"I love turquoise," says Stacey. "It makes me feel happy." The dining room walls share the hue with a favourite mismatched chair, and the comfy cushions on the $50 bench. "I'm a big fan of hanging plates for colour," she adds. "It's a super inexpensive way to make any room look pretty."
Shoes, Design Archives; cushions on bench, Laurie Bell.
The kitchen was completely updated for about $600, with peel-and-stick tiles from the dollar store, paint on the cupboard doors, an armoire picked up from a warehouse sale, and a $25 Salvation Army dresser. Stacey and her husband did the work themselves, with the help of friends. Stacey and her mom, Elaine van Berkel, are ready to set off antiquing at a moment's notice.
Cake, cake plate, Maxie B's.
"It's just enough colour to have only one wall painted turquoise in the bedroom," says Stacey. The $20 Ikea chandelier snaps onto a lightbulb. A blacksmith was paid $100 to cut a three-quarter bed in half, then resize it to create a king-size headboard. Mix-and-match white linens and a mirror over the dresser lend a softness that's country fresh.
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