Using Yard Sale Finds For A Cheap Makeover

When we feasted our eyes on Rhoda’s guest room overhaul, we could only describe the transformation as dramatic. Here’s her letter:

I really enjoy reading your blog & congrats on the success and press you’ve gotten this past year! I know you have asked for redesigns before from your readers, so I thought I’d share a recent project with you. This is my newly redone guestroom, which I titled From Granny to Beachy Glam. In its before state, I just used some old linens that I had to make the room comfortable as a guestroom for a couple of years. Then, I found a great black/white damask comforter set (at a yard sale) and that got the ball rolling on the whole room redo. Thanks a bunch, and enjoy! – Rhoda

Here’s the before:

And the super swanky after:

What a change, eh? And to think that Rhoda found a few things at yard sales along with hitting up discount stores like TJ Maxx (her entire budget came in under $500!). We also love that she repurposed things to work with her new design (she painted the bronze mirror in her before pic, and also slipcovered the chair in the corner). Gotta love a makeover that’s industrious and cost effective. Thanks so much for sending your before and afters our way, Rhoda! We do love a dash of zebra in the afternoon…