We have no room in our house that needs dramatic improvement any more. Finally after three years hard work we are at a stage where there is no major work that needs doing. I can't tell you how great that feels.
However as a slight hoarder and obsessor over pretty things and beautiful furniture I feel there is always 'room for improvement' when it comes to our home. This being that case our before pictures are not those of a DIY SOS type scenario but of a space that wasn't quite working and needed a re-think.
Although we loved this vintage school desk it was big enough for eight and with only three of us seemed silly. Our trouble with having a very large front room has always been that we feel the need to fill it. Now with Wilf being so active and needing a large space to run around we wanted to really minimise the amount of large furniture pieces and instead create a large open space.
We bought this table top for £7 and attached it to some existing stands we owned. It's great as its small enough to ensure I keep the area clean rather than pile is high with tons of things like I did our previous one.
We were lucky enough to find this vintage lampshade in a charity shop for £20. It was the last lighting space that needed a pretty shade and not the bog standard white one that came with the house. It suits the room perfectly! It even goes with our collection of shades at the other end of the room.
We had an IKEA storage unit that was housing random bits and bobs (such as miscellaneous wires) we took the doors off and shelves out and bought two £2.50 IKEA boxes instead. We filled them with Wilf's favourite toys (trains!) so that they are accessible and used the top as a coffee table.
We then filled the space they were in with vintage suitcases we had collected as a feature piece.
We both have a tendency to pick up a pretty cushion to add to the collection when we can so we also bought this one from Habitat for £10.
As a final touch - flowers for £3!
Desk - £7
Light - £20
Storage Boxes x 2 - £5
Cushion - 10
Flowers - £3
Total = £45
I'm pretty pleased with the small changes we made to improve the space and with the amount we spent. I've actually really enjoyed taking part in this challenge, whats more I've seen a few bloggers I love are taking part in it too and I'm really excited to see a little nosy into their homes!
However as a slight hoarder and obsessor over pretty things and beautiful furniture I feel there is always 'room for improvement' when it comes to our home. This being that case our before pictures are not those of a DIY SOS type scenario but of a space that wasn't quite working and needed a re-think.
Although we loved this vintage school desk it was big enough for eight and with only three of us seemed silly. Our trouble with having a very large front room has always been that we feel the need to fill it. Now with Wilf being so active and needing a large space to run around we wanted to really minimise the amount of large furniture pieces and instead create a large open space.
We bought this table top for £7 and attached it to some existing stands we owned. It's great as its small enough to ensure I keep the area clean rather than pile is high with tons of things like I did our previous one.
We were lucky enough to find this vintage lampshade in a charity shop for £20. It was the last lighting space that needed a pretty shade and not the bog standard white one that came with the house. It suits the room perfectly! It even goes with our collection of shades at the other end of the room.
We had an IKEA storage unit that was housing random bits and bobs (such as miscellaneous wires) we took the doors off and shelves out and bought two £2.50 IKEA boxes instead. We filled them with Wilf's favourite toys (trains!) so that they are accessible and used the top as a coffee table.
We then filled the space they were in with vintage suitcases we had collected as a feature piece.
We both have a tendency to pick up a pretty cushion to add to the collection when we can so we also bought this one from Habitat for £10.
As a final touch - flowers for £3!
Desk - £7
Light - £20
Storage Boxes x 2 - £5
Cushion - 10
Flowers - £3
Total = £45
I'm pretty pleased with the small changes we made to improve the space and with the amount we spent. I've actually really enjoyed taking part in this challenge, whats more I've seen a few bloggers I love are taking part in it too and I'm really excited to see a little nosy into their homes!
22 comments:
WOW! I love your room. I loved it before and I love it after!!
your home looks so fantastic, fritha! i love your style and sense of colour :) ..and i agree with the above, loved it before but it definitely looks better now! good job :D
Gorgeous! Great little touches to improve and already lovely space. x
I love that lampshade, it really complements the other light fitting. Your room looks even nicer than before if that's possible and you had a fiver to spare! You're too good at this xx
Coolest living room ever!
I am little bit in love with you right now #fact
I am kind of in love with that room! I desperately want to throw some colour onto the walls in my house. Love your room before and after :)
I love getting a littlr glimpse into other people's homes! I love the colour on the walls and think that your space is gorgeous! Its amazing what just a little bit of a change can do to rejuvenate a space! xx
Your home is lovely, just lovely!
So much color!i love it! I especially like your new desk!
How many lovely things, it's a real treasure!
Thanks Liz! x
Thanks Laura, I would say its the room we are most proud of and shows of our style the best :) x
Thanks so much Sarah, I loved yours too! x
haha aww thanks Kat! I felt like a bit a cheat as it didn't need to be dramatically changed or anything. Thanks for your lovely comment :) x
aww thanks so much Kath! x
Sunae me too! Mainly because I am very nosy :) thanks for your lovely comment x
haha thanks Annie! x
thanks so much Mathilde! xx
thanks Yelle, its very simple but actually works a lot better than our old one
thanks so much Nadya! x
Your house is absolutely gorgeous! x
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