Host Joan Steffend and designer Barbara Sculati turn a cluttered bachelor's pad into a retro-styled apartment for two. $26 - Paint
The living room walls are livened up with red paint, the dining room walls are painted gold and a mixture of the two colors is applied to the walls in the hallway.
- paint for living room: Behr - Foxfire 4C8 eggshell
- paint for dining room: Behr - Honey Gold/eggshell 2B12-6
$44 - Window Treatments
The windows in both rooms are dressed with bark cloth shades attached to a leather-covered pine board valance.
$133 - Slipcover
The couch is updated with a new off-white slipcover.
$10 - Necktie Pillows
Sculati stitches men's neckties together to create two unique pillows.
$7 - Faux Fur
Faux fur is used for a stool slipcover and pillow cover.
- fake fur: Monterey Mills - Teddy Bear fur #361 White
$77 - Tower Materials
More storage space is brought in with MDF (medium-density fiberboard) pyramid towers on top of each side table.
$12 - Sconces
Two new sconces flank the sofa.
$5 - Shade
$31 - Pole Lamp
$9 - Coffee Table
A kidney-shaped coffee table is created out of MDF. Sculati paints it black and adds a faux finish with silver paint and a kitchen sponge.
- black paint for coffee table and screen: Plaid - Apple Barrell, 20404 Black
- silver paint for coffee table and screen: Plaid - Folk Art, 873 sterling silver metallic
$13 - Screen
A screen made out of bi-fold doors is used to hide the radiator.
$5 - Chandelier Shades
Plain chandelier shades are jazzed up with faux fur trim.
$12 - Lamp Shade
A white shade is embellished with cork dots for a fun polka-dot design.
$36 - Fabric
More faux fur is used for shrugs on the dining room chairs and leather is used to cover the seats.
$5 - Chair
A thrift-store chair is upholstered with faux snake skin.
$13 - Table
A thrift-store table is enhanced with craft store mirrors glued to the top edge.
$27 - Accessories
$4 - Fabric
A small piece of fabric is used to conceal clutter in the hallway bookcase.
$7 - Wall Hooks
Wall hooks are used to hold the homeowner's collection of guitars for an interesting display in the hallway.
$476 - Total Cost
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