Its always fun to spruce up the house a little bit for the holidays. Here are some fun ideas for the lovely 4th of July! I like to use colors over themes. This vision board brings in all of the festive colors with a summer beachy feel.
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I found all of these items at or . Also, my Faux Brick Wall was featured today over at Gardners two Bergers. Stop by and check out the Becca’s awesome blog!
There is something special about adding artwork to your home that is from local areas. My friend Christi just launched her photography site! She is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Her landscape shots are seriously breathtaking. I just purchased one of her prints for my home and I had the hardest time choosing only one. Stop by her site and browse around. You can also follow her on !
Here is the picture I purchased. It makes me happy :)
I’ve been working with my client for the past few months on her living room and office area. She just finished stenciling her office wall and I about lost it when I checked my email. Here is a little sneak peak of the office area.
EEEKK doesn’t the wall look awesome! I can’t wait to share the finished photos with you. Hopefully soon :)
It’s finally finished and I’m in LOVE! It took me a little longer than anticipated but that’s usually how my projects pan out! Here is the nitty gritty….
Brooke’s inspiration picture, and the faux brick wall that she created from it, were my inspiration. The messy brick look instantly captured my heart and became the missing piece for my room. I was determined to achieve this look!
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I purchased the faux brick panels from Lowes and attached them to the wall using liquid nails and a nail gun.
To give the wall a textured look I used joint compound in place of paint (Brooke used a white paint to cover the black grout and to create the “smeared” areas). To add extra depth and texture I used my finger to apply the compound to the grouted areas. I had to remind myself that I was after an imperfect look. The faster and thicker you layer it on the better it looks! After the grout was filled in I used a mud spatula to smear the compound in random areas. Again, aim for imperfection!
Next up on the list is reupholstering my headboard! Slowly but surely my room is coming together. Here is a little peak at what the room looks like with the bed against the wall. The missing piece was filled and my room finally has character!
Oh and just in case you were wondering…….this is what it looked like before! The wall looks SO much smaller and sad… really its screaming “add something marvelous to me please please please” ha!
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