My Shoestring Life

I never shared with you my dining room drapes. The ones I busted the budget to buy back in June.

Aren’t they lovely?
I bought them from etsy seller mintagehome.

I plan to make some minor redecorating changes and spend my $100 for both August and September as follows.
A new light fixture for above the kitchen island. I found one on ebay. I can’t wait to show it to you when it gets here. It’s a vintage metal fixture that I will most likely [...]

I arranged this little group of vintage florals above the dresser in our bedroom. I already owned the one in the brown frame and the one above it, but hadn’t figured out where to hang them. As soon as I found the other three, it was as if they had finally found their friends. What [...]

I bought six vintage botanicals (at $5 each) from my local antique store a couple weeks ago and wouldn’t you know it? They fit perfectly into the Ikea Ribba frames I’ve had sitting around for more than a year. I picked two to hang in the dining room with this lovely bird and near this [...]

I think I am going to buy a few of these for the walls. And at $15 each, they will fit nicely in my $100 budget for August.
Seen at Creature Comfort. For sale at Sycamore Press.

Tray $7.00
Four Mini Glass Vases $24

Oil Painting in Gold Frame $22.00
Floral Picture $12.99
Gold Box $9.00
Tray $12.99
These are all going to find their home in our bedroom.
This little shopping trip has gone a long way to helping me fill some very blank walls. Check back Monday for more photos as I finish getting all of [...]

Oh, it’s about time and every time I walk by it, my heart smiles.

Hanging out in the dining room alongside cake stands and Star Wars figurines. You think I would make that up?
It’s harder than I thought it would be to choose the “right” photos for the various frames. Maybe I’ll wrap this up today. Oh, I do hope so.