(a post where I share my goings on and/or links I loved this past week)
Hope you had a wonderful weekend. My painter came by on Saturday to banish the beige from my living/dining room. What a difference! The room has a sort of Scandi feel now – light, airy and calm. I will share photos of the room when it’s all put back together. It’s the same colour used in this room and blogged about here. This is how it looked before.
This also prompted me to change my art wall over my sofa (yet again – we decorators have this affliction to change things up too frequently.) I wasn’t 100% happy with it so I am adding more photographs and some new paintings, less blue so that it is a bit more quiet and loose. This is all in prep for my tv debut! So, hopefully it will look more unstructured like these art walls:
(quote from the last page of The Perfectly Imperfect Home)
christine {bijouandboheme}
February 27, 2012Can’t wait to see the transformation!!!!
amy walters
February 27, 2012Oooh…I just love it when paint transforms a room. Can’t wait for the reveal!!!
Kim@Chattafabulous
February 27, 2012I’m struggling with the creation of my own art wall. I’m having a tough time not making it look “designed”. I need to study these more – thanks for posting!
http://www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com
Tim
February 27, 2012looking good! I actually quite like your indigo blue and kelly green palette! You sure you want it less blue?
Love your inspirational shot of the space of Thomas O’Brian! So talented and love his store in SoHO!
Wendy
February 28, 2012I have always loved your living room art wall – so fresh. I can’t wait to see the reveal!!
Kelly @ JAX does design
February 28, 2012So exciting that you’re going to be on Steven & Chris! Let them know that Ottawa bloggers have nice houses too! 😉
I’ve been a bad blog friend and haven’t been visiting you enough – obviously, I’ve been missing a lot, because this isn’t how I remember your gallery wall! I hope you’ll be keeping Matt’s painting on the new wall – it really is a statement piece.
I’ve got a gallery wall board on Pinterest that might give you some ideas for your new gallery wall layout:
http://pinterest.com/jaxdecor/gallery-wall/
I just did a gallery wall in my hallway using a couple of different layout ideas. And I highly recommend laying out your wall on kraft paper first. Put your frames, draw around them, and then hang the paper on the wall. It makes it so much easier to position your frames right where they should be.
Looking forward to seeing your new living room, and to seeing your house on S&C 🙂
Taylor Greenwalt
February 29, 2012Ya know, it is an occupational hazard. I am always changing things. If I had the money i would have 5 different homes and I would decorate them in different styles. Cant wait to see your room when it is done.
Lisa
February 29, 2012I love that light grey colour you are using to repaint. Good choice–it’s serene and not too cold. Good luck with all the S & C prep. You must be running around crazy?!
shabby chic decor
March 1, 2012I love the inspiration gallery walls you posted. Good luck on the show!!! I”ll be sending you good luck vibes that day 🙂