Who's your spokesman???

Many times i wonder what people's homes are saying about themselves...and many times the answers are so different. Many times i wonder what does my home say about me.. and in my head the answer would be like *oh, they went after the "no money" theme. they totally stole my idea* :P
We never spent hundreds of $$ on anything beside the main furniture pieces . But I've never invested too much in anything decor wise.. yet i try to work with different things i find, reinvent some others that i already own and mix them with new textures ,some layers and a crisp color scheme that i go after when it comes to our home decor.
Yet, one day i was thinking what's the thing from our home that describes me the best right now at this point. And after minutes and minutes of debating, i came to the conclusion that it's the paint brush and the white paint that describes me best.



Ever since we moved in this new home, i had this compulsive need to paint everything white: wood, plastic, metal, anything for that matter. My husband got a wee bit scared that i may paint him during sleep one night.. made a commitment not to, tough, and this is what brought him to sleep again:P

Now what's the thing in your home that represents you best. It can be a decorative object, it can be a flower pot, it can be a furniture piece, or it can be a game console.. anything for that matter! Just speak it out! And let us all know who's your spokesman:)

Tiny Little Changes

Well today i was cleaning the bedroom as every morning and after piking up all the small items (tea cups, small spoons, napkins, vitamins, my jewelries and stuff like that)that we left around the bed at night(yeah when we're tired we tend to throw things around the bed without caring for the mess...even tough i am a cleaning freak.. at night those freak-ish instincts go away.. but they come back in the morning more powerful than the day before:P ), anyway..i saw this little basket on our side table. And i remembered it was a gift from my mom.
I didn't quite liked the color of it so i just put it somewhere where i forgot about it. Today tough, i decided to do something about it, so i put my gloves on, took my paints and paint brushes and i started the work.

I'm sorry i forgot to take a before picture of the actual basket but i looked over the internet to find something that looked pretty close to what my basket used to look like.. and i found this picture:



It's the small one in the right lower corner ..or sort of.. :)

After 30 min and 2 coats of white wood paint, the result was this:



I find it quite nice and chic comparing to the initial look. And I'm working on the place where to put it! I'll share with you once everything is done there.. til' then i hope you enjoyed my basket makeover!

Buah buahye!!!

The 'Look For Less' Sunday - bedroom makeover

OK guys as you already know it's Sunday and it's time for the 'look for less' section here over DesignItChic. Last week there was an amazing bureau area that we tried to get the look for the cheapo. This week i was looking for something more relaxed and airy and i found this bedroom that goes well with the previous post over the turquoise color... i guess it's the result of the turquoise curse after all.. but all in all i find it cozy.

So here's the Original Look that honestly i have no clue how much did it cost...but we'll try get the look for cheapo minus the white vent above the bed that i find quite tacky...i would actually replace that one with this chandelier



Picture Courtesy of Realestate

And now for the mood break; I thought that the best Paint that would resemble the existing one would be Valspar - Ultra Premium Jungle Thicket 6003-4C (you can find it at Lowes stores)



Picture Courtesy of Valspar

Now for the fabric on the headboard and the chairs you can roll over to HouseFabric



Picture Courtesy of HouseFabric

This specific fabric was only 8.99$ per yard and i guess around 6 yards would do teh trick for both headboard and chairs.

Now the bedding i found something that goes cozy over at Target for only 34.99$ Queen size.



Picture Courtesy of Target

And a Throw that would go good with the bedding and of course it's Target price



Picture Courtesy of Target

Now the Cushion and the Cushion Cover are coming from Ikea






Pictures Courtesy of Ikea

The art over the bed can be replace with the Flowers In Her Hair one from DreamOfStars in 11"x11" in blue/natural



(I only have the picture in yellow ochre/brown)Picture Courtesy of DreamOfStars

The Dress Form i found was something that looked pretty close to the original one, only that is black, but with some leftover fabric around the house or even the one used for the headboard it can be fabulously repurposed in no time



Picture Courtesy of DressFormMall eBay

The Mirror can be perfectly replaced with this Ikea mirror in the biggest size available; it should cost something like 99.99$



Picture Courtesy of Ikea

And now the last but not least, the Lamps, although they don't quite resemble those ones(that look more like Zgallerie style)i believe these ones fit perfectly with the clean decor and the price it's fabulous...only 89.95$ for the set of two...




