Create an Outdoor Living Room for Less Than $500
Host Joan Steffend and designer Wendy Gallagher tackle a screened porch and turn it into an elegant outdoor living room.
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After- The walls are already painted a pretty taupe so they focus on the furniture to create a new look. An old headboard is attached to the back of the sofa to make it a focal point. A chenille-covered foam cushion and pillows round out the look.
- The homeowner's iron garden table is disassembled and the top is reattached to a chair base for a low coffee table. The legs are paired with a wooden top for a side table.
- The dining table also receives a face-lift. The tile top is removed and replaced with a sheet of glass for a lighter look.
- The draperies are polyester panels tied onto metal clothes hooks.
How-to: Wooden Sofa Revamp
Steps:
- Cut the arms near the back of the sofa.
- Slide a headboard into place, allowing it to rest on the sofa back at the same angle. Attach with screws.
- Trim the legs off of the headboard and paint entire piece white.
How-to: Custom Candleholders
Steps:
- Attach a terra-cotta saucer to the top of an unpainted wooden lamp base.
- Paint white and lightly sand for a distressed look.
Itemized Design Elements
$217 - sofa materials (Hancock Fabrics: chenille fabric, white denim fabric for pillows and sofa cushion, pillow forms)
$29 - fabric (Hancock Fabrics: remnant fabric for chairs, foam and batting for chairs)
$5 - paint
$4 - wood top
$50 - glass tabletop and paint
$52 - hooks (Pier 1)
$80 - drapery panels
$35 - mirror
$15 - foot stool
$10 - painting
$7 - cone lantern (Michaels: wire mesh)
$5 - candleholders
$40 - mannequin art (Wal-Mart: river rocks, paint for rocks)
$499 - Total Cost
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