It's not what it is...it's what it could be

Much like life, decorating on a budget requires the philosophy of "it's not what it is but what it could be." For the past few weeks I have been hitting estate sales, auctions, flea markets and garage sales trying to furnish my apartment without spending a ton of money. The best part about shopping on a budget is the rush! It's quite satisfying when you find the perfect piece for little to nothing! Over the weekend I started working on all of my "perfect pieces"

My first purchase was actually a very nice gift from my mom and dad. It's an iron bed frame that they found at a garage sale for $50

The finished product! I painted the bed frame ivory and now it looks perfectly dainty!

My second purchase was this table. I got if from a resale shop for $40

Finished product! I painted the base of the table with a light blue and then put white over and then distressed some of the paint!

Saturday my dad and I went to an estate auction and I found this fabulous coffee table for $22.50

Finished product! I painted the coffee table a light pink but didn't do a very heave coat so that some of wood would come through the paint

I also got these mirrors from the estate auction and I got them both for a whopping $15

Finished product! I painted a blue coat underneath and then put a white coat and then distressed it. I distressed one more than the other for a bit more of an eclectic look

Close up of mirrors









I had a blast doing all the painting this weekend and I still have a few more pieces to do. I will post those as soon as I finish them. I think I am on the way to the perfect shabby chic apartment!