Lets Hang Stuff on the Walls!

When I moved here there wasn't much in the way of wall decor. Just a mirror and a couple random hand-me-down pieces of art in the kitchen, a Denver Broncos clock in the bedroom, and a Chinese restaurant menu in the living room, you know, the one that has a calendar on it and rolls up like a scroll. Yeah, very bachelor pad.

Cozy Corner

When I primed the kitchen, I got to take down the stuff in there. The mirror got moved to above my dresser and the art is safely hidden in the spare room at the moment. I'm thinking of re-using the canvases to paint my own art on them. The Broncos clock is still in the bedroom, which is ok for now, but I might move it later. And the Chinese restaurant menu has been rolled up and put in the junk drawer, we still need the menu, it just doesn't need to be displayed. I felt so much better the day that happened.

To fill the empty wall space in the living room, I finally unpacked the box we brought back at Christmas with all my picture frames. We set aside an afternoon to replace a few old pictures with the new ones I had printed and hang them in the living room. We also have the painting my mom made for me  up as well (Seriously, go check out my mom's work. She's very talented!).
I would say our living room looks and feels more like home now.

ALSO!

I totally found this awesome pin on Pinterest that inspired me to make something similar. I found the frame and small clothes pins at Walmart and I used tan yarn I already had. Some measuring, hot glue, and a bit of pizazz and we've got ourselves a sweet new piece of art. It originally hung on the wall in the living room next to the Chinese menu, but I moved it to the bedroom, as I feel like that's a more suitable place for this type of artwork. It's new home is above our bed.

So much Love

Stay tuned for more crafty projects from Pinterest and my slow ass leisurely journey of decorating our home. My mom says that it's good that I am taking my time, because I am able to put a lot of thought into what items I purchase and what I create so it will mean more to me later, not to mention look really, really good.