Picture Courtesy of LampsPlus


Now the only thing i didn't count was the furniture itself cause this one i considered that it's kinda already there.. everybody has a bed and some side tables in their homes...and the chairs they would be perfect finds in the thrift stores around the neighborhood. So go check yours see what you can find to match the above ones. But on the whole i believe that the options are quite similar or if not they give a good overall vibe and everything is at good prices. You can't beat the bedroom makeover for under 400$ bucks paint included.

So if you guys find something similar that can be posted as a 'Look For Less' makeover don't hesitate to email me and I'll post you right here over Design It Chic for everybody to enjoy!
See you next Sunday...and til' then... goooooo fabulous on a budget!

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

Well it's not actually a sailor.. and it's not quite drunken either. Actually it's all about color...
So what do you do when you're bored around the house? Of course you're right: you start looking for DIY projects. And what kind of DIY projects can you do when your pay check is far away from coming home to mama ? Of course you're digging your basement for some paint you bought a while ago and forgot to use it.

Well lucky me i found in our basement some remaining paint from the living room. And as i said before, being home alone(husband at work), i started painting the hallway myself.. what do you think, i wanted something with stripes.. lots of stripes...

Of course the stripes are not straight. What were you thinking?..Where you thinking that i wanted them straight?? Nooooo.. anybody could have done them straight.. i wanted them to be uneven.. and messy.. and NOT STRAIGHT:P (I'm just trying to get myself out of this one ..the truth is that i was tired from sticking and unsticking the painting band and it was already 11pm which says it all..)

Anyway, just saying.. i hope you guys have a great week!

The 'Look For Less' Sunday - bureau area

OK bloggers, here's the thing: i decided that every Sunday I'll try putting together, just for you, a 'Look For Less' section in which I'll try to find different budget options for a look that otherwise would be much too expensive for a regular budget.

This way it'll be stress free for most of you and budget friendly for everyone! Happy bloggers, happy me:)

So without further ado, this Sunday in the 'Look For Less' section i chose an office makeover. Here's the original office that i am trying to find for less if not half the original price.

Original:



Picture courtesy of Landofnod

This total office costs:

desk - 249$
low hutch - 89$
chair - 119$
chair cushion - 39$
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Total 496$


Now my option would be...


Desk




Picture courtesy of Target


You can find this item over on Target for only 139.99$ including the desk and the low profile hutch. So instead of paying 338$ you only pay 139.99$. Pretty awesome right?

Now for the chair option we'll visit our favorite store Ikea




Picture courtesy of Ikea

And here instead of paying 119$ for the chair you have it right into your home for only 39.99$ . Good deal right?


And for a little more zing here's a chair cushion that resembles the one in the original office, as well from Ikea:



Picture courtesy of Ikea

And you get this for only 9.99$ instead of 39.99$.


And now the total costs were cut from 496$ to only (139.99 + 39.99 + 9.99 =) 189.97$. That's a pretty good deal to me!

And if you want to add a little bit of more pep here's some lightning option that will not spur your budget too much from our friend Target:



Picture courtesy of Target

This beautiful lamp is only 24.99$ and it definitely matches the chic style from your new burro.

And for the color choice you can try either Duron - Potentially Purple or Benjamin Moor - Misty Lilac. Either of them resembles just great the original wall painting.

Hope it helps!
And if you liked this section on our blog please check by again next Sunday to see what else we have here to remake for less zuckeroooo :)

Happy Sunday Everyone!