This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. My love language is organizing and decluttering. That’s what I figured out last weekend. The house was a total wreck, mostly because with the master bathroom refresh happening, all of the other rooms sort of spun out of control (funny how that always seems to happen during intensive room makeovering). Robert could tell I was feeling stressed Saturday morning and said to me, “You just enjoy some alone time”, and took the girls to Grandma’s house across town. (Sigh… that knight in shining armor.) And do you know what I did in those 7 glorious hours while they were gone? I organized. And it was LIFE GIVING! Which got me to the storage/organization situation in the master bathroom… because we have none. Zilch. This was the storage situation in our master bathroom a few weeks ago: That sad little hamper was barely helping. And I knew we could get so much more function out of that spot with vertical storage. So we sprung for this Home Decorators Collection linen cabinet from The Home Depot to help with storing our towels and toiletries that usually ended up cluttering our countertop in the past. They have so much great storage furniture along with linens and pretty baskets and organizing solutions. We conveniently picked up this cabinet during a big sale, so we couldn’t have even built it for the time and building materials and paint it would have taken for the sturdy quality of it. It shipped to our house for free in two days (all orders over $45 ship free), and it was already assembled. Woo to the hoo on that one! But the thing that drove me crazy was we needed a hamper too, and we had no more space for one in our tiny bathroom. I was determined to get this linen cabinet though because I loved the color so much that it inspired the paint job on our vanity cabinet. I figured I could rig a hamper instead. And it worked! If you have a cabinet that would work better moonlighting as a hamper, here’s how to do it. This is seriously the most simple tutorial ever and barely needs an explanation. I’m dubbing it the “instant hamper trick”. Supplies Used:
That’s it. I know, this hardly constitutes as a DIY. The Steps:1. Drill pilot holes into both sides and back of your cabinet, near the top. 2. Screw your 3 small coat hooks into the pilot holes. 3. Hang your laundry bag open from the 3 hooks by poking them through the open mesh netting underneath the drawstring. Boom. You have a hamper. It’s hilarious to me how absolutely ecstatic I got over this, but hey… this mama needed functional storage to help with the daily cleaning up and she got it! For the rest of the linen cabinet, I just rolled up our towels to store on one of the shelves, and I rolled up our washcloths to store in the drawer. I picked up a couple of canisters from The Home Depot to hold our bath sponges and cotton balls, and I stuck a basket on top for holding toiletries. And I put this philodendron plant on top to add some life to the room. Can you believe it’s artificial? It looks so real! To help with the toilet paper storage situation, I picked up this big basket too. I love how it added a bit of extra texture… even if it’s filled with very unexciting TP. Decor sources:
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I’m so thrilled to see this bathroom nearing the end and to finally get some function in here! Makes me think we should have worked on this room ages ago. If you’re needing some pretty bathroom storage solutions, you can check out all of them at The Home Depot here. What do you think of that instant hamper trick?! Is this something everyone already figured out except me? Sometimes the best solutions are the most simple ones.
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It’s the freakin’ weekend, y’all! I’m doing something rather out of the ordinary today by swapping out my paint brush for my coffee cup to gush over decorating ideas and introduce y’all to a group of sweet blogger friends. (Well, okay, this weekend won’t be totally project-less… you guys know me better than that.) Every Saturday these ladies host a blog hop called Home Style Saturdays with all kinds of helpful decorating projects and advice, and I’m so thrilled to co-host with them this week. And if you missed it yesterday, I shared a post I’ve been meaning to write forever! If you’ve been struggling with figuring out your decorating style, I hope this one helps get you on the right track. Bless’er House | How to Find Your Decorating Style
Shabbyfufu | Budget Bathroom Ideas – Luxury Hotel LookSo Much Better With Age | Valentine’s Day High Tea PartyStoneGable | DIY Pine Cone Fire StartersDesignthusiasm | 5 Affordable Room Makeovers: How to Update Your DecorOn Sutton Place | DIY Heart Wreath IdeasI hope you love these five ladies as much as I do. I looked up to all of their beautiful blogs and homes so much before I ever started blogging myself. Now if y’all need me, I’ll be over here painting a door, hanging up some new printable art, and planning something HUGE that I’m dying to tell more about next week. Are you up to anything creative today? Or still KonMari-ing? (Is that a verb? It is now.) Cheers to Saturday, friends! The post Home Style Saturday appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2G1q2Q2 6 steps to find your decorating style by examining your personality, your lifestyle, your inspirations, and what you already own to create the home you love. #decoratingstyle #findyourdecoratingstyleConfession: I don’t have a clue what I’m doing. I don’t have any sort of formal interior design training. If you ask me what my decorating style is, I’ll shrug and say, “I really don’t know.” But I do know one thing. I know what is “me”. And somehow that works. This is honestly a hilarious post for me to write because 5 years ago, I felt so lost sifting through my overflowing Pinterest boards as Robert and I were about to move into our first house. Wouldn’t you feel overwhelmed too in this big blank slate? I had boho and farmhouse and glam and industrial and every kind of decorating style you could imagine crammed into my little room