Owen's bathroom, aka the main bathroom in the hall, has lacked artwork for quite some time. There used to be a huge black and white picture I took in there, but since I painted the master bath, it went better in that bathroom. I have struggled with what I wanted...and I didn't want to hang something just to have something on the wall. Brig prefers that I use my own art (if you can call it that) but I just don't have the time to go out and take pics like I did in the past.
We bought a map of St. Lucia while on our honeymoon four years ago. And it's sat with several other unused frames and miscellaneous pieces of mat board in a corner of our office. I've always intended to frame it, but it's an odd size and would require a custom mat. I could pay a framer, but that is very expensive. Or, it used to be. I haven't priced something like that in 10+ years. I'm getting off track...this was supposed to be a quick post.
I do have a mat cutter and I do know how to use it. I finally bit the bullet and framed it during nap time today. And of course it turned out so well I can't believe I waited so long.
I knew it would be too small to fill up the entire wall, and that was part of my hesitation. I found several shell prints (for free!) online from old books and I printed and framed them too.
The wall is complete and it feels so much nicer and warmer now. I waited to hang these until after Owen got up since his room is on the other side. He even helped me with his Handy Manny tools.
holy cow! what kind of printer do you have? We just got a new one, but I don't think it prints like that! BTW, come over anytime you feel the need to decorate something.
ReplyDeleteThe shell prints? I actually printed those at work. It's a Dell and it isn't that great. I had to play with the colors and brightness/contrast to get them looking decent.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever need anything, just let me know. I can cut custom mats and I used coupons for the mat board and frames. I framed all three for around $50 total.