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The Donated Room
November 24, 2009 by Jamie
Filed under cheap, free & easy
It started with twitter conversation. I said to @TexasHolly “Why don’t you get everything for my daughter’s new room in our new house donated? She laughed and said. “Why don’t you actually do that and then we’ll feature it on BurbMom?
Ha Ha.
At the time it sounded like kind of an impossible feat–but I like things that are impossible. So, I headed over to the creative mecca of the web–Etsy. Let me just start by saying that the talent on Etsy is astonishing. I can get lost browsing through that website for hours. Pretty much everything there is handmade by people, and there are features that let you speak to the designers that own each individual ’store.’
If you’re a creative type looking for the perfect place to sell your stuff, then you should really check it out.
So, I started contacting people and asking them if they’d be interested in participating in the everything’s donated room–they were all so excited!
The donations started pouring in, and I confess–I got a little nervous.
Could I do this room justice? The stuff is SO adorable, and clearly these people were expecting I make their donations look fabulous.
So, I came up with a plan, and next week–there will painting, vinyl hangings, furniture assembly, and Iwill document it all the parts where my husband isn’t ready to kill me for doing a blog feature while we’re trying to move in to the new house!
I can’t wait to share everything with you!
Here’s a sneak peek:
Since so many different peopl eare donating their time and items to the room, I want to make sure it turns out extra cute. So, I am taking some of my kid’s stuff from her old room and painting it to match the new room. Take a look to see how it’s going!
Shhh… here’s a sneak peak video of the bedding:


























Candace on Tue, 24th Nov 2009 4:09 pm
I’m so excited to see what you come up with. What a great idea!!
Texasholly on Tue, 24th Nov 2009 4:34 pm
A.W.E.S.O.M.E. The best things get started on twitter…!
Farrah on Tue, 24th Nov 2009 10:32 pm
Can’t wait to see the finished room!
jmartinlibrarian on Tue, 24th Nov 2009 10:46 pm
Can’t wait to see the finished room. Hope you’re settling in alright. Rock on, Jamie!
eden on Wed, 25th Nov 2009 2:12 am
this is so cool! i had no idea you were doing this. can’t wait to watch the process and see the finished product! it’s amazing how generous people can be…
HeatherW on Wed, 25th Nov 2009 1:54 pm
Did Scott Baio send anything handmade? *snork snork* Can’t wait to see the finished product!!! Cool idea
Shauna on Thu, 26th Nov 2009 11:01 am
Cannot wait to see everything! You rock. Can you do this for my master bathroom please? You could just become the BurbMom makeover chick!
KimM on Fri, 27th Nov 2009 10:57 pm
Yea I can’t wait to see it all finished, I saw the you know what in the sneek peak! I’ll be checking back to see how great it turns out!