Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The look for less


This photo is in the current issue of Better Homes and Garden.  All the items are priced, so I thought it would be fun to see if I could replicate the look for a lot less!  Their price $2353 mine $699!!!


The only item not duplicated are the curtains because they actually bought those at Target for $20!  I will compare the two photos and if you are interested in any of the items from mine I will provide the link in dark blue.

1- Theirs- watercolor $35 with an ikea frame for 20$.
Mine- My childs art work $0 with the same frame from ikea $20.

2- Curtain from Target.

3. Theirs- lamp from mghwhome.com $260.
Mine- lamp from Walmart $20.

4. Theirs- Nesting tables from belabor.com $491.
Mine- Nesting tables from Amazon $120.

5. Theirs- Rug 6x9 from shadesoflight.com $495.
Mine- rug 7'10"x11' from Home Decorators $213.

6. Theirs-Brass bowl from ethanallen.com $129.
Mine- Brass bowl from Amazon $38.

7. Theirs- Lime embroidered pillow from zinc door.com $110.
Mine- Accent sofa pillow from Etsy $41.

8. Theirs- Wingback highland chair rowefurniture.com $550.
Mine- Wingback chair from Craigslist $25 with
slipcover from Target $77 for a total of $102.

9. Theirs- Peacock pillow from company.com $130.
Mine- turquoise blue peacock pillow cover Etsy $44.

10. Theirs- Throw on chair companyc.com $115.
Mine- Carmel color throw from Overstock $61.

This really was a lot of fun for me and you can see how you can steal a look for 1/3 the cost!

Remember I am always available for design work!  I can save you money too! Email me here, or visit my website!

1 comment:

Debbiedoos said...

Great job! How fun too!