Large Wall Solutions

Bare with me as I try to jump back on the blogging band wagon. It is a challenge to be on top of things with a newborn. What was my excuse before I had the baby? I have no idea.

I recently asked my facebook people if they had any questions about spaces in their homes.

My sweet friend Lindsey asked about two large walls she has in her master bedroom and a sitting room.  I'm going in blind on this because I'm not familiar with her home, but here are a few budget friendly suggestions. Let's look at some visuals first....

 

 

 

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Notice that the pictures are hung on the entire upper and lower wall space, if you're not putting a table or chairs under the frames then I believe that you're not limited to just the upper portion of the wall. I have a small gallery wall in my hallway and the pictures are hung anywhere from waist level all the way up to close to the ceiling.

 

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Walls aren't just for pictures. You can add interest to a gallery space by mixing in mirrors, canvases, letters (found at most local craft stores), kid's art, plates...anything goes really. You can also add impact by painting stripes. I would suggest using the original wall color paired with a darker or lighter stripe in the same wall color tone or family. Here's a demonstration on how to paint stripes on a wall.

 

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Some spaces call for a small table coupled with a chair or two. If you don't have a table available and you're on a tight budget (like me!), craiglist can be you're best friend. I would even look in the "free"section, you never know what you might find!! Give the table a fun coat of paint and pair it up with two chairs. The wall space above it will be used for your wall gallery.

 

 

 

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Spray paint botanical finds in fun colors! Use these inexpensive Ikea frames.

 

 

 

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This is a super fun idea using free paint samples.

 

 

Hope this helps! If you have any other large wall solutions I would love to hear about them! 

Angeline's Nursery reveal!

Let's see, what has been going on since May 6th, my last post? Besides setting a terrible example as a design blogger, I've been preparing to have a baby! Baby Angeline is due on February 6th! Wow.

 

This is us in her nursery before we added anything. My colors that I tried to stick with are yellow, a soft aqua, and light gray. It's not 100% complete, but let's take a look...

 

 

 

 

I have some before pictures of this old dresser, it was a mess.

 

This is a Lulie Wallace inspired painting given to me by my sister. So talented! I needed something else to balance the painting on the wall so I glued small branches together to spell out Angeline's initials, which adds a whimsical touch. (They were spray painted white)

 

 

 

 

 

I added pictures of Will and I when we were youngins' into the nursery.

 

The closet floor was a brown linoleum that I painted gray, taped triangles and added the white paint. It's always a great idea to add special touches to small spaces.

 

 

 

There's a story behind this ceiling, it was an awful old school popcorn before. I will update you later on how it was completed. I love how it completely changed the look of the room!

 

 

So there it is. I still have blankets, pillows, and a changing pad to add, but we're almost there!

 

 



Nurseries: Lay Baby Lay

How are y'all doing in this heat? I was out on the lake yesterday and burnt my lip...from the sun! I hate it, I so hope it doesn't turn into a fever blister!

Well, I have this blog that I love to visit. She is SO inspiring and finds the cutest things for kids rooms and nurseries. So if I am pregnant soon, my little love for her blog will quickly turn into a full-on obssession!

Lay Baby Lay, here are some of her amazing design boards for nurseries.

Baby Love Bug? How cute is that?! I also found this cute baby source through her site, LittleChoux. They have adorable stuff like this...

New Paneled Dining Room!

I think I say this everytime, but THIS is my favorite project so far!! It was a lot crammed in to three days but I was a determined to get it done. Now I do have to say that it isn't 100% polished, I have to add a frame type ledge to the top, but I just had to show you!!

Taking that old chair rail down was a great feeling!

I brought the white up to about 6 1/2 feet and then bought 3 1/2" by 1/2" wood. We nailed a strip up every 10 1/2 inches. I caulked all the nail areas and all the gaps between the wood and the wall ( a lot!) and then painted one coat of primer, and two coats of Creamy White Bear paint.

I also updated the light fixture. Good story: The pendant drum shade is from West Elm, I was going to order it for about $130 but we found it at the Pottery Barn Outlet for $75! Very happy moment for me.

Y'all, I have become slightly obsessed with horses lately! I don't know what it is, but I love them. This painting/drawing is just another example of the infatuation.

(I also sale my art, so if you ever need a custom piece, I'd love to help)

Oh yeah, and I have to paint the trim on that door. Oops!

 A cute little vintage Kraft box I found at an antique store..perfect for the silver!

View from the living room. It's been a project I've wanted to do for about two years.

Ladies tell me how badly the room needs a rug, so I can get my husband to read your comments. It's not complete without one, am I right?!

Let me also mention that I never would have thought of this idea for my dining room if it weren't for Julie Holloway over at Milk and Honey Home. She created a great living room that inspired this dining room!

House update!

I know, I know it's been way too long, but I do have new projects rolling out! Right now I'm FINALLY in the middle of working on my dining room.

See, it's a mess...

We had that traditional chair railing and I took that down, hallelujah! I've got some great plans, I just hope that it looks as good in reality as it does in my head!

Here's a few dining rooms that keep me motivated.

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Let me get back to work!



Show Stoppers

I recently completed a pretty pathetic DIY project on my entry way lamp. Its bright yellow because I really want a wow factor when people first walk in, but this little lamp is just not cutting it!

I searched around and found a few that would really draw a crowd!

Lamps in first picture from Jonathan Adler and Design Within Reach, second picture from Jonathan Adler.

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! 

Coral and Green: Color Moods!

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Monday March 20th? Wow. I had to take a leave of absence for a while. I had another surgery on the 6th, a laparoscopy. Any one ever had one of those? They're no fun, but I'm feeling better now.

I think one night in my drug induced haze I thought of green and coral together for a Color Moods post. They work so well, especially in an outfit. Green and coral aren't stand alone colors however, like black and white. They work better when layered. 

 

Like with a little cobalt blue...

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Or white.....

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Glad to be back! Hope y'all have a wonderful Monday!