A month ago I was given a challenge by Walmart and Your Zone, Walmart’s teen/’tween home fashion brand. Could I make over my daughter’s room for $500, using Your Zone merchandise?
Walmart and Your Zone provided me with the $500 to take the challenge, and they told me I could give away a $500 Walmart gift card to one of my readers, so I jumped on the opportunity. And here’s how it went.
The Problem
When we bought my daughter’s furniture, she had a room that was approximately 12’x14’. It was a pretty large room. And we bought pretty large furniture.
The bedrooms in the house we bought last year are much smaller. Her new room is 10’x10’, and her furniture seemed way too big for the small space.
My daughter also likes to have friends spend the night. But with a laminate floor, I can’t just have the kids throw sleeping bags on the floor, like they used to do. We have an air mattress, but it’s way too big for the small space in my daughter’s room. And my husband works odd hours, so putting the kids in the living room isn’t ideal either.
The Solution
My daughter and I took the $500 Walmart giftcard and went shopping. We bought Your Zone bunkbeds ($239) and a matching nightstand ($74). The bunkbeds are taller than my daughter’s old bed, but the head and foot of the bed are much less bulky. The new nightstand is also smaller than her old one.
We rounded out the room with:
- Twin Sheets x 2 – $29
- Comforter Set x 2 – $59.96
- Accent Pillows x 2 – $27.96
- Lamp – $12.00
- Pop-It Storage Bin – $12.00
- Curtains – $19.97
- Lapdesk – $12.00
- Rug – $19.96
The total came to $505.85, so I paid the $5.85 that was over the amount of the $500 gift card.
My daughter is now a happy camper. She can have a friend spend the night easily. And when she doesn’t have a friend over, she uses the bottom bunk for doing her schoolwork and her top bunk for sleeping.
Thank you Walmart and Your Zone! My daughter is THRILLED with her new room! Here’s a video of the transformation. (RSS and email readers might have to click through to see the video.
The Giveaway
As I mentioned, Walmart and Your Zone are providing a $500 gift card for me to give away to one of you. To enter, just leave a comment on this post, letting me know what change you would make to your house with $500.
I will close comments next Friday (August 28, 2009) at noon PST, and I’ll draw a winner using a random number generator.
Please only enter once, as duplicate entries will be deleted. I will email the winner, and the winner will have 3 days to contact me with a mailing address. Prizes will be fulfilled by 9/14/09 and will be shipped directly from the supplier.
As usual, my family is not eligible to win. I think that covers it!
So, what changes would you make to your house with $500?
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I’d buy something to put on my bedroom walls! We moved into our house almost 2 years ago and it is still bare bones. Some colorful paint for the walls, maybe some photo collage frames to make it a retreat instead of a cell!
I would decorate my girls’ room. They don’t have anything on their walls at the moment. They could use some organization help for their toys/stuffed animals etc. It would be so fun!
Well, with $500 I would get storage and other closet organizers for my two boys (8 years and 6 months) who just started sharing a room! There is WAY too much stuff in there!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I would use it to spruce up the family room. It needs new drapes, light fixtures, attractive storage for movies, extra blankets, and all the things it takes to be both family friendly and effecient
I’ve moved into the guest room at my mother’s place to save money. She has two single beds in there. I’m back home permanently but don’t have the cash to make a workspace…which is what I want…move out one of the beds and buy a desk, workchair, lamp,etc. to do my computer work in comfort. Thanks!
I would use it for our bedroom. I homeshool and those things are kept in my bedroom.So I would buy things to organize with.Also some paint and curtains and such.
monk5 at charter dot net
I would get a new comforter, and change my bedroom “theme” for the first time in years.
where to start? probably with paint…..the whole inside of my house needs a new coat of paint – all of the walls are white and boring. would love to update my old and raggedy sheets and towels and add inviting throws, pillows and indoor plants to make the house more comfy
I need curtains for my bedroom, new linens for the dining table I just bought, some new pillow shams for the bed… That’s just for starters. ;-)
I would put it towards our bathroom re-model. We are needing to re-paint, update the fiixtures, tile, etc.
Will use it for remodelling our home office. Also, perhaps would buy a bean bed if we win :).
THanks for the giveaway.
Cheers,
FIRE
My daughters, 3 & 5, share a room. I would use the gift card to make their room prettier and more girly (via wall decorations, bed clothes) and to try to organize the toys that seems to always wind up on the floor.
I would would build a cabinet inside the fireplace chase for the video equipment and I would finally hang the TV above the fireplace. It is taking up too much floor space and it would hide the equipment… plus it would have extra storage and a plug for the rechargeable floor vac / dustbuster.
All 4 of my kids and my husband and I could use new comforters, plus paint for the bedrooms and basement.
