Eric and I got married straight out of college which meant we basically had a futon, a bed, a couch and some coffee tables to start our home. Of course we were new in our careers and couldn't afford to buy the a lot furniture. So we made the best of our situation by hitting up thrift stores, yard sells, and even dumpsters. Plus, we took just about everything that was offered to us from our parents.
We have invested lots of time in refinishing furniture and have now decorated our entire home with hand-me-downs. In fact, the only "new" piece of furniture in our house is the couch Eric's mom and dad bought us last year for Christmas.
Guests often comment on our home, which is a nice thing, but what makes me proud is being able to say, "oh someone threw that out and we refinished it."
We have transformed secondhand items, yard sell steals, thrift store rejects, and even dumpster finds into one-of-a kind pieces and I LOVE the results. There are still lots of changes I want to make to my home, and I don't think I'll ever get to the place where I am "finished" decorating. But here is a look at how we've used our big ideas and small budget to make our house a home!
To start this off, I would like to show you our very first "home" aka ghetto apartment!




This is a picture of Eli's bed which was given to us from one of Eric's coworkers BEFORE we even got married. We weren't planning on having babies at the time, but we couldn't turn it down. . . good thing!! Not pictured here are the second hand rocker, changing table and entertainment center. All of which are still in use.
I show you these pictures because our new home was inspired in large part, not from design or decorating preference but rather from what was available and affordable to us. But, it all works!
I'll soon show you our new home room by room and how hand-me-downs have made our house a home.
Yay- I love a home tour!
ReplyDeleteSo, I really need your help in this area. It seems like you are good st seeing the diamond in the rough! I will be the first to say that I am a terrible decorator! Please help!! hah
ReplyDeleteANYTIME!! Although I can't have every "style" in my house, I do appreciate the all and would LOVE to help!!
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