Ah, my most favorite time of the year - summer. And for me, the best way to celebrate is spending time down at the beach. Ever since I can remember, I just love to be down by the ocean with the salty air cooling off the hot sun and digging my toes through the sand. This love for the beach has translated a great deal into my design aesthetic, and continues to be a great inspiration for future projects.
This room was in my apartment, senior year of college. What made the room so fun was the challenge to create a comfortable space in such a small room and on a very low budget.
Thrifty things I did to save money and add style:
- hand painted the rug with painter's tape and household paint (used to be a plain sisal rug with large stains)
- found a barrel shade for $5 at a thrift store, added the embellishments for a touch of sparkle, took down the existing ceiling sconce, and attached my new glam light fixture
- my headboard used to be an ordinary large cork board; instead of throwing it out I upholstered it with this beautiful coral fabric for a headboard
- the collage of sea life artwork came from a $10 picture book
- my dresser used to be white with out-dated hardware and belonged to a family friend; they gave it to me for free and I painted it a high gloss black with simple hardware
- the poster of starfish and coral is actually a piece of wrapping paper
