Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Living Room Transformation: The Reveal

Back in January I posted pictures of our Living Room's "Before" shots. You can see them again here. And here are the "Afters"! (I'm very proud!) For under $400 I was able to create the living room I wanted. Here's how:

1. I posted an ad on Kijiji for our old couch and loveseat (they actually weren't that old, maybe 4 years old). We sold them for $400. I looked on Kijiji to replace our sofa and loveseat. There was an ad from RentWOW, a Homestaging business that sells some of there furniture to keep their inventory up to date. I got a more contemporary sofa and loveseat for $600, and by using the $400 I got for selling our old set, it only cost $200 out of pocket! Sweet!

2. The art, well yours truly did those. The two square canvasses I painted while in labour with my first babe - to take my mind off of the contraction pains! The rectangle canvas I did recently. I wanted to arrange the grouping so you got a sense of the ceiling height. The cost of the rectangle canvas, $30.

3. I had to get another "piece" for the coffee table. Again on Kijiji, I found the matching Ikea Klubbo table for sale at $35.

4. I got a side chair from Urban Barn with gift cards I was given for Christmas. The side chair was discontinued so it was on sale for 1/2 price. Even better!

5. While I was at Urban Barn, I saw the grey bowl. Well, you have to accessorize, and it went with the scheme of the room. It was on sale for $10!

6. Lastly, the cowhide, an eBay purchase! My husband and I had looked for one for a long time. We found this one on sale for $118. Not bad!

And that's it! What do you think?????

No comments:

Post a Comment