C's New Room

          At the beginning of the school year we went through how to move into a house or dorm room. On a student budget it can be difficult to find inexpensive but cute things- though if you look hard enough and shop savvy you can have a great new place to call home. As promised in my previous post, here's a look at my new room.

          << This is my primping station- where I keep everything I need to beautify in the mornings. The mirror is from Wal-Mart ($14.99, CND) and I taped some leftover artificial flowers around it for a special touch. I also brought a jewelry holder from home that I'd bought from Home Sense ($3.99, CND) and placed it to the right of the mirror. I found this white shelf in my garage and thought it would work perfectly in my new room. For a nice pop of color I laid two of the pillowcases I bought in India as place mats.

Here's a breakdown of my how I've organized my table top.

-A bowl, that I painted at a little pottery place, filled with my lip balms and creams.
-A small basket from the dollar store, which holds all of my big bracelets and bangles.
-A little mason jar, also from the dollar store with my make-up brushes.
-In another basket I have all my hair ties and hair clips.
-For added decoration I filled a mason jar with sea shells.
-My mom found the wooden chest at a TJ Maxx in Florida for only $5 bucks. It's great for all my bracelets, rings and earrings.
-In the second shelf I have baskets for all my nail supplies, make-up and a stack of fashion magazines.





         << On top of my mirror I put up pictures of Paris that I had ripped out of a calendar. I also found a quote in a magazine from Pretty Little Liars' Shay Mitchell and placed it on my wall; It reads "Sometimes life has to get really ugly before it gets pretty."

 For some fashion inspiration, on the left of my mirror I put up a bunch of cut-out pictures from magazines and a couple of quotes by Coco Chanel. >>

         
          Here's my closet. (It didn't have a door so I hung up curtains on a wire) It may look really messy, but there is order to the madness. On the left side there is a built in book shelf where I keep my textbooks, books, and other miscellaneous baubles. I have a few closet organizers: one for shoes, one with drawers (great for hair products, scarves, headbands etc), and one with all my clothes jam packed in. To the right of each organizer, bought at Ikea, I have other clothes hanging.

          In the picture to the right, I've put up some photos on the wall by my bed in the shape of a heart. I saw this on Pinterest and wanted to try it out. It took a while but I think it turned out well. On top of it a have the words "Live Your Life" that I cut out from several magazines. I also put up twinkling lights all around my room that I got from the dollar store.

          The main piece of furniture that I had to buy once I moved into this house was my bed; It's a twin size with an aqua and lime green colored bedspread. My side table is an old piece from back home. My desk, which I love, was gifted by a friend, so luckily I didn't have to buy that. My lamp, chair, and side table are old pieces from home as well and the curtains are from Wal-Mart.