We are entering week 4 of the $100 Room Challenge, and let me just say that I am so happy January gives us one extra Wednesday, because this is where we were at about 36 hours ago… and it’s not much better today. Yikes!
Perhaps a little organization would have been in our best interest.
While it is a complete disaster, we got some major work done. First, the walls have been painted. The yellow-y beige is gone… except a two inch border around the ceiling (which is what happens when your step ladder breaks and the dining room chair isn’t quite tall enough).
No worries. Borrowing a step ladder from a friend, so we’ll get that done. But seriously, how much better is that color? (Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore, but color-matched in Behr to save some money.)
The other huge accomplishment was the painting of the shelving unit. Last week I shared our color conundrum. I thought lime green would be a great color for the peg board, and my son wanted dark red. We took to social media, and lime green won (but barely… 45% to 55% vote). I really didn’t want my son to live with a color choice he didn’t like (this is his room after-all). However, when looking for a wall color at the recycle center, I just happened to find a can of lime green paint. (Fate?)
I took the colors of the wall and shelf and brushed them together with the lime green so he could see the color combo all together. He suddenly realized lime green would look ah-mazing, so lime green is what we went with (Yay! ‘Cause free paint is always on budget!)
As a quick reminder, here was the shelving unit when we started…
…and here’s what it looks like now! (Yes… I realize we’re missing some paint at the top. Please reference above. Step ladder broke. Dining room chair not tall enough.)
The right side of the unit also got a pop of the lime green, and will be used to store all my son’s baseball caps.
Fun side-note: About a-year-and-a-half ago our family decided to make it our goal to visit all 50 states before my daughter graduates college. In order for the state to count, we have to do something in the state (not just drive through). In each state, my son gets a hat for his souvenir, so he’ll need a way to display all 50 hats he picks up over the next several years. This seemed like the perfect solution.
I thought about doing a map background on the side with all those hats, however, you can hardly see the back with the shelving so close together, so I just stuck with the lime green.
This week we’ll be organizing to get this room ready for next week’s reveal…
The Budget… So Far
Last week we were at $40.86, and all we bought this week was a can of paint for the walls…
- Wall Paint- $26.98
- Paint for the Shelving- FREE
- Hale Navy Paint- FREE (Already had on hand)
- Lime Green- FREE (Got at the Recycle Center)
Total cost of this room makeover so far… $67.84
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Jen @Jenron Designs says
Wow it is really looking great! Very nice color choice so bright and cheery. I am so excited to see the reveal tomorrow!
Michelle James says
I love the colors your son chose & the idea of collecting a hat from each State! Great storage idea! I’m glad I’m not the only one behind, that extra week sure will help. ?
Brooke says
I need to remember to check out the recycling center for paint! I keep forgetting. Turned out so good!!
Kelli says
So get what you are going through. I swear I just keep moving things around because there are too many projects happening all at once. The shelf looks so much better and love the hat story. What an awesome souvenir as he will have them forever!
Kristen says
Oh that color palette looks great! I love that dark color. Can’t wait to see it all put together again Erin!
Maria says
It looks so good! You were right about the lime green and thankfully your son ended up liking it as well! Love how it just pops. Looking forward to seeing the completed space!
Beth says
I am loving the lime green, and what great way to display those hats (love the story with them, BTW!). I am SO glad for the extra week too- you should see the disaster that is my closet right now ?
Patti says
Wow. I love that pop of green on the bookshelf. I wasn’t sure where you were going when I saw your thumbnail pic. It’s perfect and I can’t wait to see all this one and the makeovers revealed next week.