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Entryway Stairway Makeover $100 Room Challenge {Week 1}

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Have you ever challenged yourself to makeover a room on a $100.00 budget? I updated my office – guest bedroom last year for $100.00. I can tell you that if you like to do-it-yourself and re-use items you already have, that $100.00 can go a long way towards achieving a new look. 

$100 Room Challenge of an entryway | stairwell | StowandTellU.com

I’m really excited to start this makeover because this time around, I’ve joined a group of very passionate diy bloggers for the $100.00 Room Challenge. We are going to be sharing our progress every week through the month of January.

I will show you what I’m up to each week and then you can scroll on down to the linkup at the bottom of each post to see how everyone else is coming along.

Some of the rooms being updated in the challenge will be bedrooms and bathrooms. Oh, how I long to update my master bedroom. I can’t wait to follow everyone’s progress and get some ideas for the future.

I want to send a special thanks out to Erin from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry for starting this series a few years ago. You can read more about her series, here.

Entryway-Stairway $100 Room Challenge- Before the makeover | stownadtellu.com

Entryway stairway makeover

The room I’m going to be making over is a little out of the ordinary, but since we bought this fixer-upper cottage I figured a good place to start and set the tone is with my entryway stairway.

entryway-basement-stairs-makover

The stairway entryway is the most passed through room on any given day since we enter through the back door. With the kitchen on the left and the laundry room to the right it’s a regular grand central station in our little world.

entryway-stairwell-mini-makeover

I gave this space a mini update when I added these painted white coat rack shelves.

mini-makeover-white-painted-shelves-stairwell

 

entryway-before

I  also hung vintage work aprons for additional storage, as shown on the left.

basement-stairs-before-paint

At the time, I didn’t paint the walls or the stairs, or the trim. Ugh!! It’s time.

rough-edged-drywall

With the biggest eyesore of all being the unfinished drywall piece where the wall meets the basement opening.

cheap-rough-edged-drywall-repair | stowandtellu.com

Fortunately, we came up with a cheap solution for hiding that jagged mess until we really dig into a basement makeover.

The budget is $100.00.

The plan is to add or improve the following:

  • Paint the stairs, wall, trim
  • Angled wall coat rack
  • New blind for the door
  • Catch all baskets
  • Durable throw rug for the entry

The objective is

  • To keep the space uncluttered while increasing it’s storage value.
  • And because my husband intends to restore pinball machines in the basement after we update it, I need to keep the stairway clearance as open as possible.

So there you have it. A grungy entryway stairwell. By the end of this month I hope to impress you with a new and improved version for about $100.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Following room makeovers can be kind of addicting. Indulge yourself and head on over to see what the others are up to –> Follow linkup below.


Comments

  1. Patti says

    Hi Amy,

    An entry is a great place to do a makeover because as you said, it get the most use. Even though no one sees my bedroom I thought it was time that we fixed it up a bit. Can’t wait to see yours and all other others completed rooms.

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  5. Brittany Goldwyn says

    Under-the-stairs areas can be so hard to work with, but your entryway area looks so functional. The only storage closet in our house is an under-the-stairs closet, and I’m working on making it a bit more functional now!

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    • Amy says

      This house is pretty small, so every space counts. Crossing my fingers we can both improve on our stairs storage sooner than later 😛

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  11. Kristen says

    What a very practical and useful update this will be! It always seems like spaces like this get pushed to the back burner, but glad you are doing it!

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  12. Kathy says

    I just love the updates you’ve already made. It’s going to look amazing with the new paint and rug! Can’t wait to see the finished makeover.

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