Girls Room On A Budget

It is cold here this week! Our kids are getting an extra long vacation and they are enjoying it along with the deep snow. My husband even got a day off work, which was nice since he was so busy before the holidays. We' re spending time playing, cooking up new things, decorating and moving things around in some of the girl's rooms.

 I'm so glad to be done with the room I started re-doing for two of our girls a while back! If you have been following along we were shuffling some of the kids around to make room for our tenth baby who is due in April. We found out it's a girl! That makes eight girls and two boys. 

I sold the bunk bed, and wanted to put a queen sized bed in this room. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I shopped my favorite places. I started looking on Craig's List for furniture. Nothing. I tried re-sale shops and Goodwill. Nothing.Then I started thinking of the stuff I had in my basement from garage sales this past summer. First I painted the Gray Antique Dresser (which I got for $10!), then made my own headboard ( Free!).

Here's what the room looked like before. This is the only before picture I could find, sorry.

 I had a sturdy bookshelf already, but it was a blond wood laminate. I painted it the same color as the antique dresser.

The shelves were made from old drawers that I painted and the plate was an old red wooden plate also painted. I purchased the drawers from a resale shop for $5.

 I also had a little night stand that was perfect for this small room. I got it for 5 dollars! One corner was broken so I fixed it with Bondo and then painted it teal.

The lamp was a Goodwill find, and only cost $7.

While out shopping at the mall, I saw a very similar chair for $100. My husband got this chair for a couple bucks at an auction, but it was in really sad shape. The seat and back needed gluing together, and with some wood glue and clamps it was an easy fix. I painted and distressed it, now it's as good as new! Like my rag wreath? I made it out of scraps from old clothes I found around the house.

Does anyone remember the china cabinet doors I made for the Girl's Vintage Room? I had one left over,
and my daughter wanted a space for hanging her pictures. I added burlap to the back to add some contrast.

All my kids have coat racks behind their doors to help them keep their jackets and back packs organized. I painted this one to match their room. I got the rack for $2 at a yard sale!

The girls always come to my bathroom to do their hair in the morning so I definatly wanted then to have a mirror above their dresser. I found this super heavy mirror for $20 and repainted it.

We redid all the small decor pieces in the room. The owl picture had a country theme before, and the little box was a purple treasure chest.

When I made the headboard for this room, there was some wood left over, so they became decorative pieces.

So is any one keeping track of how much I spent? If you lost track...

Gray Dresser: $10

Nightstand : $5

 Headboard: Free

Bookshelf : Already Had

Lamp: $7

Chair: $2

Wall Shelves: $5

Curtains and Bed Skirt: $8

Pillows: $6

Grand Total: $43!!