$100 Room Challenge Week 4 | Carport Reveal

Let me start out by saying, this is my second time participating in the $100 Room Challenge. I also participated in the One Room Challenge last season where we remodeled our laundry room. And while that challenge was a little bit easier in the sense there was no budget, we had to build a space from studs so it was a lot of work. But despite those things, if I had to compare both challenges, the $100 Room Challenge wins hands down for a small community of bloggers who support each other in their work/goals. I didn't feel the love from the ORC like I do from the $100RC. So a big thank you to Erin for creating such an incredible environment, it's truly what this whole thing is about. *end small rant*

Now welcome to the carport reveal! I'll keep it short since I know we're all here for the pictures. In 4 weeks and with $100, we turned our dingey, unattractive carport into a semi pretty, useful place to park the car. Catch up on the previous weeks below to see how I built the planter and installed the can light.

Week 1 | The Carport Before & Plans
Week 2 | A Modern Exterior Light
Week 3 | $10 Planter with Herb Garden

The before's aren't the worst, but I'm much happier with how it is now.

The most difficult and most expensive part of this project was wrapping the rod iron columns with wood planks. Since we weren't removing the rod iron, the planks had to be long enough to fit completely around them. 2x12's did the trick from Home Depot and cost $67.

One of my favorite, budget friendly pieces of this project - the solar LED landscaping light FOR $1.88. Not much else that needs to be said of a cute and low cost light. p.s. I bought like 3 replacements since they were so cheap...

 Now for the best - the side by sides.

Budget Spent
$9.96 Planter
$5.48 Herbs
$3.12 Bricks
$2.45 Mulch
$1.88 Solar light 
$66.56 (8) 2x12 lumber
$10.37 Exterior light

Total: $99.82

Slowly but surely is the motto of this house renovation. Thank you to everyone who participated in this season because I'm sure the reveals and spaces are great, but this is truly an incredible (and growing) community. Make sure to stop by everyone's reveal through the links below, but check back often because some will link up over the next week.

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