More than once, I was standing in line at Home Depot feeling like my wallet was bleeding. This was the most expensive birthday present I have ever given anyone.  But then Heather was the most valuable birthday present I’ve ever received.  I brought her home from the hospital on my 27th birthday :).

Since I gathered stuff over a period of 6 months, I didn’t have a clear picture of the total cost.  While everything was still fresh in my mind, and I could still find receipts, I decided to find out for sure.

Ceiling:

1 bucket of lightweight drywall compound: $14

1 gallon Kilz Primer $17

1 gallon Behr ceiling paint $24

Trim Paint: 1 gallon Behr Ultra Pure White in Semi-Gloss $27

Wall Paint: 2 gallons Behr Ice Cube in Eggshell finish–$50

Spray Paint:

3 cans satin white (Lowe’s)–$12

2 cans brushed rose (Lowe’s)–$8

2 cans primer (Lowe’s)–$8

Tools and Prep supplies:

Paint Rollers–$3

Disposable roller trays–10 pk for $6

Deglosser (for bed frame) $8

Wall Art:

Bed crown –50% off at Hobby Lobby  in the metal shelf aisle $8 (I spray painted white and added gold rub and buff)\

Bridal illusion drape fabric–free from Mom’s stash

1.  Chevron Magnet Board–50% off at H.L. $13

2. Chevron wide picture frame (80% off clearance at H.L.) $8.50

3.  Dry erase canvas (80% off clearance at H.L) $7.48

4. Owl canvas (50% off at H.L.) $10

5.  Sunburst frame (garage sale) $3

6. I am Strong canvas (DIY materials; print from Etsy) $8

7.  Round picture frame 50% off at H.L–$7.50

8. Lion and Lamb gold plaque–Heather made at Church Camp

Princess canvas (free with Zulily credit, paid shipping) $6

Oval frame with toe shoes (stash from our old house) Frame was originally from Hobby Lobby though I bought it at a garage sale and painted it.  The shoes were purchased off etsy–though now, Heidi has her own old broken pointe shoes to use for art 🙂

Wire flowered row of hooks (50% off at H.L.) $10.00

Beatitudes canvas art–Heather made at Bible School (the other closet art was found in her things we took from her old room)

Plastic polka dot tray (Dollar Tree) $1

Other:

Bed Craigslist $50

Feather Pillow Inserts (Pottery Barn brand from Cargo Largo) 3 large at $5 each, 2 small at $3 each total of $21

Hula hoop for tent–from stash

3 twin white sheets (2 for duvet, 1 to cut for ruffles) (Walmart)–$12

1 full turquoise sheet for hula hoop tent base — $11

1 twin turquoise sheet as yardage to cut for ruffles –$4

Fabric from fabric.com for pillows and ruffles–$38

Prints are from Riley Blake’s So Happy Together Fabric Line

2 charm packs of So Happy Together from Etsy (for a quilt, not yet made)–$18.15

Fabric and piping for bird pillow (from Joann with coupon)–$8

Twin down alternative duvet insert (Cargo Largo) $20

White dust ruffle (Ebay) $14.40 (still waiting on delivery)

Pottery Barn Teen Furlicious Beanbag ordered as a second from Uglysofa — $119.99 (big splurge)

Yarn for a polka dotted crochet throw (some from Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann and my personal stash):  $35 (not yet finished–soon!)

Fabric rose satin curtains (Walmart) $10 a panel–$20

Turquoise satin to lengthen the curtain  panels (40% off from Jo-Ann) $7.50

Trash can from Target (we’ve had it awhile)

Desk drawer pulls (Liberty Emblem in Heirloom Silver from Home Depot) $13.92

Curtain Rod (144″ Martha Stewart white turned wood from Home Depot)–$25

Total before the floor $676.44

Floor:

Underlayment (Black Jack brand Foam from Home Depot): $129.00

Laminate boards (Trafficmaster Hand-scraped Saratoga Hickory from Home Depot $.99 a square foot!) $263.21

Sales tax:  $65.25

Total with Floor: $1135.90

Ways we saved:

Used existing floor trim (even though it was shorter than I like.)  And painted it for an updated clean look. Approximate savings: $150

Scratched our DIY upholstered headboard project:  Approximate Savings $75

DIY installed click floors instead of hiring mid-range wall to wall carpet:  Approximate savings $400

Took advantage of paint rebates:  Savings:  $15

Use friends and family for help with labor and did a lot ourselves too:  Approximate savings:  $2,000

Took advantage os Hobby Lobby Sales on art and yarn:  Approximate savings:  $100

Used Joann coupons:  Approximate Savings: $16.50

Skipped the 8×10 wool area rug for now (it was out of stock during the sale price :(.)  Approximate Savings: $300

Skipped the crown molding–though I really wanted it:  Approximate Savings:  $150

Reused curtain hardware:  Approximate Savings: $20

DIY’d a duvet cover for ($30)  Approximate Savings:  $100

Ordered Furlicious beanbag from Uglysofa instead of Pottery Barn Teen:  Approximate Savings: $100

Grabbed PB brand feather pillow inserts from Cargo Largo instead of Pottery Barn:  Approximate Savings: $71

Total Savings: $3497.50

(Whew!  That makes me feel better.  I always aim to save more than I spend.)

 

Ok, I said this was the last one, but this post is really long! Tomorrow I’ll share the list of tutorials I used to make the hula hoop tent, duvet, pillows, and some of the art.