Putting Our Tax Return to Good Use

We are getting our basement finished in June (yay!), and the plan is to put both a bathroom and a bedroom downstairs so that Marcos' parents visitors can stay down there without disturbing the baby. We are going to put our current bedroom furniture in the basement once it's finished which means I get to have fun designing our new bedroom. The goal is to spend no more than our tax return, so we're on a tight budget, because according to the US government, we make too much money. (Ha!)

The first step was to decide on a color palette. I scoured Pinterest (seriously, what did people do before pinterest?) and decided on this palette:



The plan is to paint a gray accent wall behind the bed and use teal, white, and gray furniture throughout the room.

I fell in love with these curtains from Urban Outfitters. I bought them this morning because I don't want them to disappear from internet land.



Because we're on a budget, one of the first places I looked for affordable furniture was Target. I love pretty much everything in their Threshold collection, so I knew I would find what I was looking for: quality furniture that doesn't break the bank. We are currently deciding between these nightstands.





We already have a bedframe, so most likely we will just buy a new headboard. So far, I like this one from Amazon the best.



That leaves the dresser and bookshelves. I like this dresser from Ikea:



And I like this TV cabinet and these bookshelves from Target:



I was thinking that we could put the cabinet with the TV on top in the middle of the wall opposite the bed with one bookshelf on either side. We just need to make sure it won't make the room look too crowded.

I think these prints from Etsy would look great on the walls:



We will need new lamps for our bedside tables, and I like these from Target paired with a white, gray, or teal base:


 

I'm excited to see it all put together. Hopefully it will look as good in real-life as it does in my head!