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Make A $49 Ikea Bed Look Expensive And More DIY Budget Bedroom Hacks

A guest bedroom lacking personality gets a major facelift.

This week, in our video series The Home Primp, we undertook a small bedroom makeover — a lacklustre guest bedroom that desperately needed warmth and personality.

The small bedroom makeover challenge:

Though this guest bedroom had all the basics (cute curtains, a nice bed and a cozy rug), it was lacking personality and warmth.

small bedroom makeover

The bedroom makeover process:

Home Editor Alexandra Gater focused on the bed area, adding a picture ledge with some fun art and photos, and updating the night table. A DIY wall sconce was an inexpensive way to add some flair.

small bedroom makeover Photo, Andreea Muscurel.

How much we spent:

$179

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Watch the full transformation above.

Products featured:

Guest Room Home Primp

Make A $49 Ikea Bed Look Expensive And More DIY Budget Bedroom Hacks

Wall paint colour

Wild Aster 1240, Benjamin Moore

Make A $49 Ikea Bed Look Expensive And More DIY Budget Bedroom Hacks

Bed frame

$49, Ikea.

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ikea bed frame bedroom makeover

Curtains

From $78, Anthropologie.

anthropologie pom pom curtains bedroom makeover

Wood stain

$8, Home Depot.

minwax wood finish stain bedroom makeover

Picture ledge

$15, Ikea

ikea photo shelf budget makeover

Bracket

$2, Bracket

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ikea wooden bracket bedroom makeover

Lightbulb

$20, Easy Tiger Goods

pink lightbulb easy tiger goods bedroom makeover

Pendant lamp

$25, Kikkerland

kikkerland concrete pendant bedroom makeover

Ladder

$102, VdeV Maison.

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vdev wooden ladder bedroom makeover

Carafe

$8, Ikea

pink carafe ikea bedroom makover

Linen duvet cover

Maison Tess.

Make A $49 Ikea Bed Look Expensive And More DIY Budget Bedroom Hacks

Cushion Cover

$7, H&M.

H&M dotted throw pillow

Cushion

$34, BRIKA

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eye cushion brika bedroom makeover

Garland

$52, Etsy

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Knot cushion

$49, Juju & Jake

Juju & Jack knot cushion bedroom makeover

Nightstand

$419, West Elm.

Make A $49 Ikea Bed Look Expensive And More DIY Budget Bedroom Hacks

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