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May 19, 2025
Thrifted and DIY Guest Bedroom Makeover | Lani Does It Blog
Hey Yall! :-)
Follow me on my journey for my mostly thrifted and DIY bedroom makeover starting from a CLEAN SLATE!
See even more details and links to products here: https://lanidoesit.com/boho-glam-bliss-budget-guest-bedroom-transformation-for-under-1000/
Join me on my mission to transform an empty bedroom into a zen escape while staying on a budget! I'll be thrifting and shopping from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy chair and show you my finds and the exact prices I paid so you can do the same!
This is your sign that you don’t need a massive budget to design a space you love. In today’s video, I’m taking you step-by-step through my bedroom makeover—using only thrifted furnishings and secondhand finds.
The result? My Lotus Moon bedroom, a cozy, intentional modern boho escape bedroom, can comfortably sleep 3–4 people, depending on age, which proves you can style your dream space with creativity, patience, and a little bit of soul.
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hey y'all so you want to give your guest
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room a glow up without breaking your
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budget same i'm absolutely in love with
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my guest room makeover but it didn't
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always look like this trust me let me
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tell you how I got here to my budget
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guest room makeover and for under
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$1,000 okay y'all so this story starts
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back way in 2009 i relocated from
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Michigan to Arlington Texas which is a
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suburb just outside of Dallas it was
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myself my daughter who was a teen at the
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time and my dog at the time y'all all I
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had was $800 to my name we packed
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everything that we could into one of
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those shipping pods this one was through
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a company I believe it was called Upac
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or You Ship so we packed everything that
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we could into one of those however my
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bedroom set wouldn't fit i had a very
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nice Ashley furniture beautiful um wood
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bedroom set but it wouldn't fit so I had
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to leave that behind and when we arrived
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in Arlington I had absolutely nowhere to
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sleep once we arrived in Arlington an
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entire day later because it is 2,000
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miles away I found a IKEA mom bedroom
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set on Craigslist of all places not sure
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if you remember Craigslist but before
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Marketplace not wouldn't say before eBay
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but definitely before Marketplace there
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was Craigslist i also hired a complete
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stranger off of Craigslist to help us
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unload our shipping pots
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this IKEA mom bedroom set has been with
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me for over 15 years y'all that's three
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apartment rentals and two homes and get
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this it still looks just as good as it
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did all them years
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ago fast forward to today my daughter
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relocated to Houston and I decided to
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gift her the entire IKEA mom bedroom set
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it's absolutely time for a guest bedroom
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villa will that you know me we
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definitely not breaking the bank i'm
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talking a full guest room makeover with
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thrifted finds marketplace gems and of
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course I got to add in that DIY glam all
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for under
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$1,000 i think it can be done do you i
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absolutely know it can be done and I'll
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show you exactly how I did it starting
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with a clean slate first and foremost
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it's time to get rid of this old fan i
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actually gifted it to my neighbor and
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replaced it with this modern glam
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chandelier from Bed Bath and Beyond and
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I happen to have a small credit there so
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that helped plus they always offer the
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15% off coupon this parrot uncle
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chandelier is gorgeous it's the perfect
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size for my mediumsiz bedroom and only
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cost me $80 by the way everything
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discussed here is also published on my
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website in more detail so definitely be
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sure to save this for later now that the
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lighting is done I'm going to start
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shopping for my largest pieces because
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they'll take up the most space and have
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less flexibility of course starting from
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the largest piece and then going down to
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the smallest items I knew I wanted a
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trundle bed i thought it would be
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perfect for my daughter and future
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guests and because it can sleep between
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three and four people with a full-size
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mattress on top and the lower would roll
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out a twin size mattress i found the
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trundle beds sold locally here to be
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much more expensive than Amazon's and um
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Wayfares so here I am on Amazon looking
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for a dark easy to clean and modern
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trundle bed in full size with a twin at
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the lore i really like the style of this
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one because it's modern because it's
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vintage and timeless the nail heads make
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it look even more expensive the price
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isn't so bad at
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$259 but with the shipping being around
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$170 I think I can do much better in the
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end I found the exact same bed for a
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total including delivery and taxes at
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$395 and I assembled it all by myself my
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daughter offered to help but I figured
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it out before she could even arrive now
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it's time for our next largest item
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while waiting on my chandelier to arrive
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I went on a hunt for a dresser with
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minimum six drawers my requirements were
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simple modern frame solid build easy to
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fit in my SUV and just in need of a
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little love facebook Marketplace came
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through with this $30 gem smooth drawers
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clean surface basically a DIY dream so I
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gave it a fresh start with spray primer
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then rolled on a glossy black finish
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with Roleum's Ultra Cover Paint instant
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elegance these glam gold and marble
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knobs were leftovers from another
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project and I even trimmed the screws
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down because they were too long with a
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gigantic bolt cutter to make them fit a
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little elbow grease never hurt then I
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added leftover gold back plates which
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were from my pastian tree arm project
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just to the two top drawers for a little
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designer touch simple stylish budget
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friendly and now she looks like she came
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straight out of a Highland Village
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boutique don't we just love a good glow
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up i'm in awe and now it's time for our
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color theme yay i found this area rug on
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Facebook Marketplace for $35 y'all this
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right here is why I thrift with absolute
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intention this stunning area rug also
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known as the Evoke Peacock Ivory
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Transitional Rug is giving elevated boho
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meets timeless vintage statement piece
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energy now get this I snagged her on
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Facebook Marketplace for just $35 yep
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$35 and she's currently being sold
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online for
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$399 she looks just like new to me but
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based on my Google search she's traveled
