My walls got a facelift!

We've lived in our house for about 4 years and there were some unfinished projects that had been on my to-do list for a while. I realized with baby #2 coming it was now or never. We had several blank walls and spaces that I had no clue what to do with. Since I am furnishing and decorating a baby room at the same time, I was definitely on a budget. My friend Melissa, gave me some great ideas for the spaces and helped me implement them on the cheap!

The picture below is our foyer.. This is the beautiful blank wall that you see when you walk in our house. So welcoming isn't it?

BEFORE...

Table: Avington Console Table from Target ($119). While I don't like buying furniture from Target because it's not solid wood and I always feel like it's so cheap, this piece proved me wrong. It is a solid wood/veneered mix and is very sturdy.

Wall Decal: Etsy (homesweetwalls- $24)

Decor: Things around the house. I still need to get some lamps or something with height for the table but right now the baby room is priority so it will stay like this for a while.

AFTER

Our staircase which you also see when you first walk in the front door has been an eyesore for a while. I had a couple of frames there but they weren't quite large enough to fill the massive space. We forgot to take a before picture so this is mid-placement of the frames.

I couldn't be more happy with the final result! Finally! It looks like a real family lives here.
AFTER



Recognize this tree? It worked so great on the staircase and was so lonely in it's original home. This is a wall in our living room and it obviously needed something larger to fill the space. (My walls aren't really pea-green.) The lighting in my living room is horrible.

BEFORE

Since I was on a budget this was super cheap way to fill the space on the wall. The fabric was about $50 and Melissa already had a canvas. I think I bought the other two for about $15. I would eventually love to find 3 or 4 great mirrors to hang on this wall. It would help with the poor lighting in this room.

AFTER

I don't have a before for this picture but it was just a blank space in our bedroom between two windows.

Table: Free from my in-laws. The hardware on it was brass so I took it off and spray painted it nickel to match our dresser knobs. I already had everything else around the house..except the floral vase which I got at Homegoods for $12.

AFTER
I have to give Melissa credit for all this. I get very overwhelmed at the thought of hanging anything and just shut down and get lazy. She went through my house room by room and we made a list of things to do. I like list and could handle that so I got to work on making the purchases from her suggestions. She did all the leg work. Thank you Melissa! You are such a blessing to my non-crafty personality.