spray painting frames…

today there was a huge blizzard, so i finally got around to spray painting the first coat of a few frames:

i don’t have a before shot of this frame, but it was a brown and gold ornate frame i picked up at Home Goods for about $16.00. it is 16 x 20 and i will use it to frame my new Made By Girl Love print. i cannot wait to get it up. as soon as i finish the second coat and top coat i will post some pics.

this frame was black and is 11 x 17. it is from target. i had a hard time finding a simple white 11 x 17 frame!

i have 2 prints i am thinking about for this frame. 1 of these 2:

these 2 frames i picked up at goodwill. the first one for $2.99, it is an 8 x 10. the second one with the picture in it was about $12.00. it is a 16 x 20.


not sure what will go in them yet….possibly this print in the 8 x 10:

fabrics for throw pillows

i am on the hunt for some vibrant fabrics for the grey couch that i am moving into the office. i want to sew some throw pillows and am bookmarking these possibilities. they are all by heather bailey. i love her florals, but don’t want anything too feminine…i think these modern florals are good possibilities to add some color:

my new mirror

i purchased this mirror on Etsy last night….the seller contacted me this morning to let me know that she was located only 15 miles from my house and gave me the option to pick it up. so i drove over today and saved myself $19 in shipping costs! (and i love it!)

inspiration furniture

i would love to learn how to refinish furniture. i am bookmarking these photos from lacabezademariantonieta.blogspot.com for future reference. great pieces! and i LOVE the gold/brassy frames on the wall with the punches of color.

vintage brassy items for office…

i picked up these 2 items for the new office yesterday. (both from TheLovelys.) i LOVE etsy, and spend way too many hours on that site. it is my total guilty pleasure:

wall sconce candle holder

solid brass duck bookends

a few other things from ikea…

this UNG Drill frame (i plan to turn it into a chalkboard):

a nickel plated BAROMETER lamp:

a few Ekby Jarpen wall shelves:

and a pair of ALVINE TRÅD curtains:

rug update…

i always get so unlucky at ikea. the rug i was thinking about (in the post below) was sold out in the size i wanted. i was able to see the larger one and decided against it anyway. the cream stripe was too dark so i decided to go with this rug instead. i am not in love with it but hoping when the office is pulled together with the other details that it will fit in ok.

new rug?

a possible new rug for the office (IKEA STOCKHOLM RAND). i am going to stop by IKEA on the way home from the airport tomorrow morning: