Thrifty decor ideas

My son's room has tons of decorations in it, and it was all done very inexpensively. I use a lot of scrap fabrics and papers when I decorate.

This was a gift my sister made, a growth chart we can take wherever we go. Her husband cut and built the frame, she decoupaged paper on the inside and painted the numbers. Now I added the vinyl lettering of my son's names, and I'm keep track of their height on the sides! I absolutely love this. I made these flags from leftover fabric to go across the rail of the "loft". I just used pinking sheers to cut the flags and sewed them into double folded binding that I purchased for a couple dollars.

This is the reading nook under said "loft". We put white Christmas lights underneath, which my son loves and it absolutely brightens the space. The trunk is my hope chest which had already been painted, so I painted over it to add the argyle. I made the pillow and doggy from leftover fabrics from his bedding. And in the frame is a picture of him pondering, and it says "The Adventure's of Sawyer".

Here is his crib, where I did make all the bedding. I won't say it was easy or fast, but it definitely was cheaper than buying! The frames are mirrors from Ikea, $1.99, I painted them and glued in my own photos. I spray painted the shelves to be brown. The "S" was plain from JoAnn's, I added the paper and ribbons...let's see, anything else? And no, I didn't make his blessing outfit that is hanging, I wish I did though :)

I really love Sawyer's room! It is kinda jam packed with decor, but it makes me happy whenever I walk into it! Thanks for visiting our blog!

And this, my quilting friends, is my very first quilt! Looking back there are some changes I'd make, but I do love it.

PS Check out Decor Mama and her fabulous site, she links up every Friday to show off your fabulous thrifty finds!