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here from far away places this is your
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friendly reminder that your next lux
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looking vibe setting home find might not
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be in a showroom it could be just
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chilling in someone's garage waiting for
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you to buy it to glow up your space on
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to the next another treasure y'all found
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this elegant mirrored desk for $50 on
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Marketplace and as you can see as of
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today this exact desk is being sold
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currently for
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$184 this is a steal and the perfect
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land piece for my space so if you search
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for this exact desk you'll see it's
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currently being sold between
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$153 and $570 talk about a markup no
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wonder so many furniture stores are
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closing down indefinitely i also found
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brand new Zenis mattresses on
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marketplace $40 for the twin $80 for the
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full they're comfy durable conveniently
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packaged and come with a 10-year
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warranty retail who i saved around $80
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just by checking marketplace first based
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on these current retail prices today now
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it's time to brighten up the bland in
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this space with some paint y'all so next
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up accent wall time i had some leftover
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paint in the color Chimney Smoke by
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Valspar so I decided to do an accent
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wall right behind the bed bellspar calls
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it a deep charcoal gray with a blue
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undertone and it totally coordinates
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with my rug's color palette plus my gold
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wall art is definitely going to pop i
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couldn't wait to paint my $10 Opal House
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bamboo side table using Rustoleum gloss
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navy blue spray paint it turned out so
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gorgeous with just two coats i kept the
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original hardware and line the drawer
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with this stunning gold lotus contact
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paper I found on Amazon for just $7 this
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contact paper was so easy to apply using
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a blade and scissors and one roll is
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more than enough this gold lotus contact
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paper is so fabulous against this royal
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blue which got me to thinking of the
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perfect name for this room now I'm
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feeling extra special scoring both this
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retan chair and wicker corner shelf on
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marketplace for $20 each i gave them a
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fresh glow up with Roleum Black gloss
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spray paint and now they're serving cozy
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boho glam magic on a thrifted budget i
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actually found the exact same corner
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shelf being currently sold for over $300
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retail today the shockery i snagged
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these two mustard cube stools on
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marketplace for just $15 and this royal
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blue velvet beauty with storage only $30
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and it's still on Amazon in more colors
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if you're feeling fancy these stools are
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boho chic gold and this designer pattern
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a total vibe affordable stylish and
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ready to level up my guest room total
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spent so far is
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$780 which is pretty darn good to
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furnish an entire room from a blank
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slate and with only the bed and light
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fixture being purchased retail plus I
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got two beds for the price of one going
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with this trundle dayb bed style this
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leaves me with
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$220 left over for linens wall decor and
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final accessories to complete this thin
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bohemian glam space i found this
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three-piece gold lotus metal wall art on
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Amazon for $53 but it appeared more
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brown than gold to me so of course I
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painted it with one coat of Rustoleum
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metallic gold spray paint believe me
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it's going to make a difference once dry
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I use 3M adjustables to position each
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panel on the wall perfectly before
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nailing this is such a beautiful focal
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point above the bed the next gold iron
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infinity wall decor is going above the
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mirror desk i found it at my local raw
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store for $17 i'm also going to mount
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this large arched gold mirror between
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the bed and the desk facing the doorway
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to make the bedroom appear larger i
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mounted a 42-in TV I already own to the
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wall right above the dresser using this
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no stud hangman TV mounting kit from
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Amazon but it's also sold at Walmart it
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was so easy to mount by myself thus
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saving myself the $80 installation cost
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since I absolutely can't stand seeing
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power cords I covered the TV cords with
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a cable organizer from Amazon and then
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blinged out the cover with Amber Jewels
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using Gorilla Clear Gel Glue this guest
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room blow up all me y'all no crew no
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budget blowouts just vision and a whole
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lot of thrifting magic while the rug
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sparked the color palette but the real
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inspiration that dreamy boho zen vibe my
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daughter loves i blended her woosa with
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my glam and somehow it just clicked i
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brought in cozy layers with plants
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candles crystals and even a gold Buddha
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I've had since 2020 i shopped my own
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home and threw in a few budget friendly
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finds from Amazon Five Below Family
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Dollar and Teemo gave it that final glow
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without breaking the bank so that
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completes the list of items I thrifted
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for under
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$1,000 to furnish this entire room from
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a blank slate and since I named my home
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Fabulous Fortress I decided to name this
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room too i am calling it or should I say
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introducing Lotus Moon let's take a
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short tour so you can see why
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[Music]
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louder
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[Music]
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that is all y'all thank you so much for
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tuning in on my journey and my fresh
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start of my newly primarily thrifted and
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DIY guest bedroom makeover your
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engagement with anything I share on this
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platform helps the algorithm share my
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videos with other like-minded new
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friends so I appreciate your liking and
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sharing my videos in advance with prices
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rising and budget stretched thin it's
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easy to feel like creating a beautiful
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home is out of reach for many of us but
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the truth is home isn't built by what
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you can buy it's built by what you
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create with what you already have and
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how much intention creativity and care
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you pour into it the soul of your space
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well that comes from within thank you so
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much for watching and subscribe for
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