Being savvy- Redoing a bedroom (or any room)

Hello,
I am going to talk about being savvy when redoing your bedroom. I recently moved into a different room, and I was very money conscious while doing it. It did take me quite some time to get it done, and I am still not completely done with it, but that is because: 1. I wanted to get the perfect pieces 2. I live in an old house, and had to get some things done in the room to make it bedroom quality. So without further ado lets get into it.

Ok, so first things first, you need to have a theme to get started and know what pieces and styles to look for. I did a shabby chic room, due to the house being old it just went with the style best. I started out by getting a bedspread so I could base the colors of the room around it. I got my bedspread from Target, it was probably the most expensive individual item I got for my room, but honestly it was exactly what I was looking for. It is from the Shabby Chic collection by Rachel Ashwell at Target, (you can only get this collection there.) After I got the theme and color scheme done, I obviously painted, one tip is to paint the room yourself instead of hire a painter to do it, it saves a lot of money.

A big thing that saved probably the most money was I got a lot of pieces from relatives that didn't need or want the stuff, and redoing the items to fit for what I wanted. I got lamps from my Grandma and Uncle, and got new shades for each, and spray painted one of them. I got small decor pieces from my other Grandma and my Great Grandma. I got a bedside table at an antique sale, and spray painted it and got new hardware. I painted pieces I already had from my previous room. I used decor and other essential items from my previous room. Another great place to get things for a good price are thrift stores. I know, they may seem a little gross at first, but you find really cheap and unique pieces there! Just wash and clean the items you get.  I got my curtains and pillows at them. And Ebay is also very good as well. Also, I did a lot of DIY's and they saved a ton of money.

So honestly, play around and really search for key pieces for cheap. You will be able to redo any room with these tips, in my case I had just redone my bedroom.

I hope you find these tips helpful and good luck on your project!

Sincerely,
Abbie