My Bedroom Updates

So, recently I have been doing some shopping and have come across some much needed things for my room, and for a pretty great price!! Marshalls, Home Goods, and Walmart are some of my favorite places to get things for my room and at a great price!

Lamp Shade —-> $12.95 Walmart

I had the lamp base from a bedroom when I was a kid, but it was some awful pink color. A while back I had spray painted it white and since the old lampshade had some weird embellishment on it {and I had lost it so I wasn’t even able to fix it up with a little DIY} I was using the lamp in my room without a lamp shade and it was AWFUL! Lamp shades can be expensive, so I had been putting off buying one but I decided to finally bite the bullet and when I found one for only $13 I had to get it!

Isaac Mizrahi Comforter —> $59.99 Marshalls

The comforter set was something I had been looking at buying for a while {not this one specifically} but a comforter in general.

Rug —> $200.00 at HomeGoods

I also recently purchased this awesome rug from Home Goods for only $200!! Finding a rug large enough to fit nicely in my large room at a decent price  is a challenge so I was lucky to have found this gem at such a great price!

Some of the other awesome pieces I have in my room {but I have had for a while} include this beautiful side table that I got for FREE from Jake. I simply repainted the side table with a little leftover paint and it looks amazing now!

Since I currently live with two other people, there isn’t exactly enough room for me to have my own office space. Luckily, my room is large enough for me to incorporate my office space into my room. I have a deal that used to be in my little brothers room that I repainted to give it a fresh clean look and a file cabinet that I purchased to keep all of my misc paperwork in.

Desk—>FREE!!

See Jane Work File Cabinet —>$79.99 at Office Depot

Now, I know that $79.99 seems like a lot for a file cabinet, but I cannot tell you how worth it purchasing this file cabinet was!

See Jane Work® Kate File/Seat, 18 1/2″H x 15 3/8″W x 18 1/8″D, White

There is also this lamp that I spray painted Krylon Brushed Nickel and use as a desk lamp. It used to be this awful redish orange color that didn’t go with any decor. Now it matches the decor of my room perfectly!

Table Lamp —>FREE!!

And then there is my dresser, which my aunt wasn’t using at her house anymore, so she offered to give it to me which I gladly accepted!! It was originally cherry wood, but it was beat up and needed some TLC. I repainted it and spray painted the original hardware to give it the upgrade it needed to match the decor of my room. It wasn’t easy deciding what the upgraded it needed was, and I tried a lot of different combinations before finally settling on this…

Dresser —> FREE!!

 I will make sure to post I continue to update my bedroom. I am hoping to have my dream bedroom soon. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, but it is coming along!

The Many Phases of My Bedroom Dresser

My bedroom dresser has seen A LOT of paint. Up until now I just wasn't satisfied with the color of it {and I'm still not sure I'm satisfied}. Here's a look back at my dresser then and now.

Phase 1:

In phase 1, I thought it would be a great idea to paint my dresser black and have blue accents in the drawers and on the handles. I painted the frame of the dresser Behr, Beluga and the inside of the drawers Behr, Aqua Spray. Not that it looked bad, but it was an awful choice for my room and decor desires. 

Phase2:

It only took about a month before I realized that having my dresser painted such dark colors in my tiny tiny bedroom was a terrible idea. I decided to go the complete opposite and painted the dresser bright white and accented it with "nickle" hardware.

Phase 3: 

I was completely satisfied with the white dresser, but decided it would be fun to spice things up a bit by painting the drawers white with black damask pattern on it. It really added a little something fun and special to it.

Phase 4:

On a whim I thought it would be fun to change things up a bit by giving the dresser a little contrast, painting the drawers a gray white color, but keep the base of the dresser the white I had painted it before. I used Behr Reflecting Pool on the drawers. I kept the original hardware {well, the hardware color from when I spray painted them brushed nickel during phase 2}

Right now, I am content with the status of my dresser. I do however, have a few ideas from Pinterest inspiration that I might try out either on this dresser or on another dresser of mine that needs updating. I'll keep you posted on any updates, since I'm sure there will be plenty soon!