master bedroom: details and pricing

Wait! I found an even sweeter before :) Here is our master when we looked at our house:

Okay, now we can begin breaking it down!

from the above picture,

-the paint is a custom color I mixed with leftover paint, but then I ran out. Yea, you can read more here. Basically, I was trying to match Behr’s wheat bread, which I found as a top greige on Pinterest. (actually, I called Kristin from Lowes and made her look it up for me so I could get the testers, thanks KRISHIN!!) So, let’s call the paint Wheat Bread by Behr, I put the samples up to my paint I mixed up and they are basically identical. Quart I had to pick up because I ran out: $10

-the mirror above the bed was provided by Kirklands. free

-the headboard was a diy you can find here.  $40

 

 

the chalkboard was free! more here.

 

 

We kept the same bedding we had in our Texas home, with the addition of a new coverlet from Target $80

and this Ralph Lauren pillow from TJ Maxx $15

 

The bamboo shade is from Overstock. $27

we put a new glass cover on the fan. $12

The curtains. The curtains!! Here is the story in the longest, most drawn out form possible. I saw the curtains online at Home Depot. Hmmm, those might be pretty in the bedroom. AND they come in 95” lengths. I’m just going to order one to see if I really like it. It comes….I tear it out of the package, pin it up with a pushpin, I love it. Just what I’m looking for~Martha makes some beautiful curtains. These are heavy, lined, PERFECT!  I let time go by, it stays tacked to the wall. I finish painting. Well, almost. I put the rod up, then the curtain. Oh, yea! I need another one. Go to the website, and you guessed it: they are out of stock. Arrgggghhhh. Okay, Melissa. Don’t panic, use your brain. How about we just cut it in half? They are big and full and it might work to have one half on each side.Out come the scissors. I don’t like the way it looks…too skimpy. So now I have one panel cut in half…

I call Home Depot. Are you SURE you are out of stock?? The nice lady says, yes, but I can give you the manufacturer’s phone number. I call them, she looks it up and says she can get back to me in a few days. (Amy at Spring Global…nicest person ever.) She calls me back the next week, they found one, and says if I send a check, they can ship it out to me. I send her a check, I see that they cash it on our online banking. I wait. and wait. and wait. for over a week and a half….nothing. I call Amy, she said they shipped it..oh wait, no they didn’t. So I wait another 4 days and finally get my second panel. If you look really closely, you’ll see that the right panel is nice and normal. The left panel is cut in half and just kind of tucked together. And that is the story of the curtains in our bedroom. $65

 

 

-the lamps were from our previous room, with new shades and jute trim. $25

-the magazine holder on the side of the dresser that we use as a wannabe nightstand was from TJ Maxx. $15

 

 

the $10.56 gallery wall-more here.

-the lamps and shades were from Tuesday morning~a birthday gift from my Grandma.

-basket from Target $15.00

-the dresser was $75.00 at the thrift store.

 

-the monogram plates were from our previous master bath—more here.

The frame is just a frame we all ready had that we spray painted.

 

I think that’s it?? Total: $389.56 for a new to us bedroom.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below~thanks for reading!

tip no. 5

My friend Lynee taught me this trick when we lived in Idaho. Instead of cases everywhere, store all of your dvds in a protective dvd binder. We take the sheet out of the case, cut it to size, and place it in the sleeve so we know where it goes when we are finished.  Uhh, maybe I should clarify: so that I know where they should go when they are piling up on top of the dvd player. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one in the house that puts them away.

They are *somewhat* alphabetical~sometimes I give my girls the job of organizing it when it gets out of hand.

Here is one on Amazon ~ they can be pricey, but here is a BONUS tip :)  My Rite Aid is clearancing half of their store and these

were 75% off! Some of our pages are ripping, so it was perfect timing. You may want to call yours to see if they have some!

Happy Monday~

courage for the week 5.20.12

Willow House Giveaway!

We have an awesome giveaway here for the weekend from Willow House! Please meet Hannah, an Independent Willow House Consultant “I am a graduate student at the University of Central Arkansas studying speech language pathology. I have a heart for youth ministry & at risk youth! In my spare time I love playing with my dogs, bike riding, hammocking, cooking & decorating my house (of course, with Willow House)!!
My favorite Willow House item is the Athena Crackle Vase! I love sharing my ideas and love of Willow House with others!”

I love Willow House, and know you will too. I have the trivet set photo by willow house

and it’s a beautiful way to protect my table and countertops from hot pots and pans. I appreciate the quality of everything Willow House that I have.

Today, we are giving away a Villa Stone Appetizer Tray (pound cake not included—ha!)

and 2 garden stakes~these garden stakes are on "vacation" right now so this is an exclusive giveaway! (herbs and pots not included :)

I love having these in my kitchen and have obviously put these right to work! We’ll see if I can keep the herbs alive, otherwise maybe we’ll have to use the tags to label something else :)

You can have three chances to enter:

1. Tell me your favorite item from Hannah's Willow House website in the comments below: http://hannahmurry.store.willowhouse.com/Default.aspx

2. Like Hannah's Willow House Facebook Page here, then tell us that you did in the comments.

3. Sign up for the newsletter on the right hand side of her web page and let us know you signed up in the comments.

Here is a fantastic deal:ANY customer that spends $39.96 or more, gets an item under $40 for 1/2 price (it will prompt them to pick this item)~You must enter Three Twenty (first name) & Sycamore (last name) as the "Host" when you check out.
A few more things:

--Every Monday Hannah posts the weekly deals & Mystery Deals at random--these are posted on her Facebook page

--There is also an outlet with items from previous catalogs at 25-85% off in her store--it's under the outlet tab

-- if you have any questions about this giveaway or anything Willow House, you are welcome to contact Hannah hmurry@suddenlink.net or at (870) 995-7572

This giveaway will be open for until Thursday, May 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Good luck!!

master bedroom after

Here is our master bedroom today:

Oh wait, we’ve got to back and look at the BEFORE!

My goal? A soothing, calm, neutral retreat without spending much.

Do you know what I love? When the rest of the house is in chaos (okay, maybe I don’t love that?), the kitchen is hot and messy, and I come into our bedroom and the bed is made, it is cool from the fan, and it is quiet. Sometimes I shut the door and try to soak in the calm before I go back to the madness.  You know I adore my kids, I love our whole family, we have kid & family pics and art plastered all over the house,  but I wanted our bedroom just to be us. No pictures of the kids or work, or anything else, just a reminder of how we began and where we’ll end.

http://www.320sycamoreblog.com/2012/05/day-after.html

Mostly, I’m proud of myself for cleaning off my nightstand. Yea, it looks all calm and peaceful and super easy to put together, but it wasn’t.  More on that later along with prices, and sources!

Happy Wednesday~