Showing posts with label Home Decor Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Decor Inspiration. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Paw Print Canvas

Remember about a month ago I posted pictures of an upcoming project? Refresh your memory here. I wanted to create some wall art that would represent my family. I had grand intentions of being this amazing painter. As it turns out, I am not. So I turned to what I am good at....scrapbooking! Check out my "Family Paw Print" canvas!

Pretty neat hey? I started by spray painting the edges of the canvas with a bold blue.

I used some grunge board flourishes for accents. I inked them with distress ink and covered them with glossy accents.

I added a few grunge board brackets covered with Perfect Pearls.

In the center, a grunge board heart colored with distress ink and glossy accents. Then I topped it with the key hole that was done with Perfect Pearls.

Attached to the heart is a Tim Holtz swivel chain and a grunge board key. The key was also done with Perfect Pearls.

Each one of us covered a "paw" with distress ink and stamped it. This is David's "paw" print.

My little yorkie Sookie's paw print.

My staffordshire terrier, Caesar's paw print.

And of course, my "paw" print.

All of the papers were from the Little Yellow Bicycle Lucky Me collection.
This is the canvas on my wall. I haven't decided if that's the wall it will stay on, but for now, I'm lovin it! (Bada ba ba baaa!)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Inspiration for Lisa

My sister Lisa is moving into a new place. She asked me for some decorating inspiration, and I've decided to share! Lisa wont have an actual closet in the space she is moving in to, so we have brainstormed some ideas to solve that. Along with that, we wanted to create a cohesive scheme for a young, vibrant 22 year old. Here, is my inspiration board....

Damask, chandeliers and bird cages are immensely popular. I am in love with them. Since we are working with a recently graduated from college budget, we need to incorporate a lot of her existing decor and DIY techniques.
Some of our brainstorming ideas include:
1. Homemade, hand painted privacy "dressing" screen
2. Garage sale steals of chandeliers and vintage bird cages spray painted to match.
3. Vintage birdcages converted into jewelry storage.
4. Vinyl decals...the condo is a rental, so minimal paint allowed.
5. Hand painted canvases to match privacy screen
6. Framed fabric in similar print (cheap and easy art!)

All we need are a few coupons from Michaels, Joann Fabric and a trip to Menards and Lisa will have a new and very chic room! I cant wait to get started!

(photo credits, from top left: decorpad.com, wishspecialevents.com, overstock.com, luxuryexpression.com, Etsy: WallDecors, Ikea, countryfloral.com, Etsy:uncommon, Etsy:Simple Shapes, perfectbound.blogspot.com)
Related Posts with Thumbnails