One of my husbands favorite phrases…”Fake it ’til you make it!” … in home decor, it simply means there are lots of ideas out there that can easily be replicated/copied/borrowed. After all, we know what a time-sucker Pinterest can be, so hopefully you are actually trying out some of the ideas you have pinned to justify the hours upon hours time you have spent , whether they be home decor, recipes, or currently all the adorable Halloween costume ideas!
I still have lots of bare walls at my new house (for good reason…anyone who has built a new home knows how the original budget can, let’s say, fall to the wayside. So I recently turned to Pinterest for some inspiration for creating budget-friendly decor for our kid spaces. Of course, I found about a bazillion great ideas, but I was looking specifically for things that would incorporate as many items that I already had as possible.
Two things you would find multiple boxes of if you were to go through my storage room right now….books and PICTURE FRAMES! I love picture frames! I love to display photos of our starting line-up, but for this particular project, I won’t be displaying photos in the frames. In fact, I removed the glass and and the backing of the frames, and will be creating a “collage” of open frames.
I have done this sort of arrangement before in a more formal way, at our last house. Here you can see how I come up with my arrangement, by simply laying the frames out on the floor, taking a step back to get a better overall look, and tweaking the placement until I get a look I’m happy with. Then I take a picture so I don’t forget when it comes time to hang them on the wall! These frames all received a new color of hammered copper spray paint, as I was going for a monotone color scheme that time.
For my current project, the frames will be multi-colored and I will also be incorporating some pallet wood art into the arrangement. My very artistic, oldest daughter, is helping me with the pallet art. I figured decor for a kid-friendly space is even better when its created by the kid(s) who will actually be utilizing the space! I snagged a great find at our local secondhand store when I went searching for a particular shape of frame. You can see this hideous outdated piece here, but never fear, it has already received a makeover!
Can you believe someone once upon a time paid 30 bucks for that picture?! I paid $3, well worth it since it was exactly the size and shape I was looking for! Here’s a sneak peak of what it looks like now…
As soon as the pallet wood dries and is able to be made into art, this project will be complete and our playroom will no longer have completely bare walls! Until then, happy pinning!
