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Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
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RWC House Before & After Photos Part 2
Living room renovation costs:
Furniture - Almost everything came over from the old apartment or was handed down from Karla's parents. The only new items are the dragonfly lamp ($7 at garage sale), the sofa slipcover ($60 at Target), the 5 headed lamp ($20 at Target), the lampshade ($15 at Anthropologie) and the psychedelic wastebasket ($15 at Therapy).
Paint - One can of "All Gold" from Eco-design Resources: $40. We chose the color by taking a photo of the unpainted living room with our furniture and decorations in place and photoshopping several different colors onto it.
Floors - Carpet removal and tack pulling labor donated by Charlie, Tracy and Ron Kane.
Decor - Much of the wall art was done by people we know. Anna did the Tomb Of Leopards album cover, Tara painted our wedding portrait and Karla's dad took the vulture photos in his yard. The London map is from an antique store in Los Altos ($5), the California missions map is from the gift shop at Mission Santa Cruz ($2.50).
Misc - A plantation door was removed from the kitchen and hung in the living room to keep the cats and chinchillas separate during chinchilla playtime.
Total cost - under $200
04/22/2008
RWC House Before And After Photos
Bedroom renovation costs:
Furniture - We didn't really have to buy much. The two antique dressers, treasure chest and Tiffany lamp are Karla's family heirlooms from the olden days. The bed was given to us by Frank, who wasn't using it anymore. The small shelf was made by Karla's grandpa and the CD cubicles were bought at Goodwill for $10 and repainted by us.
Dragonfly lamp: $7 (neighbor's garage sale)
Rainbow Swirl rug: $60 (from Ebay, price includes shipping)
Floors - The carpet removal and tack pulling labor was generously donated by Ron Kane, Charlie and Tracy. We had to buy a few tools and it cost $10 to recycle the old carpet so I'd put the total floor restoration cost at $50.
Paint - One can of "Revive" from Eco-Design Resources: $40
Accessories - The bedding was all from previous sources. The dragonfly comforter was a wedding gift from Nonna, the bird quilt was made by my grandma and the LeValley quilting club (also as a wedding present) and the curtains are from Karla's old canopy bed. The decorations are all things we had in the old apartment.
Total bedroom cost: ~ $150
Guestroom and bathroom renovation costs:
Furniture - Again, there's not much new furniture. The wardrobe came with the house, we painted it red. The rolltop desk is another Karla family heirloom. The couch was given to us by Frank. The computer desk was given to me by someone at my work, we painted it turquoise and silver.
Floors - same deal as the bedroom. I had to install a threshold near the glass door: $17 at OSH.
Paint - One can of "Neti" and one can of "Sky" from Eco-Design Resources: $50
Accessories - The red curtains were $15 each at Cost Plus, the hardware was $30 at Target. We removed the shower door ourselves with help from Ron Kane. The Mexican shower curtain is from Ebay and came over from the apartment along with all of the other bathroom furnishings.
Total Guestroom and Bathroom costs: ~$150
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