DISCLAIMER: This was not done with any interior design education, so I know it's not great and I would have done a few things different if I knew then what I know now.
Okay, so this is a project that I "designed" and my sister financed. Let me give you a back story:
This is the pool house at my parents' home in Virginia. Over the last four years, my parents had someone living in there who severely damaged it (to what my parents thought was beyond repair). There was HEAVY smoke damage and a large dog chewed the furniture and draperies off the door. I really wish I had before photos to reiterate how truly disgusting this room was. Imagine this- cobwebs everywhere (I even found a black widow when moving the loveseat out!), dog hair everywhere, dark yellow walls that were once pastel yellow, and off-white trim that was once bright white.
To surprise my mom for Mothers Day, my sister and I decided to redo this room so my parents could actually use it again. In the past they had parties and the pool house was really instrumental in hosting everyone.
Once a year my mom travels to a tropical island with her friends and would move anywhere tropical and south of the U.S. in a heartbeat, so I wanted to bring a tropical feeling to the pool house.
Another Sims3 picture looking into the pool house from the angle of the pool |
My sister lives in NOVA so she was able to pop up to College Park and pick this up at Ikea. Since this room is used for the pool area, I thought it was necessary to have a place to store towels and sunscreen. The baskets and most of the decorations were found at Michael's. |
All in all, I think that this turned out pretty well. It was definitely better than before! It cost us about $600.
Approximate cost breakdown:
$250- paint and supplies (ceiling paint [1 gallon], wall paint [4 gallons], trim paint [1 gallon], stain, rollers, brushes, spackling, sandpaper) I think you get the picture.
$250- paint and supplies (ceiling paint [1 gallon], wall paint [4 gallons], trim paint [1 gallon], stain, rollers, brushes, spackling, sandpaper) I think you get the picture.
$200- furniture (stools and shelves)
$150- decor (tree, curtains, odds and ends decorations, rug, knobs)
What helped a lot was making used of some of the older things we had. Not top-notch design work here, but I think it turned out A-OKAY! Did I mention we did it all in 48 hours??!!