Friday 29 May 2015

Makeover

I promised Stephanie last month that if she decluttered her room and kept it tidy until half term we would decorate. She succeeded  in the challenge. On Wednesday we went to B&Q where she chose a patterned wallpaper and a matching paint. Yesterday we took all of her belongings out of the bedroom except for the bed frame and wardrobe and pulled up the carpet. First job;
I am so pleased that my trusty old steamer works as half an hour later the wall looked like this;
Two coats of paint and two rolls of wallpaper, and an age shunting Stephanie's belongings back in their new homes and the bedroom now looks like;



Stephanie absolutely loves it, and I am pretty impressed too.
It does still need a new carpet but that needs to wait until I have saved some more.

Total costs so far:
2x tubs of paint £20 (2 for £20 offer)
2x rolls of wallpaper £22 (£11 each on sale)
Wall paper paste £5.12
Total:£47.12

I had a total of £45 in my quidco account so that pretty much covered Stephanie's room. Good job really as I am having the car door repaired on Tuesday which is costing £220 and the hoover broke whilst we were cleaning so I will need to dip into my savings to get a new one tomorrow. Always seems to be something doesn't there!


6 comments:

  1. Great job. The room looks lovely.
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    1. Thank you, Stephanie has been heading straight there at every opportunity! LOL

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  2. I love that wall paper! Your little lady is definitely a budding interior designer I think!
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    1. I think she would suit some kind of design job very well, she loves to make things, and has always had an eye for colours etc.

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  3. Lucky girl the room looks lovely, what fun to get her to help you.

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    1. Haha she could not wait to get stuck in!

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