Same Look 4 Less- Contemporary Apartment decor

Today I have another Washington Post (Wa Po) House Calls makeover. Designer Charles Almonte maximized the space in this 550 sq. ft  living cum dining room by rearranging furniture, adding wall to wall shelving, using a double duty coffee table/ottoman and versatile pull up side table. The price tag for the room: Wa Po Splurge version – $5,740 and Save version – $3,713 . Now here is my version keeping the Ikea chair, shelves, and lighting the same.

Like it? You can get the look for $1,994 .That is a saving of 46%! The budget breakdown is below.

Sofa

#1 Wa Po (Save )version – West Elm Crosby Sofa for $1,199

#2 Mine – Macys Clare Fabric Sofa -$699

Side table

#1 – Fritz polished steel pull up table from Mitchel Gold + Bob Williams for $348

#2 – Bay Shore Collection C Shape Side/End Table from Target for $45

Console table

#1 – Crate and Barrel Era Console Table for $449

#2 – Target Palm Beach Console Table for $171

Rug

#1 – angelo:HOME Loomed Brown Madison Square Wool Rug from Overstock for $770

#2 – Zone Area Rug II from Home Decorators for $500

Book case

#1 –  Sapien Bookcase from Desgin Within Reach for $198

#2 – Spine Book Tower from Overstock for $108

So how did I fare?