https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:43:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366595 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:44:50 +0000 MrsH 1366595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: genius!!</p> <p>Our best relatively inexpensive purchase was a pull down clothes rack that we put above a bunch of shelves in our closet. It lets me hang a bunch of stuff in what otherwise would have been wasted space. <a href="http://www.organizeit.com/pull-down-closet-rod-small.asp?cmpid=gpa&#038;gclid=CLDU7KCdkrwCFQtgMgodf1YAcA" rel="nofollow">http://www.organizeit.com/pull-down-closet-rod-small.asp?cmpid=gpa&#038;gclid=CLDU7KCdkrwCFQtgMgodf1YAcA</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366587 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:43:27 +0000 mrs. wagon 1366587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: that is adorable!! Our front door has a big oval of glass that is just clear see-thru glass, so anyone can look right in. So if someone's at the door, when you go to the door, hello, you're face to face immediately. Kind of awkward. I think the previous tenants broke the glass and whatever else was there so they just replaced it with clear glass because it was quick and easy. We got a sheet of frosted paper but Wagon Sr. did the application and cut out the oval with A BOXCUTTER so it looks awful and is peeling all around the edges of the oval. I hate it!! I am definitely going to look into doing this instead!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366528 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:25:56 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1366528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: I bought them from Target. Attached a pic for you. </p> <p>@mrs. bird: ours are dark/ light sensored. Mr. Lime is not a cat but he does the same thing as your cat. I really hope our LOS take after me. :silly: </p> <p>@Mae: that looks soo good. I bought frosted spray paint for my mom's front doors, but she cannot see out of them. This is so much better! </p> [attach=3033/14/mzt9na.450x600.20140122_111932.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366514 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:22:31 +0000 mrs. bird 1366514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: good one! that makes such a difference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366492 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:15:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1366492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Replacing the old beige switch plates and outlet covers with bright white ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366405 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:48:45 +0000 Mae 1366405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: not crazy, just very cheap and yet committed to cute ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366399 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:45:55 +0000 Ginabean3 1366399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: BEAUTIFUL! I love it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366395 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:44:35 +0000 PurplePumps 1366395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: OMG! I cannot believe you cut those all out! You're crazy! haha. I thought it was one of those big sheets you just roll on that has a pattern already. wow, impressive!<br /> Our best easy fixes were switching out light switches for motions sensors and programmable timers for the porch lights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366394 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:44:33 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: never mind :( the mister vetoed the idea saying we wouldn't be able to look outside thru that window. I guess he has a point. Damn him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366383 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:41:53 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: can you gold wall me a pic? I'm having a hard time picturing it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366368 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:37:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1366368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: We did this on a double window we have in the front. It looks fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366367 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:37:00 +0000 mrs. bird 1366367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: looks great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366339 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:25:48 +0000 autumnlove 1366339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: That looks great!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366334 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:24:00 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: now I need to find a surface to do that on. It looks incredible. I just realized our kitchen window is double hung, so it may not look right. I've been searching for a roman shade for three years to fit the odd size of our window. Right now it looks ugly with the curtain I've got hung. </p> <p>But I hear ya on the privacy thing. We lived here for a few days when my next door neighbor popped by and said, "I didn't know you had two cats!" bam, curtains were bought and hung that day. Apparently she walks thru my backyard to get to the other neighbors house &amp; could see in our dining room! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366312 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:16:20 +0000 Mae 1366312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: oh. I didn't mean they were permanent, i thought you were concerned that it wouldn't stay up long and would peel off on its own. Honestly I don't know how well it would peel off since I haven't tried, but realistically it is contact paper-- so it should definitely come off! I sort of assume the longer I leave it up there the harder it may be to get off, but i figure with some combination of peeling and goo-gone it is removable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366306 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:13:57 +0000 Smurfette 1366306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I know!! One day we will replace with regular doors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366305 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:13:50 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: crap. I don't want something permanent because I change my mind so frequently about decor. And, we are looking to sell in the next year or two, and I'm not sure how the new owners would feel about a permanent piece on the new windows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366303 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:13:08 +0000 Mae 1366303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: what the what? Someone put clear glass doors on the bathroom? thats just… wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366295 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:11:12 +0000 Smurfette 1366295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I love it! Going to read your blog. We still need something on our french doors in our bedroom leading to our deck.</p> <p>Similar to Mae. I used contact paper to frost the french doors leading to our bathroom. I don't need to walk by and see the mister on the toilet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366283 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:08:20 +0000 Mae 1366283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Yep light still definitely comes through! The paper does not pull off despite lots of weather changes-- it has been up for almost 2 years and no signs of any peeling at all. Also it is wipe-able. I haven't had to really scrub it, but i can wipe it down with a damp cloth to remove doggy nose-prints with no issues. I did a tutorial on my blog, but the TLDR version is: pick a shape, cut out lots of that shape, stick shape on door. ;) <a href="http://fifteenminuteplan.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/faux-frosted-glass-back-door-makeover/" rel="nofollow">http://fifteenminuteplan.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/faux-frosted-glass-back-door-makeover/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366272 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:05:54 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: that might be a solution for our kicthen window.. Does light still come through nicely? Does the paper pull off easily? How did you cut out the pattern?</p> <p>Tutorial please! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366271 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:05:52 +0000 looch 1366271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: haha, should have known! I was guessing Target, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366255 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:59:58 +0000 Mae 1366255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: @avivoca: @T.H.O.U.: @Mrs. Jump Rope: Thank you!</p> <p>@looch: Amazon… where do people buy anything these days? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366254 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:59:53 +0000 Weagle 1366254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 2 bright orange stools from IKEA. We bought them because they were easy to store as extra seating in our apartment. But we still use them all the time. They were super cheap $3 each, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366247 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:57:10 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1366247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: that is gorgeous!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366240 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:55:01 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1366240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: We did the same (just solid though) on two of our windows. I hated the ugly cream mini blinds and I didn't want curtains. So the frosting is really nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366238 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:54:43 +0000 looch 1366238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: oh cute! That would work on our back door!</p> <p>Where did you find the contact paper? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366237 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:54:36 +0000 avivoca 1366237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I LOVE IT!!!! I wish I had some place to do that!</p> <p>We didn't buy it, but I have to say I'm loving the blue touch lamp H got for Christmas. It has a pattern of a starry night that projects onto the ceiling and it's perfect for middle of the night feeds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366225 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:52:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 1366225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I LOVE this! I wish I had a place to do this in our house, it looks so pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-best-cheap-purchase-for-your-home#post-1366219 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:51:31 +0000 LuLu Mom 1366219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Extra plush blankets for the couch, I feel like they make the entire living room feel more cozy! My BFF threatens to steal them every time she's over. </p>