One of my planned expenses for the year is redoing our very sad toy room/ guest room.
It has very sad and very stained white carpet, which has only gotten worse since we moved in with two little boys. (Who puts in white carpet?????).
The plan is
-removing the carpet. There is hardwood underneath.
-cleaning up the hardwood and putting a large rug over it
- a new sofa bed with washable covers
- a homework/art/lego table for the boys, with a bright light over it.
Simple, but a lot of work!
My sister and I went to Ikea yesterday to get the sofa bed and the table. I do love the idea of washable covers!
We decided on the Lyckesele sofa bed with a yellow cover and an extra orange cover, and the Linnmon table top in pine finish, to match the pine trofast storage we already have.
My budget was $500 and I squeaked in at $525, plus another $30 or so to repaint. Not too much over budget, I guess.
We freecycled the old sofabed, which was single size, s not very useful to us. I'm also considering freecycling the carpet pads, etc. to keep them out of the landfill.
Ikea trip and boys room redo
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I will post pictures of my budget makeover. later this week as I get started.
today, I popped into the thrift store on a lark and found a beautiful piece of star wars fabric I'm going to use to make the curtains for the room. It was the perfect size and perfect colors, so it must have been fate!
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