Thrifty Tabletop Breakdown!

I want to thank you for all the sweet comments on my Restoration Hardware look-a-like table.  You guys are the absolute best!  I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate your friendship and support.

If you have read my blog for any time at all you know I prefer to decorate on a budget and thrive on finding that fantastic bargain.  I like having nice things in our home but I have found so much of the expensive decor can be duplicated or purchased for a lot less money.  That being said I want to show you what I spent to put  together the look in my previous post.  Here's the breakdown.

The table is a copy of a $1295 Restoration Hardware one. As I mentioned in my previous post I found the identical table at Roomstore for $379.

The mirror I found at Anthropologie at 70% off.  I have seen this same mirror priced at $300 other places.  I paid $62.00.

Wisteria had some gorgeous prints in a mirrored frame for $150 each.  I loved them but I knew I could find something I liked as well for a lot less.  Last year I found similar prints in mirrored frames on clearance at Target. I paid $9.00 each for my version of Wisteria's art.

The little black sconce was purchased at a consignment shop for $5.00 and the Quimper style plate at a garage sale for $1.00. 

During my search for the table I stopped at Bassett Furniture and purchased the green glass lamp for $10.00

from the clearance room. This lamp had an original price tag of $140. 

The metal urn was painted bright gold when I found it in a junk shop for $6.00. A little paint and glaze solved that problem. The urn was filled with seashells purchased  at a garage sale for $2.00. There must have been 200 shells or more in the bag. The coral, star fish and pink shell I have owned for years.

I Love this plaster architectural piece and it was $8.00 from the same junk store that had the urn.  I also got the large basket there for $5.00 and the metal gym basket for $10. The two wine bottles and large apothecary bottle I have had for years. I am sure I paid less than $10 each for them.  The best buy of all were the two antique clay pots purchased locally at an on-line auction.  My cost for both pots was $3.00!!

Total cost for all accessories, including wall and tabletop = $150!  See why I love hunting for bargains?

*Thanks for the advise on painting the vent. I had wanted it painted but hubby was afraid the paint would chip off the metal.  With so many of you backing me up he caved in!  

Thanks for stopping by.

xo,xo, Sherry

I am  linking up my thrifty table top to the following parties:

Southern Hospitality 

Coastal Charm 

Bargain Hunting And Chatting With Laurie 

Colorado Lady 

Tales From Bloggeritaville 

Dipity Road 

Debbiedoos

Finding Fabulous

Restoration Hardware Look-A-Like

There is still time to enter the CSN $80.00 giveaway Here.  Entries will be accepted until midnight 8/23/10.  Good Luck to everyone!

I promised to show you my new Restoration Hardware look-a-like table that I purchased for $379.00 compared to RH price for the same table of $1295. You can read about my obsession to find a similar table at a reasonable price Here.

It's funny how one little table can create so many changes!  Of course we had to pay to have Sheetrock repaired,  new paint color was selected and the wall painted, a wall unit had to be sold to make room and a new lamp, mirror and accessories were purchased.  I have the best husband in the world to go along with my crazy ideas and constant changes.

New $10.00 lamp reminds me of antique wine bottles.

I love the new mirror from Anthropologie...especially at 70% off!

We originally had a large wall unit on this wall. I loved the piece of furniture but it completely blocked the

in-take vent. We noticed this summer that the family room was not cooling as well as the rest of the house and that the air conditioner ran constantly downstairs. This resulted in some very high electric bills.

I really don't like that you can see the vent but we noticed immediately a dramatic difference in the temperature of this room and I know it will pay off in our electric bill.

I have a busy day tomorrow working on a project I have been putting off for two years. Thanks for dropping by and all your kind comments.

Fondly,

Sherry

I am linking up at the following parties:

Southern Hospitality 

A Stroll Thru Life 

My Romantic Home 

Finding Fabulous 

Color Outside The Lines

Coastal Charm

Restoration Hardware For LESS + Giveaway

Do you ever just fall in love with a piece of furniture and can't stop thinking about it?  When I first saw the salvaged wood collection at Restoration Hardware it was love at first sight!  Then I saw the prices and I thought this would be an unfulfilled love.  I am not a person that gives up that easily and I made it my mission to find a piece similar to the RH console table at a price I could live with.  It didn't matter that I had no place to put the table if I found one. 

