Ready for a challenge? I'm checking one more thing off my to-do list before the cold weather hits and I'd love for you to join me!
Let's stretch those creative muscles and get our homes ready for fall! And I'm not talking about pumpkins or scarecrows. I'm talking about getting our homes ready for our families to cozy up inside on a chilly day. Making space to weather the coming winter and enjoy time together. Is there a corner of your home that needs a little attention before you're cooped up with it all winter? A dark kitchen that needs painted? Living room that needs freshened up or rearranged? Need to simplify the play room? That's the space we're talking about! And guys, we're doing it all on a budget. Because a house doesn't have to be expensive to be a home.
So what's the budget? It's whatever works for you. The point of this budget isn't to tie you down to an impossible goal. It's to give you the freedom do what you can, where you're at right now. Whether that means spending $50 or $100, just buying a can of paint, or reusing what you already have (I would
love to see some $0 makeovers!), I want to see what you can do with what you've got.
This is a use-what-you-have, DIY, Craigslist extravaganza.
Leftover
paint? Use it! Hand-me-down chair in the basement? Bring it up! Need a
new table? Start second-hand hunting! Let's make it happen.
Of course this is going to look very different for everyone depending on what materials you have on hand, the skills at your disposal, and whether or not you're a furniture hoarder from way back.
*ahem* But guess what? It doesn't matter. You don't need to worry about what anyone else is doing/making/spending because this challenge is all about
you, what your family needs, and what your home needs.
Now let's talk details: I'm setting a deadline of three weeks. That way any weekend warriors will have three full weekends for their DIY feats, and you Craiglist ninjas have time for some serious hunting. So on
Monday, October 29 I'll share what we've done and I love for you guys to show us what you've been working on!
Sound good? Are already thinking of the perfect space to tackle? Here's what I'll be working on:
The little desk corner of our home office/library. This little room is one of the most-loved in our home and between reading, homeschool, and crafting we spend a good amount of time in here most days. The other half of the room is ready to go with floor pillows and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but this side just isn't working for us as well as it could. Or as well as we need it to. We need space to roll out felt, storage for homeschool books, and more simplified/organized space on the whole. So here's my basic plan:
- make the desk space more functional with a larger work surface
- add shelving above the desk
- organize and simplify the stuff (including that craft closet next to the desk)
Hopefully that's as simple as it sounds! And my budget to get it done is under $50.
I'll share progress and sneak peeks on
Instagram as we go if you'd like to follow along! And we'd love to see your work - just tag us @
more.like.home!
What would you love to tackle for your fall budget-reno??