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Living Room Refresh {Better Homes & Gardens Challenge}

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I absolutely love a challenge, so when Better Homes and Gardens asked me if I wanted to refresh my living room for $250 with their line sold exclusively at Walmart, of course I had to say YES!

BHG living room refresh makeoverThis room has been the only space in my home that I haven’t fully revealed on my blog. There were just a couple key pieces I needed to make this room feel complete… a photo gallery wall in the stairwell, a new area rug, and some little finishing touches throughout the room.

Let’s just say this room needed to be refreshed.

great room makeover beforeSo first on my list was a gallery wall. I spotted some antique bronze frames from Better Homes and Gardens at Walmart (bonus: they already came with matting).

great room gallery wallUnder $100 for all the frames and it completely filled up my large empty wall.

great room photo gallery wallI also found a gorgeous 5x7ft suzani medallion rug for only $69. It had all of the colors I was looking for, including the sea salt paint color that is on my fireplace wall.

living room makeover on a budget Next up was spicing up the area around my fireplace.

BHG great room makeoverI added a little table to the left side of my brick hearth and bought a little white BHG kitchen serving bowl for $4.48 for the top. I filled it with some moss rock vase fillers ($3.50 per bag).

better homes and gardens refresh challengeAnd I needed to fill a little shelf I had on the right side of my fireplace.

living room makeover BHGSo what else did I spy in the Better Homes and Gardens kitchen aisle? A little cow creamer. So cute that I had to put this on display… yep, in the living room. No one will no that it’s a creamer… or that I snagged it for only $5.

affordable great room makeoverAnd these lanterns I instantly fell in love with. Under $30 for the both of them. Aren’t they just gorgeous?

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living room fireplace makeoverMy sofa table behind our couch was looking a little bare…

gallery wall in great room…so I found some amazing speckled candlesticks for under $18 total. And of course I had to pick up the LED candles for only $3 each. With a little kid in the house, these are a mom’s best friend.

BHG walmart great room makeoverSo if you’re adding up the costs in your head, that’s only $240 for all the new statement items I added to my living room (including a brand new gallery wall and an area rug!).

BHG great room makeover

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Yeah, I’d still like to switch out that red chair for something else. Oh well, I guess that’s for another day (or makeover).

great room gallery wallWell if you want to dream up your own living room makeover, enter the Room Refresh Sweepstakes from Better Homes and Gardens at Walmart. One lucky winner is going to receive a $1,000 Room Makeover.

Uh, you saw what I did with only $250. Imagine what you could do with $1,000!

living room BHG makeover

Tomorrow I’ll share a couple additional insights on the overall room makeover, including some hidden areas you didn’t see in today’s post. Stay tuned!

BHG living room refresh makeover

In accordance with the FTC Guidelines, I am disclosing that I received compensation from Better Homes & Garden for my time and participation in the Better Homes & Garden Refresh Challenge. Although we have a material connection, any publicly stated opinions of Better Homes & Garden and their products remain our own

 

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  1. Steph says

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    Just beautiful! It looks so light and fresh. I especially love those moss covered rocks and those gorg candlesticks. I can only imagine what I could do with $1000 if you did all of that for less than $250!!

    • howtonestforless says

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      THanks so much Steph!

  2. Mary Borgsmiller says

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    Love it! You did good girl!

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      Thanks Mary!

  3. ejoym says

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    This is stunning!

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thank you so much!

  4. Crystal says

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    Beautiful!! You did such an amazing job! Amazing!!

    • howtonestforless says

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      Aww, thanks Crystal!

  5. Lisa Conforto says

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    The area rug has a huge impact and all your decorative finds complete the refreshed look, stunning!

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thanks Lisa! Loving the rug 😉

  6. Krista @thehappyhousie says

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    I LOVE those moss rock bowl fillers!! You used adorable accessories:) great job!!
    Krista

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thanks so much Krista! Those moss rocks are my new favorite 🙂

  7. Bridget Boone says

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    Love what you did!!! So very creative! I could do a lot with $1000 toward improving my home!

    • howtonestforless says

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      THanks Bridget. I was amazed at how much I got for under $250. Just imagine $1000!!

  8. Karen R says

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    Wow! It is amazing that you did all of that for $240! I see a trip to Wal Mart in my future. (By the way, I love the red chair as it adds a splash of color and brings out the color in that rug!)

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      Thanks Karen! I love that chair; it’s super comfy! The only reason I haven’t gotten rid of it yet 😉

  9. patti says

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    I love Walmart, I can always find an interesting surprise when I wander the aisles!

  10. Carol Agate says

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    Wow!! Beautiful!! love your sense of style!!

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thank you so much Carol!

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