Family Photo Grouping

Here's a little project I worked on with my baby sister. She moved to another state, which means another house of course, and she's going through the process that we all go through of trying to slowly pull everything together. I haven't been in her house yet, but she e-mailed this photo to me to get my advice. She wanted to showcase her family photos but they looked kind of like they were floating and lost on the wall.

I suggested moving them down on the wall a bit and doing a variation of the "paint the square on the wall" idea to give it a more cohesive look. We had fun working out the details together over the phone and, since she has always been a thrifty shopper, this project didn't cost her much. She bought the paint at Walmart, found the trim pieces in a sale bin at the home improvement store, and bought the vinyl words for either $14.99 or $19.99 (I can't remember which, but either way it wasn't expensive). Love it! Excellent work little sister! :-)

Foyer Art Solution

Here's another idea for those large foyer walls that you don't know what to do with. This is my friend's foyer. She was frustrated with this wall, so I gave her this idea and she put it into action.

She:
1. Painted a large square on the wall.
2. Purchased stock plastic molding at the home improvement store.
3. Painted the molding and antiqued it.
4. Attached the molding directly to the wall with nails.
5. In this case she had a decorative painter come in and antique the painted square and add the decorative scrolling.
6. Hung the picture in the center.

Didn't she do a great job? This is an idea that could be interpreted in many different ways, so hopefully it will be helpful to someone.

As always, let me know what you think.

Family Photo Grouping

Here's a little project I worked on with my baby sister. She moved to another state, which means another house of course, and she's going through the process that we all go through of trying to slowly pull everything together. I haven't been in her house yet, but she e-mailed this photo to me to get my advice. She wanted to showcase her family photos but they looked kind of like they were floating and lost on the wall.I suggested moving them down on the wall a bit and doing a variation of the "paint the square on the wall" idea to give it a more cohesive look. We had fun working out the details together over the phone and, since she has always been a thrifty shopper, this project didn't cost her much. She bought the paint at Walmart, found the trim pieces in a sale bin at the home improvement store, and bought the vinyl words for either $14.99 or $19.99 (I can't remember which, but either way it wasn't expensive). Love it! Excellent work little sister! :-)

Foyer Art Solution

Here's another idea for those large foyer walls that you don't know what to do with. This is my friend's foyer. She was frustrated with this wall, so I gave her this idea and she put it into action.She:
1. Painted a large square on the wall.
2. Purchased stock plastic molding at the home improvement store.
3. Painted the molding and antiqued it.
4. Attached the molding directly to the wall with nails.
5. In this case she had a decorative painter come in and antique the painted square and add the decorative scrolling.
6. Hung the picture in the center.

Didn't she do a great job? This is an idea that could be interpreted in many different ways, so hopefully it will be helpful to someone.

As always, let me know what you think.

Word wall

I love this wall! Don't you? Courtesy of small place style.

Scratch off Father's Day card

I know that I typically post about decorating, but I saw this on Design Dazzle's post this morning and had to share it! What a fun idea! Click here for photos and the full details on how to make the card...

Folding Screen Remix

This foyer wall needed some art, but it's a large wall (9' x 9') and that usually means big $$$!Thinking outside the box, we found this folding screen at Home Goods for $90. It's made to sit on the floor but it's the right size, has some character, and with a little paint could work in our space. Why not put it on the wall? (We had already taken it apart and sawn the legs off by the time we took this picture.)We painted the 3 sections of the screen, put the wrought iron back in two of them and purchased a painted iron piece for the middle for $30 at Kohls (we felt that putting the wrought iron in all 3 would be a little monotonous). Total cost of the project, including paint was $130.So... next time you're shopping, look at things with a creative eye. Is that REALLY all it can be used for, or can you make it work as something else?