Design on a Dime...KBLynnCREATIVE studio re-hab

Happy International Women’s Day!  

What better day than that to announce the official grand opening of MY NEW STUDIO.

Who knew it would take this long? I certainly didn’t 

do it in 2 days like those design shows do…and I didn’t have a $1000 budget like they do. I had a $400 budget to cover desk, chair, lighting and storage.

So here is the breakdown:

Chair: $35 (Old Glory, Newport)

Desk: $35 (State of DE surplus sale, Gov. Bacon)

Lamp: $35 (OG, there seems to be a theme going here, but wait…)

Bookcase:  $93 (DE Estate Sales, New Castle)

Total: $198!

I hesitate to show the before pics…lets just say it became “that” room…you know the one. The one that is a bigger version of the drawer set aside in the kitchen and labeled the “junk drawer”.  

But, here goes:

Ok, now that's over. 

The bottom line:Half of what I planned to spend! So, needless to say, I decided on a few more objects…a second comfy reading chair for $15 (UO, on sale but the shipping was another $15!), a taboret @ $46, (on sale as well and cheap shipping) and a rug, $80. After an exhausting online and local search, I walked into my local Target and found exactly what I was looking for. It was the one and only full price item I bought.  So, we’ve added another $95 which left me with $51 for let’s just say, accessorizing. Bits and pieces.

Inspiration corner.

(What I did in the 80's. I want to remember how to DRAW)

The desk and chair were in perfect shape, but I needed to update them to bend to my “design will”.  Some sanding, some painting, some reupholstering.

New bookcase...otherwise known as a
repurposed china hutch.

And then I went shopping in my own house and surprised my own self. 

I discovered that I live in gift shop.

Target rug...

That once empty corner, now functional with my sturdy desk and updated paint.

Not really, but I have a lot…A LOT…of STUFF.  I turned my brain to “black/grey/yellow” and went on a hunt.  My grandmothers (one a businesswoman and one creative) would be very proud and I have included them both in my design.

Voila, it’s done.  Now it’s time to get down to the real work.

KBLynnCREATIVE is open for business.

You’ve come this far…now, here is the kicker! 

To celebrate, I am announcing a CONTEST!

If you sign on to follow, a random WINNER will be chosen from the list on Friday, March 18^th  and will win a hunka hunka piece of burnin’ jewelry or mini-painting, 
handcrafted by ME, valued at oh, let’s say AT LEAST $15!

So do a girl a favor, sign on, click on my sponsors, (I recommend the thundershirt, dog owners!) and help me get my subscriptions up!

Best;

Kristina B

NOTE TO SELF: Do adds belong in the middle of your blog? Hmmmm. Talk amongst myselves...