this weekend, a few changes/additions to our bedroom was exactly that thing that made my heart happy. we've lived in our apartment for almost two years and had yet to hang anything on our bedroom walls. b-o-r-i-n-g. it was driving me crazy. i loved our bedding, which you can see here, but we needed to add some wall decor very badly.
about two months ago, i made these frames on a craft night with one of my girlfriends, amanda. i simply took one of our pillowcases that matched our bedspread and framed them in some old white frames i had laying around. perfect. and the cost? zero dollars. even better.
yes, it took about two months for them to actually make it up on our wall, but ta-da! here they are hung above our dresser.
love. it. i love little knick-knacks, but not tacky ones. pretty ones. here i have used a few to embellish the top of our dresser.
- clearance picture frames: i found these silver frames on clearance at target. i made some black and white prints and here is one of bella; a newborn shot from the hospital. so sweet. i love decorating with art that's us. in my opinion, using pictures of our family to fill empty spaces and add a nice touch is so much better than pictures of random things.
- money jar: nick&i have a "money jar". it's actually a vase you can see peeking out from the back that we throw all of our spare change in. if my wallet gets bulging with change, i dump it into this vase. if nick has spare coins that he leaves by his wallet, i snag them and throw them in the vase. it isn't much now, but it's adding up and our hope is to be saving towards a treat for ourselves at some point (maybe a 5 year anniversary trip?? one can dream... i guess we still have two years to save!)
- vase filled with stones: i got the square vase at target (again, on clearance) and filled it with river rocks that i found at wal-mart. we used these river rocks everywhere in the decor for our wedding, so i love incorporating them into our home. i think it's important--and fun--to be able to look around your home and see memories in the items that you use to decorate.
- white vase with flowers: my favorite. this sweet little vase we had on our wedding registry at crate&barrel, that i filled with some sweet lil yellow pom-pom flowers. they just make me feel cheerful. and add a fun pop of color to the room. love it!
on the other side...
- clearance picture frames: again. i have another frame from clearance at target (can you tell i love that aisle?) this time with a print of one of our wedding pictures.
- candle holder: a quartz-like candle holder we got as a wedding gift that i think is so quirky and great! i love character pieces like this that are unique and add a great twist to decorating. especially if it's something special and sentimental like a wedding gift.
- necklace holder: i found this silver tree at target (yep, you guessed it... in the clearance aisle) that is originally meant to be a necklace holder, but i just loved it for a little accessory to add to our room decor. i love it, and it matches the nature theme of our bedding. i'm a huge fan of re-purposing items in decorating and being creative with what you find.
i have a few other projects i'll be working on... it will probably take me a few months to finish those ones, too ;) but i'll be sure to post them when i do.
happy decorating!
GREAT idea about the pillow case! That way it matches perfectly. Gotta love the clearance aisle. The dresser looks really really great, Megs! You have a special gift. We had a coin jar, too. We really wanted to go out one night and we needed $ for a babysitter (both sets of p's were unavailable). I was like, "Let's just use the coin jar to get some cash for a babysitter." We both guessed it'd be like $20 since it didn't look like there was that much in there. I took it to the bank and it was $80! Change adds up fast! I have no doubt you'll be shocked when you bring it into the bank in a few years. How fun!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that jewelry holder and LOVE LOVE LOVE Your artwork!!
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