So, my latest Better Homes and Gardens magazine came with a little "50 Updates under $50" section and it got me thinking... "hmmmmm.... I really want to re-do our wall collage". You see, on the list they had "Painting a corbel" marked as a simple upgrade to make any wall decor stand out. I thought that was pretty cool as-is, but I also realized I did not own a corbel, nor had I remembered ever really seeing one... That is, until the next morning...I woke up early last Saturday, hopped on my bike, and cruised around to the neighborhood yard sales.
--Let me stop right here and say this might become my new Saturday morning tradition--
SO. Stinkin'. Fun.
Anyway, I digress. I walked up to one and I spotted this beauty lying on its side on the grass.
It's amazing what you can find once you start looking for it! So, I picked up the big piece of ceramic beauty and asked, "How much?".
The response: 50 cents!
I tried to conceal my excitement, but I was just so excited that I nearly squealed. I knew my boring wall of just photos, the one that we jokingly refer to as "The Wall of Caitlin and Brandon", would forever change from this:
To this:
I just kind of started with reckless abandon, moving, rearranging, swapping out fabric mats, and nailing new holes in the wall. I ran to Micheal's Craft Store and found the sign that says "Cherish" for $2.00. Honestly, it could have said "Poop" or something to that caliber on it and I would have still hung it up because the colors were perfect... but let's just agree that "Cherish" is a better saying.
I also grabbed some vase fillers to add some texture to the wall and of course I put a sweet little blue bird on my corbel. I'd love to make a "put a bird on it" joke, but Young House Love already hit that joke yesterday haha. Oh well. Here you go for all my fellow Portlandia fans.
A few mementos tucked into frames help break up the photos. I used movie stubs from our first dates and also fortunes from Chinese food.
Little known fact: We used to always go out for Chinese food on our dates.
Oh yeah, and I moved the sofa. I'm following in my mom's furniture rearranging footsteps!
And, just for good measure, a few more gratuitous shots of the wall.
Ta da! There you have it. Our finished wall. See, I told Brandon we need a new project... otherwise lots of other seemingly-finished things are going to change!
--Let me stop right here and say this might become my new Saturday morning tradition--
SO. Stinkin'. Fun.
Anyway, I digress. I walked up to one and I spotted this beauty lying on its side on the grass.
It's amazing what you can find once you start looking for it! So, I picked up the big piece of ceramic beauty and asked, "How much?".
The response: 50 cents!
I tried to conceal my excitement, but I was just so excited that I nearly squealed. I knew my boring wall of just photos, the one that we jokingly refer to as "The Wall of Caitlin and Brandon", would forever change from this:
To this:
I just kind of started with reckless abandon, moving, rearranging, swapping out fabric mats, and nailing new holes in the wall. I ran to Micheal's Craft Store and found the sign that says "Cherish" for $2.00. Honestly, it could have said "Poop" or something to that caliber on it and I would have still hung it up because the colors were perfect... but let's just agree that "Cherish" is a better saying.
I also grabbed some vase fillers to add some texture to the wall and of course I put a sweet little blue bird on my corbel. I'd love to make a "put a bird on it" joke, but Young House Love already hit that joke yesterday haha. Oh well. Here you go for all my fellow Portlandia fans.
A few mementos tucked into frames help break up the photos. I used movie stubs from our first dates and also fortunes from Chinese food.
Little known fact: We used to always go out for Chinese food on our dates.
Oh yeah, and I moved the sofa. I'm following in my mom's furniture rearranging footsteps!
And, just for good measure, a few more gratuitous shots of the wall.
Ta da! There you have it. Our finished wall. See, I told Brandon we need a new project... otherwise lots of other seemingly-finished things are going to change!
Love the transformation. It gives so much more depth to the space. Hooray for garage sales:)
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome! I agree- yard sales are so much fun... especially when you're crafty and can turn junk into something awesome! I love doing that!
ReplyDelete~Maggie
Love the wall! It turned out great. Makes me want to redo my photo wall.
ReplyDeleteLove it! and the row of flowers is just gorgeous. Great job
ReplyDeleteCaitlin, what a beautiful vignette. I LOVE the way your wall turned out. Wish I had an area to do that : )
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