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.
That was an expensive birthday gift, but you would have had to redo the room anyway. Making it her gift just made it extra special for both of you. You did a great job!
Love reading about your little girls room and how much you save, I hope she loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t forget to add into savings all the toys you won’t be loosing in the carpet. 😉 Heather IS totally worth it!!
Kelly, Not losing toys in the deep shag is high up on Heather’s happy list :).
The last blog you mentioned a video but was not there or here… WONDERFUL job. Hope you are feeling much better now.. This memory will last her a lifetime!!
Hi Ann, WordPress deleted the video–but I put it back. Is it there now?
We’re getting ready to put in this flooring. I am so excited! How has it held up?
Marsha, It has held up Perfectly! We don’t regret this floor at all and wonder if we should have used it in the whole house. It is more durable than real hard wood.
Is that the 36″ or 41″ beanbag chair! Love reading your blog. You give me so much inspiration!
It’s the biggest one :).
P.S. Thank you for your encouragement 🙂