planning folders. And. I. was. so. overwhelmed! I wasted so much money doing the trial and error thing for a while buying things that weren’t “me” because I didn’t take the time to really decide what my style actually was. Is this familiar to you? Have you gone through the identity crisis thing? If not, click that little “x” in the corner because this post isn’t for you. If you have, settle in, friend, because I feel ya, and I hope this helps in some way so that you don’t keep making the same mistakes over and over. Out of all of the thrift projects I’ve done, furniture makeovers I’ve finished, room redesigns we’ve pulled off, the best money-saving advice I can ever give you is this: If you don’t figure out your decorating style first, you will never be totally happy with your home, and you will waste so much time and money trying to work backwards. Okay, whew! That was long-winded, but I had to tell you that because I eventually had to tell myself the same thing. Want to know how to break out of that though? Here we go… How to Find Your Decorating Style:1. Look for commonalities among your inspiration photos.When I first tried to figure out my style, I looked through my home inspiration Pinterest boards to try and decipher traits many of them had in common. And I discovered most of the photos had these:
Boom! That was me in a nutshell. And I’m betting, if your Pinterest boards feel all over the place, that they actually have a lot of similarities that will point you in the right direction for your home’s “game plan”. 2. Check out your own wardrobe.When I looked through my closet and sifted through some of my favorite clothing pieces, I found the same thing I’d discovered in the commonalities among my inspiration photos: natural fabrics, textured details like fringe and lace, simple fabric prints (if any at all), and neutral colors with hints of blue and green mingled in. I’m a jeans and simple T-shirt or light blouse kind of girl with casual booties or sandals. That’s my comfort zone. If you love bright colors and fun patterns and sequins and glitz, embrace that same style in your home! Because that is YOU! 3. Examine your home’s architectural style.If your house already has some character, make it shine. If you live in a midcentury modern house, mingle in some midcentury mod furniture. If you have a more traditional home, lean traditional in maybe your light fixtures. You don’t have to totally box yourself into one type of decorating style just because your house’s already established architectural style dictates that. Just throw in a nod to it and it’ll feel like it fits. And if you have a builder grade house that is rather character-less, consider it a wild card and have fun with whatever style you want. 4. Consider your and your family’s lifestyle.We are a laid back bunch with little kids, so it makes sense for our family to have weathered tables that the kids can scuff up, slipcovered furniture that can be cleaned up in the wash, and vintage style rugs that hide stains really well. Think about how your family functions, what your storage needs are, how you use each room in your home daily to decide what to do with it. 5. Think about what decor you already have and KonMari it.Pick up each piece of decor (candle holder, throw pillow, vase, whatever) you have in your stash, one at a time, and if it doesn’t “spark joy”, right in the donation pile it goes. Don’t waste time and money trying to make your existing decor work (only do that, if you really do love your existing pieces). Have a yard sale or sell it on Facebook marketplace and use that money to buy decor that does spark joy for you. 6. Decide what feeling you want your home to have as soon as you walk in.When I come home, I want to feel peace and calm, so it makes sense that I stick to soothing blues and greens and accents that are more nature inspired. But maybe you want your home to feel energetic and upbeat or nostalgic with eclectic collections. If you want more decorating guidance, you can subscribe and join the Bless’er House Budget Decorating Group. If you’ve been struggling with the style soul-searching, I hope this helped steer you a bit, at least. I’m no Martha Stewart, but finding my style was the best thing I ever did to finally get some clarity and confidence on this decorating journey. Didn’t Dolly Parton say, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose”? Find out your style on purpose while you’re at it too. To save this post for later, pin it here:
The post How to Find Your Decorating Style appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2MuQt1U A round-up shopping guide with 25 unique bathroom mirrors for less than $150 to add interest and texture.We’re still trucking along in the master bathroom refresh (meanwhile, the rest of the house looks like a train wreck… it’s always what happens when we tackle a room makeover). But last night Robert and I hung up the new arched wood-framed mirrors to replace the basic one from before and oh. my. stars. The difference is crazy!!! If you are desperate to add some interest to your bathroom and want to ditch the ho-hum, I’m telling you, take your basic mirror off of the wall and hang up one with a unique frame or a different shape. It makes a WORLD of difference for not a whole lot of effort or expense. I’ve been asked several times from y’all how to remove a bathroom mirror from the wall. Luckily, any time we’ve ever encountered a bathroom mirror replacement, the old ones were hung up with clips. So the job was really quick. Here’s a video that can help if yours is hung up with clips. If your old bathroom mirror is hung up with adhesive though, take heart in knowing that you can still remove it! Here’s a video with a great trick to safely help you remove a mirror hung up with adhesive. Just for fun, I thought I’d round up a whole bunch of my favorite unique bathroom mirrors for a smaller budget (because there are some crazy pricey ones out there to weed through). All of them are under $150, and several of them are under $100. I hope it helps! (Some affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here.)
