Restyling My Bedroom on a Budget: 'DIY' Bedroom Accessories

After finishing university in May, I moved back in with my family. The bedroom I have in our current house is very small compared to my uni residence, but I was determined to make it work! Over the past couple of months I have been slowly restyling my little boudoir, opting for a white, copper and grey theme with some marble touches. There are still a few things I would like to change, but I am finally starting to like it! I have bought a few accessories and trinkets from high street shops, but I decided to have a go at upcycling some things I already had instead of buying them brand new!

My first 'DIY' isn't very extravagant. In fact, I would hardly call it 'DIY' as all I did was stick some lights in a jar. I bought two packs of copper fairy lights from Poundland and put them in a jar that I already had! I keep it on my shelf and it looks so lovely in the evening. This was a very simple thing to do and it only cost me £2.00 as I already had a jar, but you can find similar ones in charity shops for a pound or less!

For my second project, I wanted to spray paint some containers I already had to store my make up and brushes in. The containers are by a brand called Curver and can be found in lots of supermarkets and shops such as The Range or Wilko for around two or three pounds each. I bought a copper metallic spray from Wilko for £5.00 and sprayed them on an old sheet in my garden. It took them around 20-30 minutes to fully dry in the sun and I had to go over some bits a couple of times. Again, this was cheap for me to do as I already had the storage boxes and the spray was reasonably priced (and nowhere near empty!). Now, instead of boring magnolia containers, I have two beautiful ways to display my things! 

Whilst I was in Wilko buying the metallic spray, I came across a white wire photoboard. I had been searching for a copper one to go with my room for ages, but all the ones that I had found online were £20+! However, I have spotted one or two since then on the high street for much less. Anyway, I decided to buy the memo board for £4.00 and spray it the colour I wanted. This worked out extremely well and now it's proudly positioned on my wall!