decorating on a REAL budget.....

my very creative, talented, sister
{well i have two}
but my older sister,
{the one mentioned here}

once told me
"buy what you like, and it will all come together"
of course this can ring true to many things, such as:
fashion,
jewelry,
or
decorating your home.
but
when these wise words were spoken to me,
it was when, my husband and i bought our first house,
and we had noooo $ left for furniture!
and like every woman and mother,
"we" don't feel complete unless our home feels complete.
so i turned to my trusty
thrift stores!

of course

it was already a weekend ritual for my husband and i
but with a "new" home
i felt weird about putting a bunch of old, used stuff in it...
but
like the saying goes
"one man's junk is another man's treasure!"
and boy do i have a lot of
"another man's treasures"
in my home!
in fact every piece of furniture
{except for our beds...i had to draw the line somewhere!}
is from a thrift store,
craigslist,
or
FREE!

and when i am looking to buy,

and feel a little iffy

i hear my sisters words,

"buuyyy whhaaat youuu like...aaannd it wiiilll allll coomme together.."

and i'm not oblivious to the fact that some people have probably walked
into my home and thought
"ah...ya! of course it's all used stuff!...it looks like it!"
but for me
its home
and it feels complete.
{well almost...but more and more every day}

on that note!

here is my master bathroom so far...

on a REAL budget.

*note-inspiration pictures always help. see mine below.

{click on picture to read and get a closer lookie ;}

*my inspiration pic*

{my subway tile still to come...but for now...not in my budget ;}

*and i do have to say,

there is such a rush when you find the perfect piece,

and you don't feel like throwing up after, because you only spent $10 on it!!

come back!

i will go room by room in my house

and break it all down for ya!

{just wait until you see my living room for under $400!!!}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*