Yesterday when my mom & I went in downtown McKinney we found some major goodies! I was so inspired by all the stuff we got and had so much fun with my "projects". I started with all this stuff:
I have been looking for a big vintage frame to turn in to a cork board for a looooong time. Trouble is, all the ones I have seen have been anywhere from $100-150 dollars. That's way more than I wanted to spend, especially if the frame was one that I would have to paint myself. We finally found one yesterday that was perfect...and only $50 bucks!! I could not believe it. It was exactly what I was looking for and was already white. Yay!! I found a frameless corkboard at hobby lobby as well as the perfect fabric. Both were 30% off and ended up being about $20. So, for about $75, I now have this hanging in my kitchen:
I am in love it with. The fabric is the exact same color as my walls & I love the fact that I can easily change the fabric if I need to or want a change/pop of color.
I think I will have to make some fun thumb tacks to match...
My second project takes me to this shelf:
It's a shelf in my living room that I hated. I could not get the right combo of stuff...it was really bland, cluttered and just kind of an eyesore to me. While we were shopping, I found an amazing bird print, for only $18, that I loved. I knew I wanted to frame it, but custom framing is not an option, because it is so expensive (about $115 to frame it how I wanted to). Thankfully, all open back frames were 50% off at Hobby Lobby yesterday, and I found one that was perfectly ornate, but gold. Yuck. So, I painted it white & distressed it a bit. I framed the print this morning and now my shelf looks so much better!
I LOVE how it turned out!
We found the chair prints yesterday, too. If you look closely, they have a subtle animal print. So cute. I love how they look under the shelf.
It's funny how a few simple changes can make such a difference. I feel so inspired by my spring projects. What about all of you...how is your spring cleaning/re-designing coming along?
{special thanks to my fabulous mom, who helped me with all my finds yesterday...svettie, you are THE BEST! Love ya!}
it turned out way cute!
ReplyDeletei actually have a frame much like that in our garage that i am saving to make a corkboard with for adelaide's "big girl room" someday. i'm so glad you shared the tips on making it come together beautifully.
Wow! I love your finds! Love the bird picture.
ReplyDeletei was so glad to see that you posted about your newest creative projects! love them both!!
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SOOOOO CUTE! Were wanting to do the same thing in our office with a frame & fabric. Its SO hard to find those frames that dont cost an arm & a leg these days. I kick myself because we used to have one and Freeland sold it at our garage sell for probably $5!!!!!!!! Your stuff looks great!!!
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