My Dressing Table
So to begin, I'm going to talk about my favourite item in my room. It's my Victorian dressing table. I think it's fair to say that every girl dreams of having a dressing table. Well I most certainly have any way. This was the first piece of furniture that I bought. I turned 20 back in September and I used the money I got from friends and family to buy the table. It was 200 euro and included the stool and mirror. I got it from Ryans Home Store in Galway. It was flat packed so I was able to fit it in my dad's car and assembly was easy. All I had to do was attach the legs and mirror. The lights, frame and fake flowers are from Next, The illuminated mirror is from Boots (now on sale for 30 euro), the make up brush container and treasure chest jewelry box are from ebay and the silver jewelry box is a family heirloom. It truly is my most favoured piece so thank you to my friends and family who made it possible for me to finally get one!
The next two items on my list was a full length mirror and bedside table to match my dressing table. I know, a challenge right? But for some reason the universe was working with me when it came to presenting itself with things that I was thinking of. I found my mirror and table in a shop across from Claire's Accessories in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre in Galway. They were both reduced so I got the table for 89.99 and the mirror for 39.99. They're both very classic and have the same detailing as my dressing table so how could I not? The lamp on my table was 22.99 from B&Q and my jewelry dish was 5 euro from Dunnes Stores. The books at the bottom are a gradual collection from over the years, but mainly bought in Easons.
My Bed
This was something that I didn't have to spend a lot of money on because we already had the bed in the spare room. I use to have one of those bunk beds with the desk underneath so this was a seriously long overdue change. I got my quilt and pillow covers from Penneys/Primark for 11 euro as well as the thin throw for about 20 euro. The fur throw on top was a bit pricier however. It cost around 80 euro from the Paul Costelloe collection in Dunnes Stores. But my boyfriend had won a voucher at work and was kind enough to take me shopping for things I needed for my room, so the throw was one of the things I chose to get as it gets quite cold in my room in the winter. All three of my cushions are from B&Q. I bought them all on sale for 11 euro. At the end of my bed are two bean bags that I bought from Aldi for 21.99 each. I use to have a futon seating area in my room for when I had friends over but had to get rid of that to make room for my table. These were a perfect find and tie in so nicely with the theme of my room.
Storage
To be honest I haven't done much in terms of storage yet. I still have my wardrobe unit and there are draws under my bed where I store my bags. Something I did reuse from my old bed was a shelving unit that was built into the bunk so I just unscrewed it and it now acts as a stand alone shelving unit in the corner of my room. I have some pictures and my candles on the top shelf. The baskets I have throughout the unit are all from Penneys/Primark. They came in a set of two for just 8 euro each so really how could you go wrong?
What's on my wall?
So first of all, I got my paint from Next and the name of it is Powder Pink. I cannot remember how much it was because we're talking about back in August here, but I think I paid about 40 euro for two cans. The wall stickers were also bought in Next and these were 23 euro. I still love them! My Grand Central Station picture was bought in Dunnes Stores for 30 euro (bought with the voucher). The "Fashion Ave." sign was a present from my best friend brought back from New York. The three Vogue illustrations were 3 for 5 euro in a small shop called "Love Vintage" out in Clifden and I just bought the frames in the pound shop. And lastly, my "Shannon" painting was done by a street artist in Venice when we were over there on holiday when I was about twelve. I think we paid something like 12 euro for it then just got it framed.
Bits and Bobs
The vase in the corner of my room was 25 euro from the Paul Costelloe collection in Dunnes (also bought with the voucher). I love the illustration on it! Above, is my crown chain hanger which was something ridiculous like 1.20 in Deals. On my window sill I have a frame from the Carolyn Donnelly collection in Dunnes for 8 euro. I then have a little treasure box that was given to me as a gift from my boyfriends brother and his girlfriend. I know it's from Dunnes but not sure on the price. I do love it. It's quite deep and can really store quite a bit. The final thing on my window sill is a little owl. I call him Herbert. He was 7 euro from Next. Lastly, there's my little chandelier that cost me just 11 euro from Next. It was on display and they were taking it down so I got it for a discounted price. WINNING!
Future Plans
The only things I have left to get for my room is a new rug and a headboard for my bed. But they're not major. I'm still shopping around. I also want to paint my shelving and wardrobe units the same cream colour as my table and mirror but that's really more of a Spring/Summer project so we can have the windows and all open.
I hope you enjoyed this read! I had a lot of fun writing it.
Much Love,
Shannon.
xoxo
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