Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

My DIY Art Thanks To LIttle Green Notebook

A little while back I was super inspired by this DIY art by Jenny at Little Green Notebook.  She always has amazing art in her home at a fraction of the price you would expect her to pay.  So I decided to take her tutorial and get busy at Casa McGrath.  


Step one to find a location - Easy! Enter blank wall that was feeling pretty bland.  I loved having the mirror sit over the teak console but every time I looked at it it would annoy me as it wasn't popping as much as I wanted it to! 

Next step was to find some artistic inspriation.  I loved this trellis fabric swatch I had but it was no where big enough to use as a wall hanging.  So I found a trusty scrap booking paper from Etsy, saved it to my USB and had a A1 blueprint printed out for $4.  Yes that's right $4!  The sales assistant was hesitant to print it as it would only come out in grey scale and with some pixilation but I love the line variation and colour. 

The last step was to put up my print and then style the space adding in other elements that brighten up the space.  Of course, the bar tray came back out and I included a pastel love print for a bit of light colour relief.

Voila!  So thanks to Jenny and her brilliant idea which has totally transformed our dining space. I love the pop of pattern and the colour palate works perfectly in our home.  So I'm curious - would you do something like this in your home? 

 
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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Blogger Created Art: Jess LC and the Wells Collection

You have to love a talented blogger and I am sure you are going to love Jess LC's new Wells collection from Make Under My Life.  Jess collaborated with Ampersand Design Studio to create a beautiful collection of prints that are inspiring and chic.  I'm loving the minimalist design and the choice of colours - neon pink? yes please!  And while we are at it, you have to check out the Wells look book - Jess collaborated with some super cool bloggers like Danielle Moss of The Everygirl and Breakfast at Toast and Liz Schneider of Sequins and Stripes to bring the posters to life.  It's  really good read! 


Source: Jess LC