Inexpensive window dressing

My master bathroom was sooo boring but the ideas that we have to make it higher-end are a little out of reach financially right. So we decided to liven things up with some inexpensive touches (final bathroom will be posted very soon...I hope).

One update we decided to do was to transform the boring, non-opening, frosted, picture window (I guess that is what it is called) that is ugly into something...well- AWESOME.

Here is what we started with (sorry it is dark- its hard to get a straight on shot of this window, during the day- but you get the idea)...

Pinterest Inspired- Large Candlesticks

**Please excuse the mess, my garage is in a perpetual state of "project progress" ;)


Browsing through Pinterest I happened upon a pin showing some large (floor) candlesticks that a blogger (sorry I lost the pin so I can show you the original post) had made using various wood pieces from the local hardware store.

Good Intentions- Part 1 of 3-Dining Table Redo

Friendly Favor- $5 Dresser

Let there be light! In Progress

The builders/designers of my house seem to be smoking something when it came to the kitchen, since there were only 3 full-size upper cabinets but there was clearly space for another cabinet to the right of the sink (above the dishwasher). See what I mean:

(We have made a few changes since this picture- I will take a full kitchen picture once our current project is due).

Dining room success!!

Since my kitchen is super small (no where to store the larger of my small appliances, ie- electric griddle, electric skillet, etc.) I have been hunting for a cabinet/sideboard/hutch thingy that was large enough to store these items. But of course keeping with my mission it couldn't cost a ton of money.

During my most recent trip thrifting I finally found the illusive beast that would occupy my dining room. It was a bit more than I would normally pay for an item that I wan't to redo but it was too perfect to walk away from just because of price, not to mention it was in fantastic condition.

I paid $200 +a $20 delivery fee for this:

The only problem is I don't need the top (its going under a window). So here is the end result: