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indoors
D ECO R A TIN G
CHAIR AFFAIR
“I fell in love w
ith the lines of
this chair,” Donna says of her $15 flea market
find,
above.
She rehabbed it with a coat of
glossy black paint and outlined the carved
detailing with a metallic gold paint pen.
STACK THE DECK
For the look of built-in
bookshelves without the expense, Donna
stacked two inexpensive bookcases she had
been using in her home office and anchored
them to the wall studs with long screws,
left.
SLIP UP
Having custom
slipcovers made for
the sofa and ottoman was the biggest line item
in the budget, but it was still cheaper than
buying new
ones (and greener than throwing
perfectly good frames into a landfill). Donna
balanced the cost of the fabrication by
choosing $6-a-yard fabric.
CABINET POSITION
For behind-closed-doors
storage, Donna reclaimed an antique pine
cabinet,
bottom left,
from her kitchen. On top
she displays books and picture frames. Below,
she stores photo albums, DVDs, and a basket
that’s always stocked with guest amenities.
BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Donna pulled together
a
new room
for less than the cost of a new sofa.
Paint
$ 70
Slipcovers, chair cushion
$690
Trunk
$ 10
Chair
$
15
Curtains
$ 120
Window hardware
$ 160
Accessories
$ 177
TOTAL
$1,242
