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May 25, 2010 By

Today’s twenty dollar tuesday tip is pretty simple.  First I have a personal question for you: is your box spring currently exposed? If I walked into your bedroom right now would I see that lightly padded box supporting your mattress?  If it is covered, is the thing covering it frumpy or outdated?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, my friend, you’re in need of some help. You need to cover that box spring right up.  The problem is that dust ruffles can get a big pricey. Luckily, I have a cheap solution! Go to your local Target or Wal-Mart. Cruise those endcaps until you find a sheet (the same size as your bed) in a color that will match or coordinate with your current bedding. You can usually find these for under $10.  Go home. Remove your mattress. Place either a fitted sheet or a flat sheet directly on the box spring.  If it’s a flat sheet, pretend it’s a mattress and do those military corners. Replace the mattress. And voilà! Instant box spring cover.

And there you have it, folks, another Twenty Dollar Tuesday!!!!

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Twenty Dollar Tuesday

May 11, 2010 By

Today’s tip (and yes, it’s another FREE idea)? Go shopping in your own house.

Since my hubby and I are still in the process of furnishing our home, we don’t have a garage full of old furniture…but even if you’re like us, you can almost always find something to repurpose in your house. For months now, I’ve had my eye out for an inexpensive table or entertainment center to put our tv on in the Man Cave. But, alas, I’ve found nothing.  But today, when I was fixing up the upstairs guest bedroom for my sister Caro to visit (she’s coming tomorrow!!!), I started thinking about how much I didn’t like the really modern dresser in our upstairs bedroom. You can kind of see it here in this picture…over in the corner:

The style of this bedroom, especially with the addition of the new nightstand is kind of girly and quaint.  Sort of shabby chic.  The dresser is just too modern. I hated to get rid of it though, as it’s part of a set–the bed frame and the armoire are in our downstairs guest room.  But if I put it in the downstairs bedroom, I’m afraid that room would feel too cluttered.

Then it hit me…if I take the mirror off this dresser, THIS could be a great place to put the tv in the Man Cave!!!  So there you have it, I just needed to look in my own house the time!

So next time you need a new piece of furniture, look around your house…and I mean REALLY look at what you have in each room and how you use it.  Could that dresser be a buffet table in your dining room?  Could that old dining room table make a neat desk? How about that old wooden chair that’s been sitting in your garage? Could that be the missing accent for your front porch? Go explore your house and see what you can come up with!  Happy shopping!

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Twenty Dollar Tuesday

May 4, 2010 By

Since I’ve written about Craiglist the past two days, I thought I would round out the Craiglist discussion with a Twenty Dollar Tuesday Craigslist special.  I decided to search my local area Craigslist site and look for items $20 or less just to see what I could find.  Note these items are all from TODAY.  This is just to give you a peak inside my method.

First up, this little side table is only $10!  I just love the shape of it. If my decor was more modern, I’d be tempted to snap this right up!

If I had a bit of money to invest in a piece, I would love to snag this little loveseat.  I just LOVE the shape.  Many times it’s actually a better investment to purchase an older piece of furniture and spend the money to recover it rather than buy a new piece.

I love the shape of this chair, too.  It would be fun to remove the cushion, paint the chair a bright color, then use a funky piece of fabric to reupholster the cushion!

A quick paint job is all these chairs would need…that purple one at the very least.  These would make great accent chairs in any room!

I think this little night stand is so neat!  A coat of paint in a fun color could make this a stand-out piece in any bedroom!

And if you’re scared by any of these DIY projects, you can always find plenty of user-friendly pieces on CL as well. Usually they’re a bit more than $20, but I did find this neat little side table that the seller said is from Pottery Barn. And yes folks, it’s only $20!

Some of my favorite pieces in our home are things I found on Craigslist.  Why? Well, they seem to have a bit more character than things I just buy at the furniture store.  They have a story. At the very least, I usually have a story about how I got them.  ”I had to email the seller from a second email address!” or “We had to drive two hours, two days in a row because the two pieces didn’t fit in our car!” or “The seller said this was his grandmother’s when she was a newlywed!” You don’t get that at Restoration Hardware!

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Twenty Dollar Tuesdays!

April 20, 2010 By

I’m working on a project (more details to come!) and visited the fabric store today.  Fabric stores are a great place to find deals for you home! You can often purchase fabric remnants for a fraction of the price of fabric on the bolt. And yes, it’s usually under $20.  You can use this fabric to make throw pillows/ curtains/ tablecloths, you name it!  If you’re not comfortable with a sewing machine, you can frame fabric for unique wall art!

ALSO…I often forget that fabric stores are often great places to look for home decor!  Many fabric stores have home decor departments!!! Who knew?!?

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