Lainey's Room

So, if you know us even just a little bit you will know how frugal we are. Since we got married, we've been on a quest to pay off all of our debt. We accomplished that goal this past year several months before Lainey arrived. SO, being that she was our first child and we were debt free... you'd think I'd want to go all out and splurge on a nursery for her. Yeah, well, I tried. I really wanted to. But I couldn't. It hurt too much. It's just not in me. I've been pinching pennies for so long, I don't know anything different. I don't think Lainey suffered too much though...

You probably don't want me to bore you will all the great deals I found and how little I spent, so I'll keep it short & only hit the high points.

Changing table = Kitchen cart we already owned
Chest of Drawers = Estate Sale purchase $5, we refinished
Flowers on Wall = Derek cut them out from scrap wood, and I modge podged them (this fabric matches the quilt I'm making her) Flowers on Ceiling = Originally $10 @ Walmart... I got them at Big Lots for $2

Two White Shelves = Craigslist buy, were black but painted white $15
Rocking Chair = Wedding gift
End Table = Hand-me-down, Sandy refinished this used piece
A to Z book ends = Estate Sale find, $2
Unicorn Lamp = My grandmother Pfaff made this for me when I was a little girl

White Shelf & Silver Piggy Bank = Estate Sale Finds, $2

Bed = Craigslist $65 (I did buy a new mattress)

Pottery Barn Bed Set = Consignment Sale
Butterflies = I splurged on these at Target

Lainey hasn't spent too much time in here since we still have her sleeping next to our bed. Once we stop traveling over the weekends, we'll move her to her "BGB" (big girl bed)... not to be confused with the Big Girl Bath, or a Big Girl Burp. : )

The next room in the house that I want to finish is our Master Bathroom. Then... after almost 3 years in this house... I will be finished budget decorating.