH a liar. « This American Wife — July 28, 2010 @ 11:12 pmThank you so much for the tips! I’ll make sure to send you some pictures when I try this out!