What's the solution? Knock-offs! Our strategy now is to find some great designs there and make it ourselves.
Project 1: Bathroom Floor Mirror
The Target:
Parsons Floor Mirror
$429
White Wooden Floor Mirror$80 for mirror, $40 for wood and paint = $120
Savings: $309
Project 2: Dining Room Table
The Target:
Hawthorne Dining Set (Discontinued, similar Provence set pictured)
Table: $1,999 + 6 Chairs: 6x$399 = $4393
Breadboard Style Dining Set
Wood + Supplies: $100, 6 Chairs: $800 = $900
Savings: $3493
The Target:
Hawthorne Dining Set (Discontinued, similar Provence set pictured)
Table: $1,999 + 6 Chairs: 6x$399 = $4393
The Solution:
Breadboard Style Dining SetWood + Supplies: $100, 6 Chairs: $800 = $900
Savings: $3493
We bought the chairs from Unfinished Wood Furniture, and had them finished. (Chairs are still above my skill level) The table is solid pine, somewhat distressed, and should continue to distress with use.
The best part of the table project was the source of the wood. All the wood in the table except the legs came from the stash of wood my grandpa had collected over the years. My grandma recently sold her house, and there were stacks and stacks of wood planks left in the garage. I took some of the less warped pieces, and used part of it to make a table that should be in our house for years and years.
Project 3: Office Armoire
The Target:
Hideaway Home Office Armoire
In progress. This one will be more different from the source than the others. We want the style to match the dining table, since it's in the same area, so it'll be more rustic than the pictured one.
The best part of the table project was the source of the wood. All the wood in the table except the legs came from the stash of wood my grandpa had collected over the years. My grandma recently sold her house, and there were stacks and stacks of wood planks left in the garage. I took some of the less warped pieces, and used part of it to make a table that should be in our house for years and years.
Project 3: Office Armoire
The Target:
Hideaway Home Office ArmoireIn progress. This one will be more different from the source than the others. We want the style to match the dining table, since it's in the same area, so it'll be more rustic than the pictured one.