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If you want to save this post for later, you can pin it here: The post Unique Bathroom Mirrors for a Small Budget appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2S2Fn9E If you are someone with piece of chenille sofa, then, you are in the right place. A clean house can be challenging to maintain especially if you have young kids or pets. It is good to clean your fabrics to ensure they look great and new. If you want to clean them yourself, you must ensure caution is observed as they are very delicate. Here is a guide to clean chenille sofas. Before you commence the cleaning process, ensure you have the following materials. You will need a soft brush, bowl, mild liquid soap that is dye-free, a white microfiber cloth, hair dryer, solvent based cleaner and a vacuum and upholstery attachments. It is advised that you read the label on the chenille fabric before using any solvent-based cleaners or spot treatments. Brush the chenille fabric for sofa with a soft brush to get rid of loose dirt from the arms and cushions. Brush in the nap direction. Vacuum the sofa using the lowest settings. If possible, do this weekly to prevent dirt from embedding itself to the chenille upholstery fabric. Cleaning chenille fabric is not hard and anyone can do it with correct guidelines. As for spills, it is recommended that you spot clean the area before the damage is permanent. All of the supplies and steps you need for installing sheet vinyl flooring over old tile yourself for a temporary fix.Favorite project EVER! Okay, I say that about probably 50% of every project we do around here, but this one is definitely up there on the charts of most-transformative-for-least-amount-of-money. If you’ve been following along on our master bathroom refresh, Robert and I had painted the walls, trim, and cabinet up until this past weekend. But the ceramic tile floor still looked like this: Even though we had rescued the ceramic tile in our kitchen and hallway bathroom using grout pen in the past, this floor seemed a little farther gone. And since we were sticking with the existing countertop and shower for now (until a real gut/renovation down the road), I wanted a floor that would modernize the 80s beige a little better. Except I wanted to steer clear of tile paint and the stenciling route like so many DIYers have been doing here lately. With a 3 month old in the house, I wasn’t loving the idea of fumes and I wanted this job to be quick and the install done in a matter of an hour or two. Normally, if you were doing a major renovation, I would NOT suggest putting vinyl floor on top of tile. I think for a permanent floor, it should be done the “right” way. But for a quick Phase 1 fix, it’s a great DIY-able solution to carry you through until you’re ready for a messy contractor job. So if you’re wanting to do the same thing to some of your existing tile floors that have seen better days, here’s how we made it happen. (Some affiliate links are provided below for convenience. Full disclosure here.) How to Install Sheet Vinyl Flooring Over Tile:Supplies Used:
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Try to apply it as smoothly as possible. 2. Once the mortar is dry in about 24-48 hours, you can sand any rough spots with medium grit sandpaper. 3. Sweep the floor and remove any debris with a dust pan since you don’t want to trap anything under your sheet vinyl floor. 4. Remove quarter round and baseboards with a crowbar and mallet or hammer. Here’s a post to help you with it, if you’ve never done it before. Set the quarter round trim and baseboards aside to reinstall after the sheet vinyl is in (assuming they’re in good condition). 5. Measure all of the edges around the room and draw a diagram of your room on a piece of paper using those measurements. Never a dull moment with this guy around, even with mundane measuring jobs. Include measurements of any obstacles in the room as well. We removed our old toilet beforehand (this is a great video for toilet removal with a good tip to prevent water dripping everywhere), so we measured where to cut a hole in our sheet vinyl for that as well. 6. Measure twice and double check that all of your measurements are correct on your diagram. 