I know that you have all been waiting anxiously for the final answer to yesterday’s round of “Spot the Look for Less.”
Survery results show that voting was basically split down the middle – demonstrating that it really is possible to produce the same “decorated” rooms with different budgets in mind.
Scroll down to see the results:
photo courtesy of Metropolitan Home, December 2009
photo courtesy of Metropolitan Home, December 2009
Here is the breakdown for the items for the decorated rooms. The first cost shown is for the High End room, the second is for the “Look for Less” room:
Mirror $1275/$435
Vase $2900/$250
Monkey $90/$30
Obelisk $120/$40
Table $1400 (apprx.)/$450
Black Chair $650/$250
Pillow $396/yard vs. $130/yard
Rug $3000/$800
Sconce $400/$168
White Chair $2140/$1380
Flooring $11/sq. ft. vs. $5/sq. ft.
Wallcovering $120/yd. vs. $32/yd.
It is baffling to me that anyone would spend almost $10,000 MORE than they really had to on a room…but it happens ALL of the time!
That’s why finding the “Look for Less” is Frugal Design Girl’s motto.
My gosh. You can practically hear my theme song playing in the background as you read those words – “Look for Less.” (No. I don’t really have a theme song – but I should!)
So…I took it on as a PERSONAL CHALLENGE to see if I could find the look in these decorated rooms for even LESS than they did.
Did you doubt that I would?
Here are my results:
Mirror $1275/$435…FDG found a similar one for $225
Vase $2900/$250…FDG found one to spray black for $29.99
Monkey $90/$30…FDG found the same one on sale for $38.25
Obelisk $120/$40…FDG scores one for $17.37
Table $1400 (apprx.)/$450…FDG found a similar one for $349
Black Chair $650/$250…FDG found one on eBay for $99 OBO
Pillow $396/yard vs. $130/yard..FDG found the same fabrics for $291.06 and $94.82
Rug $3000 (apprx.)/$800…FDG found same one for $1135.20
Sconce $400/$168…FDG found a similar one for $135
White Chair $2140/$1380…FDG found a similar one for $277.99
Flooring $11/sq. ft. vs. $5/sq. ft.
Wallcovering $120/yd. vs. $32/yd.
So…there you have it. They were good, but FDG was better.
Total cost for my version of the decorated rooms? $3,253.62
The look for EVEN LESS.
Thanks for playing. That was fun!
You can find out more about the products used here.
