The 28th of January marks the one year anniversary of our beloved Domino being snatched from our hands! Can ya tell I’m still a little bitter? In order to keep Domino’s memory alive I thought it would be fun to showcase one of my favorite rooms every day this week with a little recap on how you can get the look for less in your own home!
Hands down all time favorite room to be featured in Domino is:
I bow down to Miles Redd.
Seriously the room is a perfect mix of traditional, modern, glam and a bit of feminine touches. Of course with all those perfect touches comes $$$$ dollar signs so let’s try to get it on a $ budget.
For the bed while Anthropologie has an amazing look alike it is still in the $1,000 + range so I went with another option.
For the $229.00 price tag I would disregard the manly accessories in the photo below and just see the good bones in the piece. A little bit of Matte Nickel spray paint and we are set to go!
Another option would be to go with this designer favorite from IKEA, which I would also spraypaint:
Now what really makes the room above is the wallpaper. It is by De Gournay and hand painted, which makes it way over are $ budget.
One option would be to use some less expensive wallpaper such as this, which comes in at $43 per double roll:
An even more budget friendly option can be seen here.
If you are a renter and you are not allowed to paper your walls another option is to use fabric. If you apply fabric onto the walls with liquid starch it be removed later on with water and leave the walls in perfect condition! DIY instructions found here. (I’m going to be doing this in a client’s home in the coming weeks and I’ll be sure to take pictures and make my own DIY post so stay tuned for that!)
My favorite fabric pick was this:
Ok so yes it’s not birds, but I think it gives the same effect as the look we are trying to capture with the green foliage and then pops of color with the flowers and butterflies.
Next up is bedding: For only $47.99 I think it’s pretty close to our inspiration pic!
End stools by bed: IKEA to the rescue! Due to the surface of IKEA products I recommend a light sanding, primer, sanding again and then spray paint with the color of your choice!
DIY instructions available here.
Flooring: Depending on what size you may need this West Elm beauty may be the most expensive list, but it’s still much less $ than the Madeline Weinrib rug in our inspiration shot.
Lamps: I would hit your local TJ MAXX, Marshalls or Home Goods to find something Domino worthy. On recent trip there I spotted these for only $40:
Window Treatments: For budget projects I always check out JC PENNEY’s first. They have a lot of great price friendly pieces that are still lined and good quality. It’s a win/win.
These blue ones reminded me of our inspiration shot. Now all the need is a touch of ruffle, which you can add yourself! Learn how here.
Voila we are all done! Depending what what wallpaper or fabric you use for the walls I would vary my choice of color for the lamps and end tables.
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Great great post. I love all the links you included. Very thorough.
I was just missing Domino yesterday when I checked the mail, cosmic.
Bravo! Now I want to go redecorate my guest room, stat! RIP Domino…. 🙁
Great replacement pieces, especially the bedding and the lamps.
This is great! I am looking forward to seeing more fabulous rooms come to life, for less! Thanks Camila!
Love the post!
What a great room on a budget! I love this Domino room and it is still one of my favorites too.
Great suggestions! I'd love to see someone actually try this out. I too still miss domino every single month 🙁
This room is fantastic! I love all your suggestions and can't wait to see your client's end result.
Amazing post! Bravo! I can't wait to see how your wall turns out with the fabric!
I miss Domino too. Great ideas and inspiration.
Hands down the saddest thing I've ever had to pass on from Craigslist is the Anthro bed. I found it for $500. Unfortunately our ceilings height just won't work with the bed. Stupid ceiling.
This is great! I am going to use this post as inspiration for my bedroom. I love the bedding, rug, and ikea table!
Ok I am seriously impressed by your $ version. I have recently been ripped out of my fantasy decorating world and have been introduced to our actual budget. Which is nice, I am not complaining, but I's got 'spensive tastes from gazing at these magazines all these years! Wonderful, realistic ideas!
Fabulous – I love JC Penney's window treatments. And those rugs are great. Hope you're having a fabulous vacation!
This is a really great post! I love the wallpaper. And always forget to check Overstock–what a great price on the bedding. I saw those lamps at TJ Maxx the other day (while looking for the Jonathan Adler look alike tables that are no where to be seen in these parts) and have been trying to think of a place to use them ever since.
Amazing! You did such an amazing job putting this together.
great post, camila!
I can't believe its been a year since Domino has been gone! So Sad! I love the objects you put together for the "look for less!"
I like Domino's decor style.
Your fabric on the wall suggestion makes me consider giving it another go – once tried small fabric pieces to test, but the fabric just slid off, Perhaps I did something wrong.
Thanks for such great ideas! I have very similar bedding and have been wanting to redo our bedroom…i love this inspiration!
love the lamps! and the bed frames! i would probably need a bigger room though, lovely though!
THANKS FOR THE FANTASTIC POST! I HAD NOT NOTICED THE RUFFLE DETAIL ON THE CURTAIN BEFORE! SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ROOM…….KG
Terrific post. Love your "get for less" concept and the options you selected.
Clara
What a great post! I love it!!!!!
thats the coolest thing I've ever heard(how to put up "wallpaper") thats AWESOME lol.
awesome!!!!!! have that diy fabric wallpaper bookmarked. thanks a million lady.
I miss Domino too! And this is a beautiful room. I can't wait to see the rest you have planned for this week!
Very nicely done!
Oh my–those lamps are such a fabulous find!!
Oh I miss it so much!!! Sniff Sniff … love all the stuff you picked out though! But you know if Domino hadn't died I don't know if I would have started searching out all these great shelter blogs… hmmm… perhaps it isn't all bad.
Great finds Camilla! I love the lamps you found too…I'm ready to go decorate now!
Oh, how I love this post! Can't wait to see more on….DOMINO…my beloved….DOMINO….waaaaaaaah! (I miss my DOMINO like a child misses that blanket)
LOVE all the resources here, thanks for posting! Esp. love the wallpaper on a dreary winter day!
I love this idea and look forward to the rest of your posts. You've done a really stellar job of recreating this look on a budget.
love the look of that room, great choices on your part, especially like the wall paper.
That Miles Redd bedroom is to d.i.e for!! Great pictures thanks for sharing! Have a great rest of the week!
I ALSO bow down to miles redd…
Oooh, I love this! That's one of my favorite all time rooms as well, and your options are perfect. Those lamps are amazing!
it is funny that I just came across your finds because I just got the same blue lamps from marshall for $39.99 and I adore them… The color is amazing!!!
check it out : http://nychomework.blogspot.com/
I guess the great minds think alike!
i love this room, but where can i buy that exact wallpaper and bed ?