Rearranging and Wall Art

For a while now I have been thinking about flipping my living room around. I thought it would be nice to be able to see out the windows and watch TV at the same time. So last week, I did it! Some of you are probably thinking, “But Katie you just finished your living room”. Yes, that is true but I am always up for a change, especially one that only took my “man power” and about an hour of my time. To refresh your memory, here is the the timeline of the living room to what it is today: Most Recent to The Original.

And here it is NOW:DSCF4047

However, this flip left me with a HUGE blank wall! DSCF4051DSCF4052

After doing some internet searching for “inexpensive wall art” and “do-it-yourself wall art” I came across “this picture” and fell in love! So after finding a great website with ceiling medallions for great prices, I decided to go for it. FYI the site is: Architectural Depot

For a trial run, I cut pieces of paper out to match the sizes I had ordered. I wanted to see what it would look like once they came in (You can just say I didn’t have much patience)! DSCF4050

Then they finally came in! I got all different styles and sizes! DSCF4053

Then I purchased some reusable putty. I wanted them to be flush to the wall and I wanted to be able to take them down if I decided to paint them. DSCF4061

Here is the semi-final project. I want someone to come over and help me with the placement of them and also I need to decide if I want to paint them or not. DSCF4060    

Nevertheless, like any project I have ran into a small issue, hence another reason why I called it semi-final. The putty is not holding them on the wall. Although they do not weigh more than a few ounces each, the putty doesn’t want to stick to the back of the medallions! I was trying to stay way from something permanent like glue or having to nail them to the wall. SO any suggestions??

Cause the stuff below is not working at all.

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Also, I am taking suggestions for color….should I paint them or not. I was even thinking about “pewtering”. Thoughts?…..suggestions?

 

And while I am blogging, I thought I could throw in a picture of my TJMaxx find. Before I had a broken mirror on top of my dress that I got during move out week close to campus. It was okay for the time but I had too many mirrors in that room and thought a picture would be better. Here is what I had before and this is the new and improved that I got for $10! That’s right,  $10 and I still can’t find any reason for them to mark it down from $30. I love when I find deals like this.

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3 comments:

Lindsey Pritchard said...

Hey Katie!
I love the medallions! I think I am going to have to steal the idea from you! Have you decided on a color? They look really "stark" white. I know this sounds crazy, but if you leave them white, you might want to paint them a "softer" white. What would it look like if you pulled a lighter color from your roman shades? Just thinking....can't wait to see you next week!

Unknown said...

I like the things on the wall! I am headed to the web site as soon as I finish writing this. Yes-I think they would look GREAT painted like you said! Good luck, can't wait to see pics!

Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...

Cute! I love the medallions...I actually did this in my master bedroom a couple of years ago! I painted mine different shades of green...and I love them! If you paint them, try painting them different shades of the same color, it think it really helps give them some character and mixes the look up a little! :)