Horchow White Candleholder

My mom sent me an email and guess who has candlesticks like mine? (Yeah, I'm claiming mine 1st...) For 5 candlesticks you pay $195!!!
Did I mention that none of mine were probably more than $5 each and a can of spray paint is @ $5? That would be $30-35 MAX for five....see below:

Image courtesy of www.horchow.com

Inspiration

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All Things Thrifty Home Accessories and Decor: Glazed Chair is finished!
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From matte black to gloss white candlestick holders

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 black w/gold accents

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I used VALSPAR gloss white, it is @ $5/can and you may need several coats but it is a quick, easy and inexpensive fix for a new look.

Redesign

Soo...you hate your room but you have no money to start fresh?
You CAN still have a fresh start with no money! First, DECLUTTER!
Second, check around your house and swap pictures, accessories, etc from other rooms.
While you are looking around--do you see items you do not LOVE? GET rid of them! Please donate to Habitat, Goodwill, Kidney Foundation etc so that others can benefit from your discarded items, especially if they are still in good condition.
Happy Redesigning...

Please post your questions........

Do you have a question about paint, color scheme, furniture layout, etc? Post here and I will help you as quickly as I can.

Thank You!

I want to thank my friends for their encouraging words! :-)

PAINT! Please, I'm BEGGING you!

One of the biggest and cheapest changes you can make to your room is paint. Quality paint can be a little expensive if you are on a tight budget, however, if you can scramble up some patience you can find paint for $5-$10 gallon in the Oops! section (like Home Depot or Lowe's) or if you ask the paint store may have some in the back (like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams), this may require that you open many cans of paint to determine whats inside but HEY you are buying at a FRACTION of the cost sooooo WORK for it! :-)
You can't decide on what color to paint? Do NOT let this stop you! They have these things called paint swatches--guess what? THEY ARE FREE! Take as many as you need or in my case like (I have enough swatches to start my own line...). Select one of your main walls and tape the swatches to the wall, don't forget to view them at different times of the day, elimate one at a time. I suggest that you only pick three colors because anything else is overwhelming to most people, however, there are no rules sooooo...what is holding you up?

Easy bench recovering project

I do NOT sew (well anyway) and I don't own a sewing machine so any project that uses fabric will need
to be down with a staple gun, bonding tape or glue!
This project only required popping out the top (I only figured this out AFTER unscrewing the screws that were only holding in the brackets) and about 10-12 staples.

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I finally did it!

Soooo...I finally started a blog! It was easier than I thought to get started, now where to go from here? Who would think that I person who likes to talk can be without words? Well, it's true!
I want to share what I know about design and living well within your means...everyone doesn't have thousands of dollars to spend on a room or even their house (go figure).
I want EVERYONE to be comfortable in their own homes--I have the vision and YOU can supply the DIY attitude! Deal? Deal...good.
If I find something on the www that will be helpful, I will post it here (once I figure how to, lol).
Soooo, join me in my new adventure!