RH Table $1295

I was a woman obsessed and spent hours scouring the Internet with no luck.  I visited every antique and salvage shop in town. I even inquired about having a table custom made.  I did find a couple of salvaged wood tables at furniture stores but they just didn't make my heart race like the RH one. 

 That all changed the day I walked into  Room Store Furniture  and there was MY table!  My table at less than 1/3 the price of RH.  A salvaged wood console table exactly like the RH table went right into my SUV and headed home. 

You'll have to check back later for more pictures. You have to give a girl a chance to decorate first.

There is still time to enter the $80 CSN giveaway Here.

Thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate all the sweet notes you leave me.

xo, Sherry

I am joining the parties at:

Southern Hospitality 

Coastal Charm 

My Romantic Home

Bargain Hunting And Chatting With Laurie

Belgian Interiors and Restoration Hardware

By going through the Restoration Hardware webcatalogue this week, I thought that maybe it could be helpful to give you some ideas what to choose if you would like to create a Belgian styled interior.
So in this post I will show you some images of Belgian interiors and on below each image, I like to show you the furniture and decorative items from the Restoration Hardware catalogue that I would choose to match with each interior on the particular image.

Belgian interior 1 (image source www.rikstorms.com)

Restoration Hardware sofa

Restoration Hardware coffee table

Restoration Hardware floor lamp

Restoration Hardware floor lamp

Belgian interior 2 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware Portuguese table

Belgian interior 3 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware floor lamp

Restoration Hardware sheer Belgian linen drapery,

but in this warm white colour

Restoration Hardware objet d'art

Belgian interior 4 (source unknown)

Restororation Hardware dining chair

Restoration Hardware dining table

Detail of that table

Belgian interior 5 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware coffee table

Restoration Hardware floorlamp

Restoration Hardware reading lamp

Restoration Hardware objets d'art to decorate the fire place

Restoration Hardware basket

Belgian interior 6 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware dining table

Restoration Hardware dining chair on which you can put a linen slipcover

Restoration Hardware cabinet to display your pottery

Restoration Hardwae sideboard

Restoration Hardware striped Tibetan rug

Restoration Hardware textured Belgian linen drapery

Restoration Hardware tiebacks

Belgian interior 7 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware slipcovered sofa

Restoration Hardware coffee table

Restoration Hardware pillows

Restoration Hardware reading lamp

Belgian interior 8 (image source www.lefevre.be)

Restoration Hardware wing chair

Restoration Hardware Ottoman




Restoration Hardware table lamps

Belgian interior 9 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware round dining table

Belgian interior 10 (image source www.lefevre.be)

Restoration Hardware leather sofa

Restoration Hardware coffee table with the tempered glass

Belgian interior 11 (image source www.lefevre.be)

Restoration Hardware corner sofa

Restoration Hardware sidetable,

by placing 2 of these together you create a big coffee table

Belgian interior 12 (image source www.lefevre.be)

Restoration Hardware sofa

Restoration Hardware chair

Restoration Hardware Ottoman

Restoration Hardware floor lamp

Restoration Hardware table lamps

Belgian interior 13 (image source www.lefevre.be)

Restoration Hardware chesterfield sofa

Restoration Hardware leather Ottoman used as a coffee table



Restoration Hardware Picture Wall lamp

Restoration Hardware cake stand

Belgian interior 14 (image source www.pietervandenhout.be)

Restoration Hardware coffee table

Restoration Hardware floor lamp

Restoration Hardware clock

Restoration Hardware decorative items to put on the coffee table

Belgian interior 15 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware library ladder

Restoration Hardware reading lamp

Belgian interior 16 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware bed

Restoration Hardware stool to put at the bedend

Belgian interior 17 (source unknown)

Restoration Hardware vanity sink

Restoration Hardware sconces

Restoration Hardware bathroom mirror

I hope that my post of today can help you to make the right choice in the Restoration Hardware catalogue!

xx

Greet

all images of the Restoration Hardware items are from the Restoration Hardware catalogue