Design on a Dime

I know that we all can get sucked into HGTV design shows.  However, most of the time all I think about is that the budget is not really the budget due to the FREE labor.  You can do a lot for $1000 when you have a skilled craftsman working the power saw for you for free!  So you can imagine my shock when I saw this article that was linked from I SUWANNEE to the LA Times featuring Kristan Cunningham of HGTV's Design on a Dime.  She is currently living in a rental and needed to fix it up to her taste without investing a lot in it.  Something that we can all relate to. I was shocked to see the gorgeous creation that she calls home and the TINY budget that was used.  Read more here.

I adore the colors of the cabinets.

A pile of wood...my new favorite accessory.

I have a smaller version of this West Elm rug in my kitchen and I just love it.

The lamp on the Master Bath counter felt so lavish to me!  I cannot believe I had not thought of it before!