Thought that might get your attention! No, I haven’t been on a spending spree., but rather I have not been “blogging” as often as I should! I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by my husbands last blog. I got “kudos” for being thrifty, allbeit I had to “read” about them instead of actually getting a good old pat on the back, but I got them just the same. And I have been pretty thrifty. We are taking a little hiatus from “basement spending”, until we figure out which project to start on next…bathroom or wine cellar. I’m not sure which one is more important…a bathroom for our guest room, or a place where I can relax in the evening and drink a nice glass of Pinot. I mean, theres a bathroom right at the top of the stairs, and how often do we really have overnight guests anyway?
But seriously, I really did a great job budgeting on our basement. I did buy a chair & ottoman for the guestroom, that my husband got a little crazy about, but both pieces were on sale and it was really the only purchase over $500 for the entire room. We bought the furniture (dresser & side tables, bed frame & mattresses) on Craigslist. We made the headboard, and I had bedding and pillows made for next to nothing! We still have a few things left, like a ceiling fan and a rod for the closet, but other than that I think our total amount spent for the guestroom was around $1800.00 including paint! Pat, pat, pat!
Thank you!
Hope, LOVE the room! I’m going to weigh in on what room to start next and I say… the wine cellar!!! How much fun is that going to be? Look forward to more posts
You guys are too cute!