Thrifted living room makeover on a budget

[@antiquesrestoration3874]

My goodness you're so multi-talented! Your projects are incredible and your design style is...chef's kiss. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Lynn! 🌷☀️ 🥰

[@ushaiyer2409]

You don't need to buy art. Your art is strikingly beautiful. And the room looks like part of a home-which is so important.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you❣️ ☀️🌷

[@Iamopen2U]

K :) I very seldom comment on peoples decorating style. Much of the designs we see everyday are dictated by cost. You on the otherhand, have made choices with thrifted pieces that everyone can achieve. Your eye for design.......well lets' just say I hope to see you all over the internet! Beautiful :)

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Oh, what a lovely comment. Thank you! 🌻 🤗 I am quite a frugal person and also do think there’s enough off “stuff” in the world already. 🌱

[@Iamopen2U]

@@ThriftingInteriors I could not agree more!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

❤️🌱

[@mittens9245]

You have such a unique eye & point of view! I never know what you’re going to do next. Your projects don’t look like anyone else’s, & I love that. I no longer follow designers whose homes all look the same: neutrals ad nauseam, table lamps painted with baking soda, & boxes turned into fake books. It’s boring & embarrassing. You’re a breath of fresh air. If I had to pick a favorite in your artistic living room, I think it would be your dreamy hanging light with the recently added stamens. It’s like something out of a Dior-inspired fairytale. - Mittens PS: I love the painting of your great-grandmother! It’s so intense & arresting. I can understand why it would have scared you as a little girl, but it’s remarkable!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Mittens! 🤗 thank you❣️🌷 I’m so happy you like the hanging light because I love it too and the Dior-inspired fairy tail description just made my week. 🥰🤩😄

[@BobBliss-f9w]

Looks amazing and personally I think the buffet cabinet is a keeper.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Bob and I think you’re right! 🌷😊

[@Sweetiesplanet]

@@ThriftingInteriors my fav color is green and I would love to keep it😍. You've created a beautiful space. I've subscribed and can't wait to see more!!!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you and welcome! 🤗🌱🌷💚

[@einahsirro1488]

Those MCM chairs are wonderful!! And your style is unique and captivating!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! 🌷 and I love the chairs too. 😊

[@shawkitty2524]

I'm glad you aren't afraid of color! Your space does't look like all the other magazine rooms--it is unique!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! 🩷💚💙🧡

[@KO-D00M]

What a beautiful combination of colors and pieces. The lighting also really is playing its role beautifully!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you and thank you for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it! 🌷☀️

[@PennyMeeker-j8m]

I love it! Great design of the room, it is so warm and inviting with style. Great job, I subscribed. Can not wait until the next one. Peace!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Penny and welcome❣️ 🌷

[@gayleaustralia]

I would really keep that buffet -I think you would regret losing it down the track. I understand that at the moment that colour stands out and perhaps for you jars. What about hanging a textile which is the same same width as the buffet behind it? It could perhaps be a woven piece of fabric that combines the tones of the buffet AND the new colours you want to introduce ? The acoustic qualities of a textile could be a good addition to 'cosy' as well.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

I think you’re exactly right. 😊 I think I would regret losing it and I couldn’t store it anywhere. Thanks for the idea, I’ll keep it in mind. 🌷

[@rebekahschroeder7949]

Firstly, you are a genius when it comes to reupholstery! I love the thought you put into everything you do. The effort is evident in the results. Your media console is amazing! That was a great idea and works so well with the style of your home. I don’t feel the room looks crowded, from the video. It looks cozy and makes sense. I’m loving your videos. They are interesting and very well made. Thank you for all of the effort that goes into the content and the editing.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you so much, Rebekah, for your kind and supportive words❣️🌷

[@dg8273]

Beautiful 😍

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you❣️🌷

[@ferburgoa140]

I love your style! Beautiful and cozy

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! 🌷☀️

[@leslieschmitt7749]

I love everything you’ve done to make a beautiful living room! The trio of lights above the seating area are fantastic and the console you made for under the TV is incredible!! 😊🩷

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Leslie! 🌷 That is so nice to hear❣️

[@cecilianagy3562]

Stunning!

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! ☀️🤗

[@DIYKarin]

That looks lovely

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Karin! 🌸

[@DianeCorbeille-s2b]

Beautiful.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you Diane! ☀️

[@goodnne]

Its so beautiful

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! ☀️💚

[@Ulemsee595]

That's a heavy Finnish accent.. I love interiors. Interesting your work came to my feel.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

😅 My English used to be A LOT better since I’ve lived in Honolulu, London and Auckland and it bothers me a a lot I’ve lost my fluency and pronunciation over the years. ☀️

[@Ulemsee595]

@@ThriftingInteriors good stuff. Good job.. Keep it up. Im learning Finnish as well.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

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[@danidaydreaming919]

[@ThriftingInteriors]

❤️🌷☀️

[@pamelafox7677]

Your room is beautiful. I love the mint green of your sideboard, but I understand your needing a change. You can’t wreck something that you want to use, it’s useless otherwise. The painting of your grandmother is very scary. 😂

[@ThriftingInteriors]

Thank you! 🌷☀️ The painting is actually of my great-grandmother. I do totally understand how you can feel that way about the painting and even the original frame is quite a lot. I just see a portrait full of character both from the model and the artist. 🤩

[@sheillasiro5025]

I need advice l got this 100 year old tapestry from antique store. Dimensions are 1820mm by 1230 mm. not sure how to hang it without drilling hooks on the wall made out plasterboard currently on the same wall l have a landscape artwork print 1600 by 1200 that handyman installed 2 nails hooks in the middle of the wall so as to hang and balance the artwork beautifully. I feel to hang the tapestry l will need hooks at the top of the white wall, am looking for renter friendly option without damaging the wall.

[@ThriftingInteriors]

That sounds like a pretty heavy tapestry because of the size... I would imagine if you want to use command hooks or something like that you would need several of them. Maybe they have instructions on how much weight one can actually carry. Then you’d have to know the weight of the tapestry and calculate from there how many hooks you need. The wall underneath the hooks would need to be very clean and I think you should let them set for like 24 hours before actually hanging the tapestry on them. But this is just guessing… in my experience anything you don’t drill into the wall is not going to be very strong for heavy objects. And if it’s plaster there’s always the possibility the top layer will come off with any sort of tape option. Quite a hard one! Hope you can come up with something! And remember to consider whether you’ll need a rod in the back to hang it straight. Or maybe just ask the landlord if you can hang it by drilling a couple of neat holes 🤓