Wonder Wall

As I gaze at our basement wall, I feel a unexplicable urge to change it. It's currently painted a brown-ish color, along with the other walls. I want to do something different. Some kind of installation. Here are some of my favorite ideas. (p.s. I am sorry in advance for getting this song in your head, but I am currently humming Wonderwall by Oasis).

Reclaimed Wood Wall #1

Found on Apartment Therapy here

Reclaimed Wood Wall #2

Found on Victorian Woodworks here

Reclaimed Wood Wall #3

Found on Centennial Woods here

Reclaimed Wood Wall #4

Found on the burgundy circus here

 

 

 

Uber Feminine Paper Flower Wall 

Found on Apartment Therapy. Orginally posted by Ruche here.

 

To be honest, I don't think I could really do this one in my home. However, I think it's really pretty and lovely...and if I was a bit more "girly" I would do it!

 

 

 

Paper Mache Book Page Wall

Found on Apartment Therapy. Originally posted on Ruche here.

This idea is so smart!
You could pick up lots of books at Goodwill and/or Garage Sales and then just go to town.




Toilet Paper Roll Art

 Found on A Common Thread. Originally posted on Growing Up Creative here.


Modular Wall Treatment

Found on Apartment Therapy re-nest


Square Wallpaper


Found on Land of Nod here


A Rope Wall


Found on IndyStar.com here

I think any one of these ideas is genius and would give our basement that spark that is missing.
Any one of these ideas would also be a lot of work. Which do you guys like best?

Love, Laughter, and Coffee

This little diddy is on her way to my house - love!

 

um... maybe I should have bought this one also:

 

both via here 

Map as Art

Recently, Nate and I were looking for new art for our living room.  We didn't want to spend much money (as usual), so we opted for something a unusual: A map.

We got it for less than $20 from here.

We then added a chunky wood frame {and by frame, I mean pieces of 1x4 stained and screwed together} and a piece of cardboard for the backing.

For a fun, personal touch, we started tracking everywhere that we had traveled - color coded - 1 for just Nate, 1 color for just me, and a third color for where the two of us have traveled together. (This is where the cardboard backing came in handy - you could also use cork)

The final look is a nice, large piece of art:

What do you think?

Gallery Wall Part II

Annie posted some really cool gallery walls, and I wanted to share about the 2 that I have in my house.

This first one is in my hallway upstairs.  The sign was a wedding present, it has our names and the date of our wedding.  I thought what better way to hang this than with wedding pictures of other members of our family. I bought cheap frames to antique them - to match the metal sign.

I still have many more photos to get - and yes, there is a frame (top, far right) that has the image that came in the frame. And yes, I got married almost 2 years ago, and yes, that empty frame has been hanging since then. Slacker!

The next one is in my kitchen.  It is on the wall that you see when you walk into the house.  So far, I have black and white frames. This is not totally on purpose, I have been assembling slowly whenever I get a new picture we want to hang. I want this to continue to grow - and potentially include things other than just pictures...

2 tips that I have learned from this second gallery wall:
     (1) While IKEA frames are cheap, they are not always completely square/rectangle.  This makes it really hard to hang the pictures evenly - so if you can avoid using those frames - I would.
     (2) Since this is in a high traffic area, these frames get bumped. I put masking tape on the bottoms and sides of the frames to keep them in place.  This way, you don't have to try to straighten them every day!