Starting Out

Starting out in a home for the first time is a difficult journey for most of us...well, for most of us who aren't made of money! Furniture is a scavenger hunt, you rely on the kindness of others, and thifting becomes a necessity...

And if you have one creative bone in your body, the ability to turn something drab into fab is an exciting challenge. Thifting turns into projects, adventures, and the money you save is great; especially in this economy.

I recently just moved across the country, from the East coast to Utah. Recently married and having a toddler, you can say that money was tight! Being a young military family has its perks, you don't have to worry about having a place to live. Which I am blessed for. But having the income to support buying food, diapers, AND making your place look great is an adventure in its self.

I decided to create this blog, to write and photograph about my crafting journeys, experiments, and maybe to help someone who is in the same budget crunch.

First I shall document my not-so-fab-right-now home.

Above is our dining table, missing two chairs (which are scattered around our house to make up for lack of furniture at the moment).

The table cloth is a scarf my dad got for me while he was in Afghanistan. I really love it, just not the look of the dining set. Will have to do something about this in the future.

Also on the table is our fish BJ.

We have another dining set, which I like, just need to re-do those not-so-great seats.

Ekk....

The living room is bland. EVERYTHING IS BROWN.
 Brown couches and brown curtains. What? Artist like myself living in a brown living room? That's going to change!

The pillows are going to have a makeover as well as our couches.

Last but not least, our bedroom. Yep. Mario Comforter. From when my husband was in the dorms. He bought it because he thought his duty station was a "Debbie Downer." The stool is a thifted item I found for 5 bucks and painted black. Working as a night stand for now. My husband has a thifted night stand that I also bought for 5 bucks and painted black. He just has an actual night stand :P

We got most of our furniture for free or for little to no cost to us. And I am so greatful for that. They just need a little face lift, one piece at a time!

-Jackie

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination."
 Henry David Thoreau