I would purchase area rugs for our living and family rooms to make it easier for my 6 month-old to have somewhere soft to sit, play, and land. I would also purchase new storage containers for my 6 and 9 year olds so they can keep their toys safely out of their sister’s reach. Finally, I would treat my husband and myself to new bedroom linens.
I would change up our recreational room. It’s seriously lacking. It should be more fun, more laid back and have a better couch and more lighting! :)
Thanks for the chance! I’m in love with the Your Zone Comforter Set, Black & White Geo!
I’d probably spruce up our bedroom and add a few fun touches to the baby’s room, too!
My husband is working 3 jobs and we have a baby on the way! We’ve been stressing about having the money to prepare a toddler room for our three year old before the new baby arrives.The baby will soon occupy his space. We need it all-paint, curtains, weather stripping for windows to block drafts, safety gear for the windows .
I’d use $500 to purchase a bookshelf for all my beloved books that have been languishing in storage since we moved over a year ago, and anything left over would go toward curtains, picture frames, and generally making our house more comfortable.
I would doing something in the boys room. Right now it is just blue and very boring. Thanks so much for this drawing.
Monica M.
I would love to decorate my living room/office!
I would look for a few storage solutions for my kids bedrooms so that they can manage the clutter a little more efficiently. I’d also like to add a few colorful touches to my kitchen.
I would work on our spare bedroom which has all old stuff and nothing matches. I would also get a new rug for our living room. The one we use now is from my college dorm room.
I would buy new sheets and bedroom decor for the master bedroom!
I’d spruce up the basement and add more bookcases. I’d also like to add a sewing area. Nothing fancy, just a dedicated space for the sewing machine and projects.
I would try to bring organization to our sun room turned playroom in our house. Two of our children have had the misfortune of loosing their homes due to these hard economic times and have had to move back into our home. We have two families (beside ourselves) and 4 grand children living with us and all their “stuff”! I need something that would help keep their stuff organized.
Thanks for the opportunity.
I would redo my boys room! They share a bedroom and it is very small. We have considered bunk beds but it is not currently in the budget.
We moved into our house 15 years ago and I haven’t done a single thing to the master bedroom since! Needless to say, it is long overdue for some new decor. I, of course, am trying to pay off our debt, so this will not be done for a couple of years … that is, unless I win the Walmart card!
I would finish decorating my living room and buy lots of storage bins for the rest of the house.
I would do something with our living/dining room. We have never had the money to do anything with it. Naked, white walls, and no curtains on 2 out of the 3 windows. I really hate it!
I’d revamp my office/craft room. I need storage bins or shelves. Something to get the heaps of the floor and organized better! Thanks!
Closet systems for the whole house!
We have a downstairs den with a dresser and a table. I like that it is roomy (because it has very little furniture) but I’d also like to add something that would allow us to accomodate over-night guests without making the room too cramped. Maybe a pull-out sofa or a narrow daybed or futon.
I would definitely start by finishing our master bath. It could really use some shelving, new towels, and a new shower curtain. I would also get some kitchen organization tools and a bulletin board to keep track of our family schedule! Boy could I use this!
I would start with decorating my walls! They are all so bare. I would also get some more knick-knacks that are kid friendly to give my house a more finished look.
If I had $500 to make over anything in my house, it would probably be a combination of a new sofa or bed, and mostly decor. We recently redid our kitchen, tiling the floors, redoing the cabinet and hardware, and have redone the bathroom as well. Hope to win!
I would actually put the $500 into making my office a more organized place, my poor daughters try to do their homework on their cluttered cheapie broken computer desk, as I work from home, on my cluttered cheapie computer desk. I would also get baskets to tame the clutter and do something with all the mess! Yikes! $500 would go a long way in helping me redo, revamp, revitalize this tired over-stuffed space.
Shawna Lewis
weloveourdogs@juno.com
OMG I would re-paint everything!!!
I Also need a Bookcase really bad
A new Bed spread would be really Great too!!!
Thanks for this wonderful Giveaway!!!!
Acacia McMurtrey
retardeddoglover2@hotmail.com
I would Spend it on my COLLAGE Dorm Room!!!!!
My room needs help BAD!!!!
Hi! I would use this money to decorate my daughters room although she is almost a year old I wasn’t able to finish her room because she arrived early!
I would use it for our baby room. We are planning on getting pregnant soon and this would help tremendously! The only thing that is holding us back now is the money to buy some nicer things for the baby.
If I were to win the $500 gift card I would use the money to purchaes shelving. My husband loves books and movies and of course those always end up in piles. I would create a library of sorts for all the books and a space for all the DVDs. Having the ability to store all these items in an easily accessible location and space would be a dream come true! Love the room ideas too!
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