We've had a gallery wall along the basement stairs for - evah! Because we live so far away from family, this was the landing place for all the graduation, wedding, new baby photos from the extended family. Add our own family milestone photos as well and it was an impressive number! I picked out half a dozen that I wanted to keep on display elsewhere and put the rest into an album. It was refreshing to have all that open space!!! And boring. It needed to have a pop of color, a place to rest the eye. To the rescue, Hobby Lobby. Posters 66% off. I loved the colors in this women's watch poster, the background went beautifully with the new wall color, the roses added the pop so badly needed! I already had a poster frame from a grocery store clearance -- even better at 90% off! ... [Read More]
Home projects
Install Decorative Wall Panel
Wheels and I were moving quickly through Lowe's Home Improvement one day on supply run. Suddenly we both stopped in our tracks and said in unison, "For the back of the kitchen peninsula". Harmony in marriage is found in the small things. lol! We were looking at a stack of decorative wall paneling waiting to be put on the shelves. It fit the style of the picture frame moulding we had installed beneath the chair rail in the dining room. It would be the perfect coverup for the rough and not so good looking back of the kitchen peninsula. It took another sixty seconds to decide that we would also install the paneling around the adjoining office. We gathered up our own small stack of decorative paneling and brought it home.If only all decorating decisions could be made so easily. And ... [Read More]
