Framed Out

So I found this picture on the lovely pinterest...

...and I fell head over heals in love with it. I knew that I wanted to recreate it but with different colors. So since we are home in Arkansas I decided to make a trip to Hobby Lobby, which by the way, is an amazing store! I walked into the store not knowing what colors I wanted to use but thought I would just walk around and look at what they had.

This is what I walked out with...

A cork board picture frame, two sheets of scrap book paper, and a big gold letter

I picked this paper out because the pattern resembled the look of the frame

I wanted something not so bright so I figured these colors would work good in our home. The next thing was to figure out how I was going to put everything together. I decided that a hot glue gun would be my best bet.

I took the back of the cork board off the picture frame and glued the edges of the paper to the cork board. Once it dried I put it back together. I was afraid that it would not stick but it held better than I had ever dreamed!

The next challenge consisted of getting the letter to stick to the paper. Well the hot glue gun came through again! This little project turned out better than I could have ever imagine! Here is the finish product.

It looks so much better in person! Cant wait to get home and find a place for it...



Gettin All Stripey on Ya!

Sooooo....after I won the seven year battle over wanting a coffee table instead of an ottoman, I had to convince my husband that it was finally time to tackle the vertical stripes that I have been begging for forever! Usually I do not have to ask my husband for help because I can handle decorating/painting on my own, but this was a bit hard for me.

My husband has the eye and by that I mean he can pretty much look at something for one second and tell it is not level. No need for levelers in our home, well that's not true. I have one tucked away just in case I decide to do something crazy when he is not home ;). So with all that being said I have been dreaming of vertical stripes on our accect/tv wall for some time now. I knew what a challenge it would be for my man to  have to measure the wall, draw all the lines and then put up tape. So needless to say I have been biting my tongue for some time now and finally the other day I pretty much begged him to do it for me! He said yes!

I was beyond excited. So here are a few photos to show you the process and then the final product. Oh and must I say....I am totally in love with my wall :)

Anthony drawing the lines

measuring

painting...

final product. weird light! its white stripes on a light brown wall.

Oh and just to mention we lost power half way through this project! Did that stop us? No way, we kept on at it until it was finished. So happy with the outcome! Oh and here is sneak peek into our hall bathroom makeover...