Joanna, who prides herself on the ability to scrounge for a deal, rounded out the rooms with some crafty touches—such as the free dinosaur clip art, pictures from a 99-cent book, and $1 Goodwill frames that decorate the boys' bedroom. Here, Liza (center) joins Shep and Ozzy to hit the books—and blocks.
Bed, $299: Joanna separated an Ikea bunk-bed set into twins.
Curtains, $20 each: Bright-green window panels from Target (contrasted with walls painted in Summit Gray by Sherwin-Williams) amp up the energy in the boys' room.
Lights, $45 each: A local shopkeeper created these pendant lights using vintage crawfish traps.
Wall art, $170: For fun, the Swansons had a meter from Orange Research installed to monitor the amount of water used per minute.
Mirror, $0: Joanna saved the powder room's zinc-wrapped wooden mirror from her family's old house.
Sink, $436: This commercial-style sink from American Standard is fashioned of enameled cast iron.
Workroom
Joanna (center), Ella (left), and Liza craft in their home's sunny workroom, painted in White Dove by Benjamin Moore.
Table, $350: By combining $300 worth of plumbing pipes with $25 in planks and $25 in wood stain from Home Depot, John built a handsome table.
Storage, $99: Joanna talked an antiques dealer down from $125 to snag these lockers, which she spray-painted black.
The Swansons
Above all else, the Swansons enjoy going to great lengths to decorate on the cheap: "Even if we had all the money in the world, we'd still be doing this," Joanna says. "I love to hunt, and John loves to build."
In this photo: John and Joanna Swanson hang out on the front porch with their kids (from left), Ella, Ozzy, Shep, and Liza.
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