5 dark paint colors to paint your bedroom now

You guys know by now…I love a dark, moody room! Though I flow between loving light and bright spaces and dark moody ones, when cooler weather hits, there is no saving me; I’m a moody gal! About 3 months ago, I took my canopy down. RIP $18 Amazon canopy [I just wanted something fresh, though I loved this canopy and plan to use it in another space!]. My room felt more open, but it lacked the cozy cave-ness that canopy provided. Oh, you didn’t know I was a bat? Something about feeling snuggled into my bed in a dark and texture-rich room makes me soo happy. While I didn’t want to hang more fabric from my ceiling, I knew I needed to cozy-it-up in my master bedroom. So I went to my next best friend, PAINT. Paint: the cheapest makeover. Paint can transform a room. My black suede wall in my bedroom grounds the space. It creates a dark backdrop that not only pulls you into the space, but everything instantly pops against it! Even the ugly wooden headboard (yes I LOATHE that rustic headboard) feels rich against the satiny black backdrop. Art looks amazing and expensive too. I don’t know what it is…I love a good dark wall. Be brave..paint the dang wall! Okay so maybe you love the idea of painting an accent wall (or the whole room!) dark…but black is just too risky for you. Do not fret. There are SO many beautiful dark wall colors you […]

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My favorite boho shower curtains for under $30

The other day I was thinking about blog topics and all the things I want to write about. I have a list of about 30 things, but instead of using one of those I decided I would write about one of the questions I get asked about the most. My SHOWER CURTAIN! Believe it or not, one of my most-liked Instagram pictures (15,000 likes!) is of my bathroom and front and center is my shower curtain. Every time I post a similar picture I got tons of DM’s and comments asking where it’s from. Since I’m not cool enough yet to get the swipe up feature and link it for y’all on the gram, I decided to write about it. While I’m showing you where exactly the shower curtain is from, I wanted to do a round-up of some of my favorite boho (and look-alike) shower curtains I found. Switching out your shower curtain is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to transform a bathroom! Anthropologie Agneta Shower Curtain Sweet back story about this shower curtain (seen below in my bathroom!) I really wanted it – and I talked about how much I loved the Angeta from Anthro, however, my thrifty budget didn’t allow me to spend nearly $90 on a shower curtain. I spend $90 on 2 weeks of groceries, so from my perspective, it was out of reach. A very kind follower and friend of mine told me she had one she no longer used in […]

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$200 Industrial Farmhouse Bathroom makeover

There is nothing more satisfying than flexing those creative muscles – and really stretching your dollar. When I started with this horribly drab and outdated bathroom, there were two things I knew of off the bat: I didn’t have much money to do this. I needed to refresh this bathroom on a dime! This bathroom isn’t for me – it’s my fiancé, Brian’s, bathroom, so I wanted to go for a style that was more masculine and streamlined that my typical colorful boho look. I set a goal for myself; I would refresh this bathroom for under $200. I announced it to Instagram, and like that, I had set a goal that I was being held to! This challenge was exciting and made me think even more creatively and dig deeper into my thrifty resources to transform this bathroom. Typically, I don’t reveal how much I spend until after I show everyone the space, but I am seriously impressed with how much I stretched my tiny budget and how great the impact is – so I’m going to brag first! Budget Breakdown: Please note that I bought things on sale or with coupons so some of the prices shown in the links could fluctuate, but they are the exact same product. Paint: Pure White gallon $17 Black paint quart $13 Rust-Oleum – Oil Rubbed Bronze $5 Vintage Edison LED Light Bulbs 4 Pack $19 Grey Marble Contact Paper $6.50 Metal Pipe Brackets (set of 4) $22 Target Threshold Shower Curtain […]

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Thrifty Living Room Reveal!

I know you all have been waiting for this, and I’m so excited to finally say the living room is LIVABLE. I’d be lying if I said it was done, because truth be told, only 3 of the 4 walls are painted and the TV wall is a sight to be had, but the main living area is complete. You all know by now, (and i’m comfortable confidently saying) that i’ve mastered thrifty home makeovers. This living room was no exception coming in at just under $130 for a complete update. At the bottom of this post I will do a complete cost breakdown, and keep in mind for 90% of the room i’ve reused items in my home from different spaces or just refreshed what was in here. It just goes to show you don’t need a huge budget to make a huge impact. Before My house was a sea of beige and horribly stained woodwork when we moved in a year ago. Repainting all the trim and doors has been a chore to say the least. The living room was one of the last rooms to get a good coat of fresh paint and white trim and it was like breathing a breath of fresh air into the space! I’m embarrassed that my living room ever looked like this, especially because this is the first thing you see when you walk through the front door, but this is #reallife. And my real life was (is) super messy and […]

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Sharpie Shiplap Wall

When you think of a Shiplap, Sharpie is probably not the first thing to come to mind! However, this faux Sharpie Shiplap wall is seriously my new obsession. Budget options I wanted to do something visually interesting to my wall, but it had to meet two criteria: be simple and be very inexpensive. This ultimately ruled out a shiplap wall, however my heart was still intent on it, so I started brainstorming. A follower of mine on Instagram messaged me a few weeks ago asking me if i’ve heard of Sharpie wall designs. Apparently it’s a new thing and stenciling with a permanent marker is in..I was unamused. Until I realized I could do this with shiplap. A quick Pinterest search showed me that other home DIY’er had done this! There were a few tutorials out there, but nothing real simple, so I just winged it. Now I have a SUPER simple tutorial for you! Instructions for DIY faux Sharpie Shiplap wall: Items needed:– Oil Pen Black Sharpie in medium tip– Level– Straight edge (ruler or yardstick work)– Tape measure– Pencil I started by measuring from the top of the wall down, marking with pencil every 7 inches. I did this every 12″ horizontally across the wall. (however if you have a long level or yard stick you can do every 24″ across) I then started at the top again and lined up my ruler and level with the measurement marks. I lightly traced a line across the wall. I […]

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