The Look For Less: A Playroom For All

Since I first published this family room/ playroom featured in Lonny Magazine back in April, you wouldn’t believe the amount of emails and comments we’ve received asking for advice on how to create a similar space on budget.

Traditional Family Room from Lonny Mag

Your wish is my command, dear readers!

Here’s a design board of affordable alternatives to create a similar look for less.

look for less luxury family room

– Pendant Lamps: The original basket-like wood pendant lamps in the original design (Design Within Reach (DWR) – Koura Pendant) retail for almost $2,000 — eek! Go for these Woven Seagrass Pendants (on sale of $64.99 each from West Elm) for a similar look and an unbelievable price difference.

– Subway Art: The subway art in the original design are the lyrics to Madonna’s ‘Little Star’ by LA artist Matthew Heller — but this Horizontal Subway Art Sign from Wall Bling on Etsy ($60) looks like a great affordable alternative to us!

– Modular Sofa: The KARLSTAD Loveseat and chaise lounge in Lindö beige ($978) from Ikea gives your family plenty of seating room — looks comfy too!

– High Pile Rug: A Flokati Rug ($79.99) from Ikea is inexpensive item that will give you and baby a soft place to play. It’s 6’7″ x 4’7″ but if you want a larger rug, like the one in the original design, you can purchase two and tape them together on the back with rug tape.

Keep Calm {Trend Spotting}

Keep Calm Carry On Prints

Unless you’ve been living under a rock {like my husband}, you’ve seen that the “Keep Calm and Carry On” motto has become increasingly popular. I love them! But what I love most are the creative spins off of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” motto that I’ve been seeing across the web. My favorite has to be “Keep Calm, Harry is Still Single” but that won’t be appropriate for a nursery.

Here are some of my favorite Keep Calm prints for a child’s room or nursery.

Keep Calm Prints for Nursery

Keep Calm and Love Dogs {for animal lovers}, Keep Calm and Dance On {for little ballerinas}, Keep Calm and Rock Baby {for little babies}

Keep Calm Posters

Keep Calm and Sail On {for a nautical theme}, Keep Calm and Eat Cake {for Marie Antoinette or cake lovers}, Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake {for cupcake lovers}

Cool Keep Calm Posters

Keep Calm and Hug a Pug {for pug lovers}, Keep Calm and Rock On {for the musically inclined}, and Keep Calm and Swim On {for a mermaid theme}

So tell me, which one is your favorite?

Leave a comment and let me know :-)