After having a mini meltdown last week, I made the decision to be content where I'm at and make this place feel like home. I've been embarassed to have people over because to me it looks like we just moved in. I am so tired of that.
Being a stay at home mom living on a police officer's salary presents some budget constraints. At first I considered giving myself a $100 budget to do some redecorating in every room, but I didn't want to dissappoint myself if I went slightly over budget. So I decided to just keep a tab going and spend as little as possible.
Now, I'm going to "get real" and show you how my home looks now. It's pretty sad.
My living room. Bare beige walls and no curtains. And an ugly desk.
The boys' room. More bare walls. Winnie the Pooh (blech) playpen used for a bed, broken dresser, ugly bedding, and no curtain.
Our room. Again with the bare walls. Mismatched furniture, no bedskirt and dingy comforter, no headboard, and no curtains.
Kitchen. No curtain and complete lack of color.
The bathrooms aren't all that bad. Just kind of plain. Nothing new handtowels and maybe a vinyl decal here and there can't spruce up.
I will be posting some sneak peeks (and maybe a tutorial) and then a reveal of each room. Hopefully this Saturday will be the big reveal of the boys' room. Fingers crossed.
So, there it is. The sad, sad truth. Sometimes I feel like bloggers only show the best of their work and themselves. I want to be real. I want you to see my failures and my successes. Or in this case see my failure turn into a success.
Thanks for stopping by!
It may be kind of sad but it's refreshing to see a house that isn't decorated within an inch of its life.
ReplyDeleteAbout a month ago I had a total fit (well just to myself) over how I was sick of seeing all these wonderful blogs and people living these great lives in these perfect looking houses/homes. Mean while I hate cleaning/dusting and while I'm tidy my husband is not. I might also like to point out that my husband doesn't like to get rid of anything so we have mix matched everything and NOTHING is like the mags/blogs that everyone espiers too.
So thank you for some honest blogging and I'm looking forward to seeing some budget makeovers.
Trina, I really, really, really appreciate your comment. I want to be as real as possible and I have fits as well. :) I'm so glad that someone "got" what I was trying to get across. Thank you for reading!
DeleteI stumbled onto your blog after seeing your car emergency kit on Pinterest! I scrolled down to the part about living in the apartment and how you've decided to make the best of where your at. Like you, my husband and I have lived in 4 different apartments in 6 years and after a while you get to a point where it's like "why bother decorating and painting when you have to take it all down, and paint it all back before the lease is up?". I decided I was tired of living in a white walled apartment that was so bare and cold. I painted and hung up pictures... It def. helps! I can't wait to see the after pictures of what you've come up with!! :)
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I love your honest blog! My husband and I are expecting a baby and we have lived in a 2-bedroom apartment for the past 3 years, and with no budget to speak of (except for the baby's room) I will just have to deal for a while longer with my beige walls, hand-me-down furniture, and no headboard. Honestly, the little one's room is the only thing that will look decent for the next few years! Can't wait to follow your blog and see what you've done!
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