Thursday, February 16, 2012

Gallery Wall Reveal and A Winner


The winner of  the Nicole Flint Collection pillow, chosen by random generator, is ...

Sandy

Sandy, please send me your e-mail address so I can make sure you get that sweet pillow!


You won't believe it, but I actually finished a project in one afternoon. (Thank heavens for naptime!) My stairway gallery wall is done. Well, almost. I need to put photos in some of the new frames. But that's the easy part. The tedious process of hanging the frames is complete, and I am proud to say that there is only one unnecessary nail hole in the wall :)

Here it is...







Hope you don't mind the photo overload. I just needed to show it off to someone. I kept saying to my boys, "Let's all take a moment and admire the new wall." They just were not sharing my enthusiasm about it. Gosh, is it so hard to get an "atta girl?"

Here's a trick for getting a gallery wall done quickly. When you lay the frames on the floor to map out the configuration, be sure to put them in a high traffic area. Then say a hundred times "don't step on the frames!" to every person who walks near them. Trust me. It will motivate you to get the frames on the wall pronto!

Also, I cannot recommend my "template" method highly enough.


While it's a bit of effort to trace and cut the templates, it's so much easier to move the paper around and position the frames where you want them.


Just for fun, let's take a look at the overall before and after of this space...


Hope you like it, and if you do, can I get an "atta girl?" :)


Sharing at DIY By Design's Winter Blues Wednesday

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Color of Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

Since today is all about red hearts and red roses, I thought I'd share some red eye candy with you. I don't have much red in my home, but the pops of red in these rooms made my heart beat a little faster.




































So, what do you think? Are you feeling the love for the color of love??