Balcony, on a budget.

It's official. Blog number 2 is up and running. Although this one is completely different, it's still all done by me.

I decided to kick off my new blog with my balcony updates. I've been having a major itch for a garden. Condo living proves to make that dream near impossible. So I decided to decorate an old bookshelf I had. I got the bookshelf at ikea a few years ago for only $50.00.




So here it is. The cactus and mug were also purchased at ikea (clearly, my favorite store). The cactus was only $4.00 and the mug I got in the as is section for an amazing .99 cents! The flower on the right I found in canadian tire. Surprisingly enough, they have amazing prices on wide variety of flowers. I highly recommend buying flowers from there. All of the single flowers and mini holders were purchased at ikea as well. Nothing was over $5.00. Which is why I love Ikea so.
Watering can also from ikea. Only $6.99. Granted, it leaks more than a can with bullet holes. It's nothing I can't fix.

This little guy I also found at canadian tire. The chest he sits in I got at dollarama. Amazing!



The silver pots are from ikea. The range in sizes and prices. They start at .99 cents and don't go above $5.00. Plants are from ikea for only $4.00. White lantern is from dollarama. They have other colors as well. I think I'm going to go back and get another white one and paint it a nice tiffany blue for my arts and crafts station. Jar and flower tops are also from ikea. The jars were an amazing $2.99 and the flower tops were only $1.99 for the pack. I filled the bottom of the jar with old buttons I had laying around.


This is one of my favorites! My sister got the wooden crate from a flea market in Kingston. She purchased a few different sizes and used them as shelving in her apartment. It looks lovely! My good friend bought me the herbs. He got lavender, oregano, and thyme. I paired the herbs with this adorable flower. I only wish I could remember the name of the flower.
I shall call him Bob.


I have 2 of these guys on the balcony, and I'm so happy with them. The mugs were purchased in in the as is section of ikea for only .49 cents each. The hard part was finding a small enough flower or herb to fit in it. I was walk down parliament street downtown and came across a little corner store that had an outdoor flower section. These flowers had 4 tiny sections. 2 of each section fit perfectly in these mugs. It made me ever so happy.




Finally, my favorite part. I found this little number at ikea as well. They had this on display and I couldn't walk away from it. The entire set was only $120.00. It completely changed the appearance of my balcony. If you knew what my balcony looked like before, you would totally agree with me. I'm so happy with it, and it was surprisingly easy to set up. I recent trip to ikea told me that as summer creeps in, the price creeps up. It's now up to $150.00 in price. If you ask me, that's still not that bad. If I have people over and the weather outside isn't right, I can bring it in for my table inside too. Since the size of my place doesn't allow me to have a stationary kitchen table.


And finally, I topped off my new table with our mothers day flower pot. My mom was in Toronto during mothers day and we got this for her. But she did go back to Nova Scotia, and the flower pot did not.
It is however, perfect for my table.