7. Roll out your sheet vinyl and take a nap. Just kidding. Well… if you do, we won’t blame you. But at least roll out the sheet vinyl (do NOT flip it upside-down for measuring/cutting in the next step). 8. Use your diagram as a reference to mark your measurements using the tape measure onto the edges of the sheet vinyl to create a template. 9. Mark your lines between your measurements for the perimeter of your room with a chalk line. 10. And cut the sheet vinyl with sharp scissors or a utility knife. After your floor is cut, wipe up any remaining chalk line (Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work great). 11. Haul your cut sheet vinyl into the room and roll it out. Trim any remaining spots with a utility knife as needed as you position it into the room. 12. Reinstall your baseboards and quarter round trim with a nail gun to hold your floor’s edges in place. (This was per our manufacturer’s instructions for our specific vinyl floor, but your floor’s manufacturer may require you to apply an adhesive first.) 13. Then, apply white silicone caulk to fill cracks on the reinstalled trim. And attach sheet vinyl edging to where it meets up at a shower/tub/door threshold too. It looks SO much better in here now! And that beige countertop almost looks intentional… almost. But with the mix of warm and cool tones in this floor, I feel like it makes the blue and beige cohesive. So now next on the agenda is to patch, touch up a little paint, and install a new toilet (because the old one desperately needed to be hauled out for good). I’ll be painting the door Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron this week to match the rest of the ones in the house that are already that deep charcoal color. And I’ll be hanging up a window shade so that the whole neighborhood doesn’t get a peep show when we actually are able to use this bathroom again. Ha! And we’ll be hanging up new mirrors and installing a new vanity light this week too. I keep debating on whether or not I should hang a long shower curtain in front of this shower door to camouflage it though. What do you think? Cover it up or leave it? We’re finally in the home stretch over here! And then we’ll be gearing up for our first major renovation elsewhere in the house that I can’t wait to show y’all. Eek!!! One thing at a time though. If you want to save this post for later, you can pin it here: The post How to Install Sheet Vinyl Flooring Over Tile appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2MrpdB7 Happy Friday, y’all! There are so many awesome sales happening this weekend, and in the past, I’ve just scoured them on my own. But since budget-friendly is a big focus on this blog, I thought I should share all of them with you! No idea why I didn’t share these with y’all before, to be honest. So I’ve rounded up all of the best ones happening over the next 3 days to save on bedding, bath accessories, furniture, rugs, lighting, and decor along with some of my own favorite picks I’ve found while browsing. I hope it helps! Bed Bath & BeyondGet a free $20 gift card with every $100 Wamsutta or Therapedic purchase through Jan. 27. The sale includes various sheets, towels and bedding sets.
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TargetWhile not technically an MLK Day sale, this deal overlaps with the weekend. Get $5 off orders over $50. There’s no need to input a coupon code (the discount will be automatically applied at checkout). Up to 25% off home, furniture, and patio.
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WalmartThe annual Bed and Bath Savings event runs through Jan. 22 and features up to 50% off sheets, comforters, pillows, bath towels, shower curtains and more.
