Hey y'all! I am so excited to announce today that we will be once again participating in the $100 Room Challenge! What is this challenge?
We are teaming up with a ton of fantastic home and DIY bloggers to completely make over a room in only 4 weeks. The only catch? Your shopping budget is $100!
This tiny budget really sets this challenge apart from other room makeovers. It forces us to get creative, get thrifty, use what we have on hand, and do projects that are totally attainable and re-creatable.
This season we are making over our upstairs hallway. It is half painted (I painted one wall because I wanted to quickly throw up a gallery wall for a blog post and so I painted just what would show in the picture!)
We already replaced the light fixture (thanks says the budget) but really the space lacks personality and just doesn't look finished. We are going to change that in the next month.
$100 Hallway Redesign Plan
The most drastic part of the hallway redesign plan is happening to the ceiling. Our whole home has popcorn ceilings and this hallway is no exception.
We had our downstairs popcorn ceilings drywalled over and we scraped the popcorn ceilings in our bed and bathrooms. So, we decided to try something different in this space: we are going to beadboard over the popcorn ceilings.
I was super inspired by the ceiling makeover that Amber Oliver did for the One Room Challenge, and we will be going for a similar look.
Hopefully we will be able to keep the cost down since this is a small space and we have some of the supplies (but not the headboard) on hand already.
Otherwise, we will be flowing the paint up from the rest of the house - it is a grey color called Sherwin Williams Online (sexy, right?). You can see all of my favorite hallway paint colors here!
We will continue with the white paint on the bottom half of the existing chair rail, like you can see in this shot.
I have plans to update the railing with stain and the balusters with iron - luckily I found a really inexpensive source for these that I can't wait to share!
Finally I have a plan for an interesting chandelier to hang in the stairwell - fingers crossed that it turns out good - and cheap!
How are we going to manage all of this under $100? By the skin of our teeth, and by really using things that we already have on hand.
I kind of debated back and forth whether it was "cheating" the $100 Challenge by using mostly things we've already bought, but I finally decided that no, that's the whole point!
I'm not saying like oh we randomly bought three sheets of beadboard for no reason and now we have it wink wink free! (Beadboard will be 70% of our budget, lol) But we won't have to buy things like wall paint because we bought it, in bulk, a year ago.
I might even write a whole blog post about this idea - but repeating colors and materials and things in general throughout your home allow you to buy in bulk and make projects down the road free. So, most of our budget will go to the ceiling.
Here is my rough plan:
Ceiling - $75
Wall paint, ceiling paint - have on hand $0
Balusters - $20
Bubble Chandelier - $5
Gallery wall - already existing $0
Light fixture - already existing $0
Total = $100 exactly, zero contingency.
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Hello, I'm Morgan, half of the creative force behind CharlestonCrafted.com! With a passion for DIY that dates back to 2012, I've transformed three homes and now I'm dedicated to helping others craft their dream spaces. Let's turn your house into a home together!
Emy says
I can't wait to see that chandelier!
Sheena says
I can not wait to see your ceiling!! I love that chandelier!! I hope you are giving us a DIY on how to make one. =)
Elizabeth Jones - Jonesville says
Light fixtures are always my favorite because they completely change a space, can't wait to see it!!
Natalie @nelidesign says
Nice ideas and plan. Love the bubble chandelier.
Erin- Lemons, Lavender, & Laundry says
YAY! I'm so glad you are participating again. Love your idea for the beadboard on the ceiling. Such a great look! We have popcorn ceilings throughout our house and now I'm thinking that would be such a great way to deal with them. Good luck!
Sean says
We're hoping it's a lot easier than scraping because it will certainly be cleaner!
Wendy says
I think beadboard ceilings are so cool. I can't wait to see how they turn out, and if I can do something similar in my house!!!
Meredith @ The Palette Muse says
I can't wait to see this! You never think much of your hallways, but they can make such a difference. Love your plan!
Amanda says
I always love beadboard ceilings! Can't wait to see!
Lindsay says
I am so excited to see how the ceiling turns out! We removed all the popcorn on our mainfloor and have refinished and painted in the great room but haven't gotten around to finishing the ceiling in the entrance...after that experience we are tempted to try beadboard!
Sean says
Definitely follow along and see how it goes! I think it will be great!
Liz says
I can't wait to see how the chandelier comes together! I love the plans!!
Melissa ~ Brown Dog Vintage says
I can't wait to see that ceiling and the rest of your hallway! It's going to look gorgeous. And I agree about using what you already have. If you DIY, it's likely you already have a few things on hand. Not cheating at all! Good luck!
Deneen says
DIY bubble chandelier? I'm in! Can't wait to see it. Good Luck!
Keri says
I can't wait to see the ceiling!
Rebecca says
Hi there! I just joined this challenge and am so excited to see what everyone does with their makeovers. That bubble chandelier looks like it is going to be so FUN! I cannot WAIT to see the final result!