Welcome back for the $100 Room Challenge reveal. I completed a $100 vintage inspired bedroom makeover.
The $100 Room Challenge
The $100 Room Challenge is a bi-yearly challenge that is created by Erin from Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry. A group of bloggers have to completely transform a room but must not spend more than $100. This small budget demands creativity, DIY projects, and bargain shopping.
Room Before
A few years ago, we purchased a major fixer-upper on a lake 40 minutes from our house. The house had not been lived in for a couple of years. It was in such bad condition that everyone who saw the inspection walked away. Let’s just say that this home was definitely in our price range. It was priced less than what the lot was worth. The home is on a beautiful level lot in a beautiful neighborhood. Our lake house was built in the 1960s and was originally a tiny fish camp. An older couple that we bought the house from did all the renovations themselves. Our walls are not straight, the ceilings are a little unlevel, but hey, it’s on a lake!
We first made the house livable with new sheetrock, plumbing, electrical, and other basic renovations. I am slowly decorating the home like I want it to be. The room that I am making over is the guest bedroom and it has become a room where we throw everything that we are not using.
I want to make the room functional and beautiful.
Lately, I have been drawn to rooms with vintage items, antique furniture, and old art.
Plan
Vertical shiplap
Add velvet textures in beautiful colors.
Find vintage art
Make pillows
Add sconces
Purchase side tables
Recover existing chair
Paint bed
Week One | Week Two | Week 3
The floors in the lake house are stained concrete. Tutorial for stained concrete here.
The Projects
My first thought is to purchase a bed from a Thrift Store. The more I look at the white bed, I knew I can save budget money by repainting it. I am so glad that I did. Paint $24.
I created a DIY Faux Vertical Shiplap with a Sharpie. You can read the tutorial for the Faux Shiplap. $6
So I recovered a chair with a fur blanket that I already had. You can see the tutorial for the Recovered Chair. Total $0
The art above the bed has been moved around from room to room. I love that it is a picture of a house by a lake.
The sconces were found at a Thrift Store several months ago. I came across the adorable shades last week. Total for sconces $10. 2 thrifted side tables $30. A thrifted clock for $3 was painted for the table. I styled the table with books and items that I already owned.
The chenille bedspread was a thrift store find many years ago. We love the way the chenille feels when you cover up with it.
The brown pillows are made with thrifted material that I already had. A no-sew green velvet pillow was made with a thrifted valance and fabric glue. You can see the tutorial for the pillow here.
I painted the existing curtain rod black. The curtains were found at the Thrift Store for $3. I had the vintage art in my garage for several years.
I found the vintage art at a Thrift Store and I painted a landscape. The beautiful gold frame has been in my attic for years.
Total For the $100 Vintage Inspired Bedroom
Paint for bed $24
Tables $30
Thrifted Rug $15
Sconces and shades $10
Paint pens $6
Curtain $3
Clock $3
Valance for pillow $3
Total $94
You can view my previous $100 Room Challenge makeovers
Lake House Boy’s Bedroom
Jack and Jill Budget Bathroom Makeover
Laundry Room Makeover
Wendy says
Wow! I just love what you did here. My favorite is the vintage nightstands. I love the idea of a lake house, so fun and a great place to make memories!
Erin- Lemons, Lavender, & Laundry says
Every time you join this challenge you blow me away with what you can do! This room is gorgeous! Painting the bed made such a huge difference in here. And I need to take you with me to the thrift stores because (WOW!) you always find such good stuff for so little money! Another absolutely beautiful room makeover!
Meredith at The Palette Muse says
This is my dream, to buy a fixer upper on a lake, and I LOVE how you’ve transformed this room! I’m so glad you chose to save and paint the bed, and that wall treatment is gorgeous. Every touch you put in here works so well together. Beautiful makeover!
Leigh Nguyen says
This is such a cozy bedroom now. I love all the little details. Great job!
Lisa Silfwerbrand says
Everything turned out beautifully! The room looks absolutely gorgeous! I love all of the little detail and the shapie “shiplap” looks amazing.
Jackie says
So inviting and just as cozy as your inspiration photos. Great job. Painting the bed black and covering the chair with the blanket are my favorite projects. And I love all the artwork too. Congrats on a room well done!
Michelle Leslie says
Wow, Sherry. Love everything you did with less than $100. It just shows you what can be done with a little imagination and really clever ideas. That shiplap wall is so creative and love your furry chair. It looks like a great place to cuddle up with a book or three.
Nancy Sargent says
I love this room it is so cozy and inviting. If you invite me, I may never leave! Haha! But seriously you and a sharpie pen! You are amazing. I love your creativity and your talent. This is fabulous!
Nancy
Tracy says
How beautiful!!! It is so cozy and serene! I am in love with the vintage collected over time look that you have going on. Great job on staying under budget too!
Kim (The Daisy Muse) says
I love the soft colors and how you pulled so much that was repurposed together so stylishly! My favorite thing is the Sharpie shiplap… that’s genius!
Maria says
You are so talented what a great job with the lake house! Probably doubled the value in today’s market! Cheers!
Rebecca | R&R at home says
What a beautiful makeover!!! And I LOVE the vertical sharpie shiplap!!!!! It all turned out so good!!
Elizabeth Jones | Jonesville says
Love the art! Vintage touches always seem to make the space, great job!
Meegan says
So many incredible ideas and inspiring ideas! I love the various textures and colors, as well.
Christina says
This room is so so cozy! I love the whole feel of it. Great job!
Libbie says
LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out! That chair is wonderful! Beautiful space my friend!
Kim Purvis says
Great job and so pretty. I am loving that green no-sew pillow it ads such character and brings out the green in the paintings. The chenille spread adds great texture. Pinned!
Kim
Karen says
Love the rustic simplicity! Can you share how you did the flooring?
Sherry says
Thank you. We stained the concrete floors. I really am happy with it and it has held up perfectly. I have a blog post showing exactly how I stained the floors. https://www.savvyapron.com/how-we-stained-our-concrete-floors/