Budget bedroom decorating is easy once you have a game plan in mind. The goal here is to get the biggest bang for the buck.. which means I’m going to spend my dollars on items I can’t DIY. A few days ago I shared my romance wall art that I made from wood I had already. Today I’m moving on and sharing one of the most fun parts about budget decorating.
Shopping my house for my budget bedroom decorating project.
I know I can always find something that has potential if I look hard enough. I rummaged through closets, boxes, the garage and did a walk-by of all my rooms. These baskets are like my vertical blind dilemma, functional but not pretty, and were begging for an update!
What’s a DIY girl to do when she needs to redecorate on a budget?
Why grab a paintbrush of course!
I dry-brushed the color on starting with DecoArt Chalky Finish paint in Everlasting and added Vintage for the pretty soft blue contrast. You can find a dry brush tutorial here. ~ A word of advice, use an old brush you don’t care about, this technique will ruin a good brush.
This chair is another item I shopped from my house. You can see it’s makeover here.
The baskets look great beside it.
They brighten up a dark corner, which is a huge benefit for my budget bedroom makeover. You’d naturally think that a coastal home would have lots of bright natural light from windows. Nope… in magazines they do. That’s not how they built them in the 50’s, and not here;)
I still have a few more items to update and re-love for our bedroom refresh. Paint does wonders. What else works well for budget bedroom decorating that makes a big impact? Paint picture frames, figurines, take an old chair and give it new look like the one above, or this one. You can also make your own bed frame, like I did here.
I’m moving on to tackling the window and a window treatment next. Can’t wait to share what I’ve done there!
Do you have a room in your house that needs a refresh? Share below. You guys know I love to hear from you:)
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Jenny @ Refresh Living says
The basket and chair look so much better! I love the combination of white and turquoise and the dry brush technique you used. Beautiful!
Wendi says
Thank you Tara. Ot was a simple update that made a big difference in my room:)
Emily says
Such a great idea for changing up old baskets! I have a hodge podge of baskets stashed in a closet that I rarely use – they could use a fresh coat of paint! Thanks for sharing with our Merry Monday party this week 🙂
Wendi says
Thank you Emily, sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Pull your baskets out and start painting! Have a fantastic week:)
Terry says
Here I was going to toss out my old baskets! These look so nice! Thank you for the great idea! Hope you have a great week!
Smiles!
Terry
Wendi says
Hi Terry! I know how you feel, I was about to toss mine too. Even though I know paint can transform ugly to pretty, I’m still amazed these look so good. With your eye, I’m sure you’ll make yours look spectacular! Thanks so much for stopping by:)
Pat says
Wendi,
Love the updated look to your budget decorating!!!
Those hampers look fabulous!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Wendi says
Hi Pat & thank you! I can’t wait to share the rest of the room later this week in my reveal. It came together nicely. Thanks so much for your visit:)
Marie, The Interior Frugalista says
Very nice coastal refresh to those awesome and handy baskets Wendi!
Wendi says
Thanks so much MArie! The room is taking on personality which makes me very excited!! Can’t wait to share the rest with you guys:)
Patty says
Love those baskets Wendi, I have a couple very similar to the ones you have except mine are not as good as yours, but maybe with a little paint they could look pretty, that is if I can find them (they are in the basement). Looking forward to seeing what you do with your windows.
Wendi says
Patty, pull those baskets out and get painting! I seriously considered ditching these, but we neeeded hampers. I can’t believe what a difference a little paint made. I love them again and love that it cost me $0 for a pretty look:)
Mary-the boondocks blog says
It seems we are all going through out basket phase at this time of the year! Love the colors you used on them Wendi. It’s interesting that you said that about the windows. I have huge windows yet in the summer time I do everything possible to cover them up. The sun is so blinding that I need protection. Maybe that’s why your windows are small, to protect against the sun. Food for thought!
Wendi says
I know and smiled when I saw yours while I was working on mine:) You make a good point on the window sizes, plus most of the houses didn’t have AC on the coast in the 50’s. We are lucky that we don’t get the morning or afternoon sun blazing in the big windows, we’d cook…especially in the summer!