DIY Bedside Carafe Set

Hey GFFs!

Chilo usually brings a glass of water to put on his nightstand before bed just in case he wakes up thirsty in the middle of the night (obviously lol).  Though, many times it sits on the dresser until the morning and then he will drink it... I think that's gross.

Let me explain. This is not because of my Acey Deucey.  I know this is just the name of a game for many of you. However, growing up it was my family's name for a milder form of OCD. Three of the five of us kids seem to have been unofficially diagnosed with it. Our symptoms seem to show when it comes to germs, folding blankets correctly, spreading condiments to the edge of slices of bread and stuff like that. It is also not just the thought of dust settling in the glass or *cringe* a bug taking a sip in the wee hours of the night, it's because I have taken a sip of the water in the morning and I can taste the difference! I carry a metal water bottle with me pretty much all of the time and I can't taste a difference no matter how long it sits. Chilo is a chugger. Like he can finish a gallon of water in no time! Water bottles don't really work out for him, he'd rather carry a gallon with him.

Okay, back to the point... my husband was being gross by drinking dusty bug water and I had to do something about it. I was on Zulily one day and saw the solution! I was really contemplating spending over $30 (I'd have to pay for shipping too) to save my husband from this nightmare. Then, I got myself together and remembered I am WAY too frugal to spend that much on two glasses. So the search began! I ran into this beautiful Oscar De La Renta night set on Google for over $150 dollars! I know there are people out there that will gladly spend this but for everyone else, I decided I will find something for 10% of that cost. I saw a blue set from Crate&Barrel and really liked the lines of it, but again it was way more than I wanted to spend.


I was wondering around Ross for some black cloth napkins, didn't find any there but I did find the carafe solution! There was a glass milk bottle there for $3 dollars. Yes, $3! It reminded me of the blue set that I liked. I searched around the other shelves for individually sold glasses and found a rounded class for $1. The total for his set was $4!!! When I got home, I remembered we had a glass that was flat on the bottom with longer lines that we got from the Dollar Tree for a project that we never did. I asked him which he liked better and he chose the flat glass.

I'm happy with how it turned out, especially for under $5! I did find a set for under $15 from CB2 that I considered. However if purchasing it, you should read the reviews to make an informed purchase. I am pleased with the sturdiness and thickness of the glass, as well as the pour of the pitcher which were some of the concerns of the CB2 version. Anyway, I hope this inspires you to think outside of the box as well as to save a "coint" or 2! Please share with me in the comments what kind of projects you like to DIY, or your money saving ideas so that I can do some of them too!