Stylish new living room under $3000-really?

In my own search for fabulous interiors I have noticed a great deal of deals and splurges.
I have made most of my interiors come together through good deals with the occasional splurge.

Above,  is my $3000 living room from scratch.
I will break it down below.
One would hope that family or the local thrift could amply fill in with the accessories that I have left out.

The fantastic British architect Sally Kelly, offers affordable original artwork like this one for $30.
There is no excuse for owning mass produced art-ish things. 

I paired it with this one of Sally's for $35
 I have several of her wonderful paintings.

This Parker cocktail table is $199 at o.co
Don't forget shipping is only $2.95 but buyers  beware the returns are not so easy.

2 of these side tables from India at o.co equal $358 for the pair.

I am mixing metals and styles for an eclectic and collected look.

On to seating...

The Karlstad loveseat is $479 from Ikea

and the two chairs take up a large chunk of the budget.

Two of the Cielo chair from CB2 at $599 each eats up almost half of the budget.

Two of the Felicity lamps from World Market are a total of $260

 Small pillows from World Market at about $45 for three and a few vases like these

at Zgallerie for $40

Add to this two gallons of Sherwin-Williams Super paint
(a fave product of mine)
at $40 each, equaling $80 and now lets add it all up.

Original art $65

Parker cocktail table $199

Side tables $358

Sofa $479

Chairs $1200

Lamps $260

Paint $80

Pillows and accessories $85

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Grand total $2726
 What could you do with the $274 dollars left?
There are always give and take spots to pair what you have already. Any good designer will help a client find the best things to keep.
Next...
total luxe.

Lighting find

This has to be my lowest priced, non-thrifted find.

I have been wanting a pair of gourd lamps for my living room to round out table lighting and the moder elements. The least expensive gourd lamp I found was $49.99 at World Market. Two at that price plus another $50 for shades had me wanting to wait a while. 

The Brno chairs blew the budget (side note they will arrive on the 9th, yay!) in big way.

Now for the super cheap find. I was browsing toothbrushes in my handy,dandy local Walmart and a black lampshade caught my eye. They seem to be scarce in these parts. Anyways, there were the two lamps at $15 each! Ack! 

I went 'round and 'round with shades but ended up with these black shades, also a bargain at $15 at Walmart. 

The area rug and coffee table have got to go and the black velvet chair will be moved to another room.

I am expecting a large abstract painting for above the sofa next week. I am totally pleased with my $60 pair of lamps and shades and so is my wallet.

More inexpensive lighting in my high/low post HERE.

Friday finds - late edition

Etsy why do you taunt me?

After receiving a shocking cell phone bill, courtesy of my two teens, here are a few lovely items that I will not be buying but you can.

  Pair Stiffel lamps $399 HERE

So cute. HERE

 I need you Ben Seibel candle holders--sob sob. HERE

These pastel salt cellars have Spring written all over them but would make a elegant way to serve jams or other condiments individually any time of the year. HERE
 Have a lovely weekend.

High/Low lighting solutions

I must say that I adore Circa Lighting but if you blew your budget on a pair of Brno chairs, like I did, you might want to compromise somewhere else. Here are a few ideas.

This beauty by Ralph Lauren called Dylan isn't a total budget buster at $378 but Ballard has a similar look...

in their Devon lamp for $189. It comes in six colors.

This lamp designed by Thomas O'Brien has a lovely crystal base.  The Andy column lamp is $630.

My low option is admittedly different in that it is a hollow glass base but offers a similar look at $39.99. This Ariana glass lamp is from World Market.

Alexa Hampton's Hugo lamp is a tough one to find for less but at $525 I could settle for something like this..

The $49.99 Martina lamp from World Market is not the same, I know, but like I said sometimes a girl's got to make the tough choices.

This lamp is from Circa at $420.

I couldn't find it on their site but Lowe's has seriously cute gourd lamps for $29.

The funny part about this is that I actually don't need any lamps but I keep looking.