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Over the next couple of days, we’ll be working away on the master bathroom floor, so I’ll try to pop on Instagram Stories to update you, if you want to follow along. Cheers to a great weekend! The post Weekend Deal Alerts appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2swFU59 If you’ve been following along for a while, you probably already know that when we latch onto a project, we pretty much beat the topic to death. Robert and I made major headway in the master bathroom refresh this week, and because I’m basically a kid on Christmas morning when it comes to sharing any kind of DIY progress, I’m showing off the fruits of our labor so far. Remember the before with the green walls? Buh bye. This space looks super boring now that the walls are painted a very simple Benjamin Moore White Dove. Or at least “calming” is maybe the better word. Soothing? Tranquil? If that’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right. I promise it won’t be looking this plain for long though because a couple of days ago, I went to town on that wooden vanity to paint it a deep teal blue. (If you want some great cabinet painting tips, here are all of the materials and steps I use… not our first rodeo around here.) I wish I could tell you the color, but since we bought this ready made linen cabinet from Home Depot, I just took a shelf from it and had Sherwin Williams color match it for me. Here’s a quick shot of the label though, if you’d like to have the color formula mixed for yourself: Robert got in here with one of his buddies to remove the old mirror and busted light fixture from the wall. And I patched up the wall while the girls were at school. The color looks brighter in the direct sunlight than it does later in the day when it looks like this deep teal on the cabinets in our mood board plan: I am so excited to see how it all looks once the new wooden arched mirrors, wall sconce, and vanity pulls are put in place. Robert managed to paint the trim Benjamin Moore Simply White for me too so that it is now a crisp white to flow with the rest of the house. I’m hoping to paint the door the same dark charcoal Ben Moore Wrought Iron as the other doors in the house too. And as for the window, the old yellowed blinds have been banished, and the natural woven shade will be arriving today. Yesterday, the vinyl floor arrived too, and it is GORGEOUS! I never thought I’d say that about a vinyl floor. Probably over the weekend Robert and I will trade off to install it between Regan’s naps because that’s how we roll around here lately. And since so many of y’all voiced concerns about stenciling the walls alongside the busy hexagon floors in my last post, I think I’ve come up with a Plan B for this corner in the way of wall decor that I think is going to be much better. (Truthfully, I’m glad to nix the stenciling idea because that job is always a total pain in the tookus.) For this corner, I keep going back to this corner gallery inspiration but maybe on a smaller scale and in silver/black frames to work alongside the bathroom’s existing brushed nickel fixtures: Source: Birkley Lane Interiors But maybe filling them with some art that will tie in the moody teal from the rest of the room? I’m still circling around the idea, but I think this is proof I have a gallery wall addiction and I’m not afraid who knows it. That’s where we are so far though. I’ll try to hop onto Instagram Stories in the next day or two to update y’all about all of the progress as we check off the to-do list. Are you loving how it’s shaping up so far? I’m SO excited about this one! (Well, to be fair, I’m always excited about every makeover. ) The post Painted Master Bathroom Refresh Update appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2MdSyz9 A full breakdown plan for a master bathroom refresh and visual mood board for working around existing 80s beige and worn out ceramic tile floors.I feel like I should throw my hands up and exclaim, “Welcome to my least favorite room in the house!” It’s the room that gets picked last in football. The room that no one sees, so who cares what it looks like? Well, Robert and I do. Because when it’s the first room you see every day after you wake up, it matters. But the thing is even though we are very eager to rip out the ceramic tile that has seen better days, paint over the muddy green walls, and replace the beige 80s shower and countertop for something much more fresh, we also know a full gut job isn’t going to happen just yet. And that’s okay! Because I really love a good Phase 1 budget room makeover challenge (we did the same thing in our hallway bathroom two years ago), and this is definitely one of those opportunities where we can roll up our sleeves and make some magic happen with just paint and a couple of do-it-yourself projects. (Some affiliate links are provided for convenience below. Full disclosure here.) So here’s the plan I keep envisioning in my head… (Pssst… If you ever want to know how to make one of these nifty mood board for your own house, see how in this post.) 1. Linen cabinetThis bathroom desperately needs storage and a better hamper, so I’m hauling out this old thrifted and flipped one we’ve been using and replacing it with this linen cabinet I got on sale in hopes of building in a hamper in the cabinet and using the shelves as a makeshift linen closet for holding fresh towels. Plus, how pretty is that color?! It’s sparked the color scheme we’re running with in here. 2. Blue cabinetsSince our splurge in this space will be the blue linen cabinet, I’ll be painting and antique waxing our existing cabinets to match. The countertop will stay beige, but we can live with that for now. (In our hallway bathroom, we painted our countertop and shower a couple of years ago, but since we have a baby in the house now, I really want to stay away from anything too fumey.) After seeing this bathroom photo from Studio McGee, my wheels started turning to make blue, beige, and white with a touch of wood work together. Our blue will just be darker and have more of an antique wash. 3. Deep charcoal doorThis is one of the only doors in the house that hasn’t been painted Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron yet. That one change alone always makes a space look much more high end. 4. Window ShadeThis old blind is yellowed and scraped up and has definitely seen better days. We’re replacing it with a natural woven window shade, and we’ll probably have to spend a bit extra to make sure it has a privacy liner since this bathroom is on the front of the house where everyone and their mama can see in. We might revisit these shades that we used in the nursery in Bonaire Flaxen. 