Howdy, my dears!
Hope you all are doing fantastic!
Our little family has been very busy lately.
It seems once spring hits, every weekend fills up,
and we are always on the go!
:)
I am back today with part four to the thrifty decorating series.
Yay!
I would love for you to visit the first three parts in this series.
Get some great ideas on how to decorate on a budget!
The ONLY way this gal decorates her home!
:)
Let's start with the shelf itself, shall we?
The hubs and I purchased it at an estate sale ten years ago.
We paid $20 for it.
It was seafoam green and had no hardware.
Sounds fabulous, doesn't it?
Too bad I don't have a before picture!
;)
We decided to paint it a neutral off white.
We also added some hardware purchased from Lowes {$12}
Most of the old books were thrifted {$15 total} or were handed down in my family.
My FAVORITE book {under the ball}
is an antique czech bible.
It came over from Czechoslovakia with my Great-Great Grandparents.
Very special to me!
The glass jar was thrifted {$3} and so were the dominoes {$1}
The ball is from antique alley {$2}
The wood pineapple finial is from Homegoods {$10}
I love collecting bits of nature and using them for home decor.
Such as the piece that we brought home last summer from our Florida beach vacation.
Everytime I look at it, I remember what a special time we had.
The boxwood is from Ross. Purchased it years ago {$8}
The little glass jar was thrifted {50 cents}
The armilliary is from Hobby Lobby purchased half price last spring {$14}
The fleur de lis bell was purchased at Hobby Lobby, on sale also {$5}
All of the picture frames holding family pictures,
were either wedding, birthday or Christmas gifts.
I am slightly obsessed with frames and family pictures.
I love the memories that they hold.
:)
Another thrifty decor item I like to use,
framed fabric.
Simply grab an old frame and a piece of material.
Pop it in under your glass.
Add instant texture to any little space.
Such as this framed piece of linen.
So, there you have it friends!
Our little thrifty corner shelf and it's decor.
For a grand total of $90.50
Not too shabby, eh?
:)
Thanks for stopping by.
Sure hope you have a fabulous week!
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5 comments:
Hi! I love your ability to put a shelving unit together and it looks sooooo beautiful. I was especially drawn to your comment about the Czech bible. My grandparents came from Czechoslavkia also. Do you have any recipes to share? Thanx! Patty
Thank you so much for your kind words! :) Any czech recipes? Oh, I am sure at some point I will share some here on the blog, so stay tuned! :)
xo~Amanda
I LOVE this! Just caught my eye from the shabby nest link up, and saw it was YOU! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Wow! To see what you have done with this corner shelf give many ideas for using things I have aquired. Thank you for sharing.
Your shelf looks great with your thrifted finds and could be easily adapted to a particular holiday with very little effort. You did a wonderful job.
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