In the Nude

How do you dolls feel about nude photos? I, for one, love them and I plan to order the perfect one(s) for our master bedroom makeover.

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Etsy Seller nicolekate has this amazing series of 3 charcoal nudes that I definitely have my eye on!

Tip: Keep them in the more personal spaces of your home like the bedroom and bathroom. But if you dare, put them anywhere!! (Yes, I can rhyme!)

BTW- Please don't Google things like, "Nude photos in bedroom." Trust me, you will thank me later.

Thrifty Find: Art

I have been trying to do some thrift shopping more regularly during my lunch breaks and found these three prints all ready to go in GOLD frames! Perfection!









Oh and the best news? They were only $25 for all three! Perrrrfect. Now I can't decide where to put them... currently thinking bedroom? Have you found any gooides at the thrift store lately?

**Don't forget to sign up for the Design*Sponge at Home giveaway. Entries close Monday 12/5 at midnight!

A few things...

I'm a little behind schedule today but better late than never, right?? Got a few things done this weekend like blinds going up in the guest bedroom...



I also got my cute little monkey in the mail from 20x200. Not sure where in the guest bedroom he is going yet.. but don't you love him??



The funny this about this weekend is that I decided to take Saturday away from the computer, blogs, e-mail and Craigslist. Sounded like a good idea at the time. Wrong. Look what I missed on CL...



Posted Saturday. 11 am on the dot. Ironic, eh? Guess I won't be taking any more breaks.

Picasso Returns :)

After the painting I did in Monday's post, I was feeling pretty good about my art skills so I tried my hand at a couple of ink drawings this time, again from Anthro. I have been admiring them for a while and knew they would be perfect for my hallway!




{If you think you see me holding up a piece of cardboard to cover the light and reduce the glare in the reflection of the glass then you are right}





And for the inspiration images...





Who really has $1000 to spend on a couple of pieces of paper with some scribbles on them?

Just call me Picasso

I am getting close to wrapping up the guest bedroom and needed some art for the walls. I have been lusting over this piece from Anthro for quite some time and decided it was time to recreate it!



I went with a deeper blue than the original because the light blue reads a little baby boy room to me. {I know it looks black in the picture, but its blue!}



What do you think? I am pleased since it only cost me about $15 and the original is $2000. Now I just need a frame! I also have a special piece of artwork on the way that I can't wait to share!!

First Gallery Wall

Just finished my first gallery wall, and I love it! I printed the images from the New York Public Library that I talked about here on my printer at home. I picked up frames at Michaels; they came in two packs for $7 a pack. I also had to buy the mats for $3 a piece. The entire project only set me back $40.

I framed all of the pictures and then set them out on the coffee table to make sure I liked the way it would look.



I was trying to pair three pictures from one grouping with three pictures from another but decided after seeing them together to stick with one grouping. This is the result:

Pretty (and free) Art

Thank you, Little Green Notebook for posting this new art source. I will be printing some of theses to go on the wall in my living room as soon as I can choose my favorites! I am going to print them on cardstock at home and then pop them in the trusty white gallery frames from Target. You can find these, along with many other beauties, at the New York Public Library site.

Bathroom Before

We are coming close to being finished with the bathroom so I figured I would share a few before pictures so they end result can be appreciated even more. It was pretty bad. If you don't believe me, take a look.





There it is in all its green trim and green wall glory. It is hard to imagine someone would seriously pick out those paint colors.

Anyhoo, here are a few sneak peeks of what has been going on with the reno this weekend:

We added new knobs to the vanities! This is what they looked like before the pretty new knobs...



... and here is after with the new Hobby Lobby knobs. I'd say they look a lot like those high-dollar anthropologie knobs, don't you think??





I also found the mirrors this weekend. I have been looking for a couple of weeks and not finding anything I like for the budget I gave myself (about $50 a mirror). Well, I decided to go to Target to see if they had anything. They did. Let's just say $20 clearance. Yes.



They only had one in the store but luckily they were on clearance online, too. I just placed the order for the second.

I also made a little artwork to hang above the toilet. (Sorry for the bad picture)



Hopefully we will be completely done in a few days once the mirror comes in! Soooo close!

Want to read more about the bathroom remodel? Check out any of these posts:
Updates, And the vanity saga continues, Bathroom Update, Say Hello To My New Friend, Painting Mishap, My Husband Broke Up With Home Depot, Sassy Approves