5. Stenciled WallsI’m thinking we’ll be able to add some interest to this blank corner of the room if I stencil the walls to look like wallpaper. Something like this look maybe? I’m loving the look of these three stencils so far but in the colors white, beige, and deep teal blue: Stencil 1 | Stencil 2 | Stencil 3 6. Black and White Framed ArtI can’t decide on the stenciling idea for certain. But some simple framed black and white prints would work well. Possibly my Carolina coastal photography printables that I have yet to frame somewhere? 7. Mirrors and Light FixtureThis mirror has several badly worn places, and the light fixture has a busted socket so it only works well on one side. If we replace the mirror with two of these wooden framed mirrors and replace the light with this not-too-pricey light that works, it’ll make a big impact. 8. Wall ColorI tested out a bunch of whites (which you should always do instead of just looking at a paper swatch) and decided on Benjamin Moore White Dove (that very bottom one on the wall). It’s going to make this room look so bright and clean but still has a slight warmth to work well with the existing beige on the shower and countertop. 9. FlooringI think this tile floor is beyond help in terms of my usual grout pen trick, but I found this gorgeous vinyl flooring that I swear looks like marble hexagon tile that we’ll lay over it to tie us over until we can rip it all out demo-style one day. It’s going to tie in all of the beige and white and gray beautifully together so that the 80s leftovers will make more sense. All in all, we should be able to crank this one out in a couple of weeks with no demo and well under $1,000. If this were the show Trading Spaces, we’d totally rock it. Are you diggin’ the plan? And what do you think? Wall stencil or no wall stencil? Inquiring minds want to know! The post Master Bathroom Refresh Plans and Mood Board appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2FwYhOZ How to turn basic fiberglass snow skis into winter wall decor using chalk paint and wax for an antique wood finish.It feels SO good to be back in the thrifting saddle again after taking a 3 month hiatus. I really meant to have this little project finished last month for Christmas, but I figured eh… this one can totally pass as winter decor. I found these skis at Goodwill all the way back in September and scooped them up just knowing I could make them look antique and pretty. If I snow skied, I might actually have taken them for a spin, but the last and only time I ever attempted anything on the slopes in college, a 9 year-old whizzed past me laughing as I somersaulted Wile E. Coyote style down the bunny slopes. So I’m cool with just making these decor. Haha! And I wrapped this one up in time to join in with my monthly Trash to Treasure Tuesday buds, whose thrifty makeovers you can see at the bottom of this post (and you can see my past T2T makeovers here). (Some affiliate links are provided below for convenience. Full disclosure here.) There were really no tricks at all to this one other than I just painted the skis with two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the color Honfleur. I was going to give them my usual weathered-wood-look-with-chalk-paint-and-wax treatment, but my local store was out of lighter browns like Coco and French Linen, which probably would have worked better to show more grain-like texture. And once the paint was dry, I just brushed on a coat of Annie Sloan Dark Wax to give the finish some dimension to mimic wood. For an antique touch, Robert volunteered one of his old leather belts to wrap around the crossed skis. And since the skis aren’t actually wood and are very light, we were able to hang them up temporarily by just using heavy duty Command velcro strips so that when winter is over, there’s no harm done to the wall. Now that the trees are down and the Christmas decor is put away, I’m glad that we still have this winter-y decor here as a nod to the season. I always keep a few neutral pieces of greenery out, like these paperwhites, to add a little life and coziness in January and February to carry us through until spring. I guess I won’t think about my skiing mishap too much or else this wall decor would just be a mockery. Since some of y’all often ask about decor sources, here are the ones I used (or similar):
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Wall color: Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee Door color: Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron Oblong striped pillow (similar – mine is discontinued from H&M) Navy pillow (similar – mine is discontinued from Target) Paperwhites (similar – mine are discontinued from Kirkland’s) Sofa – IKEA Farlov with Bemz slipcover
You can check out the rest of the T2T gals’ makeovers for this month below too for more ideas: (Clockwise from top left): Prodigal Pieces | Artsy Chicks Rule | Confessions of a Serial DIYer | Girl in the Garage
Are you using any winter decor to add some coziness and hold you over until spring? Olivia asks me every day when the flowers will start blooming. I think she’s already as eager as I am. If you want to save this post for later, you can pin it here: The post Faux Antique Winter Skis Wall Decor Makeover appeared first on Bless'er House. Originally from Bless'er House http://bit.ly/2sdyMdN |
Author - Emily ColemanVisual Furniture Merchandiser at Simmons Quality Home Improvement Archives
February 2019
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