This is SO my go-to design trick for adding some color to a room.I bought these plain IKEA frames for $1.99 each, slapped on about 3 coats of basic acrylic paint (also don’t give in if you don’t see the exact color you want, I bought red, orange & white and mixed them until it was the reddish-orange I had in mind), & then a coat of polyurethane spray sealant. That’s it! The pics are what I’m calling “pet portraits”. I wanted to do something fun & Samster is obsessed with our dogs. (P & I kind of are too)
A few other places I’ve used colored frames, the spray painted teal frames in my livingroom…
And this mod-podged frame in Sam’s room. (I like using fabric on frames as a way to tie a room together, the bookshelf fabric is the same as the valance & the frame is the same as the floating bookshelf)
*They’re all Amy Butler Midwest Modern prints from last season. Here’s the Fresh Poppies Fuchsia Fabric By The Yard
Hmmm, looking at these pics of Samster’s room has made me realize I better get crack-a-lackin on Chum-Chum’s nursery. I’m thinking polka dot walls…hmmm….
WOAH can I get a tut on that book sling thingy hanging on a curtain rod?? How is that attached to the wall? I loooove it!
Amen, Amy! I wanna know too.
I love your house – it's so pretty. You should make a tour or something!
It's a tutorial from Apartment Therapy, here's the link…
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/february-jumpstart-2009-entries/how-to-make-a-hanging-book-display-megans-february-jumpstart-project-2009-077231?image_id=3151
Everyone always ask me about it, it's the BEST THING EVER!
Love how the frames bring a pop of color into each room… amazing. Those teal ones just ROCK my world.
I love easy projects that add SO much to a room! Great job! Where did you get that wicker vase and are those storage containers it is sitting on?
I was gonna ask about the hanging bookshelf thing too. It is super cute and very creative. Thanks for posting the link/tutorial.
I'd love to know more about the thing the teal frames are hanging on!
I love the frame idea!
The frames look great. And I seriously love your decorating style.
Hi!! LOVE your blog!! I'm not a mommy but can definitely relate with you in other ways. I just wanted you to know that I will be totally stealing your playroom idea into a modified dinning room idea. I love the contrast of the blue orange and yellow! I'm going to be getting blue curtains, a brown zebra rug and some pink flowers/maybe red. I just love the way you decorate, it is such an escape to the craziness life brings sometimes- So… thank you!♥
Beautiful frames I'd like that house's decoration because it look so clean and bright, I love those frames and your style I'd like to do something similar at home, and you gave excellent ideas.