Lets Decorate Your Walls

Wall is your blank canvas in your home. Decorating a wall can give life to your space. Having a cold blank wall shows your dull personality. Be little creative and transform your place from stark to stunning. There are various elements that you can add to make a wall more alive:

Wall Decals: To enhance the beauty of your space and to adorn your wall, wall decals are easy and cheap way to give a face lift to any dull space. It's like sticker just peel it and stick it to wall. Wall decal looks elegant and go well with any kind of decor style.

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Wallpaper: Wallpaper can easily adds texture and pattern to the wall and looks very elegant. It enhances the overall appearance of room by adding color to it. Wallpapers come in varied patterns and textures. Choose the one that go well with the rest of the decor of your room.

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Paint: For instant wall makeover paint the wall with bold color to add interest and character. Painting one wall in bold and rest of the walls in similar lighter tone is a way to create focal point in any room. Add some texture to it or stenciling a wall is also a best idea to make a difference.

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Framed Art/Mirror: Putting framed art or mirror on the wall is always a simple and instant way to give a new look to a wall. Hang a single big piece or make a cluster of it. It will certainly adorn the wall. Where art adds color to the wall, mirror makes space look bigger and brighter. Make a picture wall of your own family photographs to give it a personal touch.

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Wall Cladding: Wall cladding is another option for adding drama to decor. It is basically covering a whole wall with same material. Wood is one classic and elegant material. Other cladding materials are leather, fabric, coconut husk, bamboo and metal. Overdoing it can spoil the look, so choose only one wall for wall cladding.

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Shelves: Shelves are better option to choose from as it not only enhances the beauty of wall but serves as a storage also. It can change the appearance of room dramatically. These days shelves are available in various shapes and designs some are trendy and some are classic and elegant. Display your collection or put some books it will never fail to make room appear stylish and classy.

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One more beautiful and out of the box idea for wall shelving is here:

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Wall Hangings: These are age old element that instantly add pattern to wall. You can buy wall hangings that can blend well with your decor or you can just make one by your own. You can use fabric, tapestry, quilt, saree, dupatta or any other old cloth that you are not using any more. Just be little creative and hang these on wall to make a statement.

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Wall Art/Murals: Wall art can be a great fun. Paint anything you love like floral motif, figure, silhouette, birds, scenery or anything interesting to add a personal touch the wall. Mural is one more option to add texture to the wall.

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Lighting also plays an important role. So don't forget to install some nice wall sconces to add warmth to your walls. Happy Decorating!!

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Charming Painted Upholstered Chair

I have jumped on


                                the band wagon of



painted upholstered chairs


                      that are out there on other blogs.



Doesn't that just sound crazy?

But I had to give it a try and I'll admit,
                it came out lovely!


Shall we begin? Here is what the chair looked like when I purchased it at a garage sale.


I asked my daughter if she

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Our Fall Around the House Party Continues ...

Morning, friends!

I hope you all were able to join us yesterday where 5 other bloggers and I shared our "Fall Around the House."  Click HERE if you missed it.

Today, the party continues ... have fun taking a peek inside these gorgeous Fall spaces!

Courtney from French Country Cottage

Mary from Home Is Where The Boat Is

Shirley from Housepitality Designs

Kimberly Hites from The Beautiful Home

Kristen from Sophia's Decor

and

Stone Gable

Happy touring,

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Autumn Abounds Recap, Linky Party and Incredible Giveaway

Happy Monday!

It's time for a fun Fall linky party and incredible giveaway (be sure to enter down below).  I mean ... WOW ... just LOOK at what you could win!

But, first, I want to say thanks so much to all of you who took the time to visit our Fall homes ... I was happy to be a part of it ... we all truly appreciate your company!  

If you happened to miss any of our Autumn spaces, feel free to click on one of the following links:

Fox Hollow CottageThrifty Junky and Free Fireplace Mantel

At The Picket Fence House Number Pumpkin Topiary

Jennifer Rizzo You Can Paint A Pumpkin Canvas Art

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia Rustic Fall Mantel

Domestically Speaking Apple Popper Recipe

Yellow Bliss Road Autumn Breakfast and Free Printable

At The Picket Fence Decorating A Fall Mantel

Setting For Four Sparkly Fall Mantel

Cupcakes and Crinoline Sweet Potato Apple Soup Recipe

Adventures in Decorating Colorful Fall Mantel

Ella Claire Sparkling Cider Recipe 

JoJo & Eloise DIY Mens Boutonnieres

French Country Cottage Autumn Office Reveal

Debbiedoo's How To Be Your Own Van Gogh; and 

Sand and Sisal Pumpkin Apple Bread With Streusel Topping.

Now, I don't know about you, but I would LOVE a chance to win the following gifts (too bad I can't enter, but YOU can)!

$250 World Market gift card

$300 faucet from Pfister

   

  Teal and Lime custom mood board valued at $300

$25 Decor Steals gift card

$25 to Antique Farmhouse gift card:

$100 Minted giftcard

ENTER HERE!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now, let's get this party started ... can't wait to see your fabulous and festive Fall decor!

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Fall Around the Dining Room

Happy Monday!

I'm excited to be part of the "Fun Around the House" virtual tour where 11 other bloggers and I are sharing parts of our Fall homes over the next two days!  So, go grab a cup of "coy-fee," get comfy and start touring!

*     *     *

WELCOME to our Fall dining room ... all decorated for a big fancy meal that we'll never eat in here.  Yes, admittedly, we don't dine in this room ... at all ... ever ... never.  Obviously, that needs to change.   

Maybe it's time I "ring the dinner bell" and have family and friends actually *break bread* at this table!  I'd be happy to pluck the faux pumpkins from the pretty bowls (that I recently purchased from Home Goods) and fill them with a yummy Fall soup.  The wine and water glasses are just asking to be filled, and the napkins are ready to get dirty:

And, as we all laugh and talk with our mouths full, maybe ... juuuust maybe that's when I'll point to the "1 second craft" I added to my centerpiece (from Kirkland's, filled with faux hydrangeas, pumpkins and burlap) and entice everyone to share their favorite "holiday traditions."

After we're done sharing traditions and family memories from years past, I just might have to turn everyone's attention to the chalkboard I pulled out and propped on our sideboard, where I attempted to add a simple saying of "thanks":

Hopefully, the soup bowl filled with chicken chili or the gold "blingy" candlesticks will distract our guests, and they won't pay too much attention to my "wonky" handwriting:

If not, no worries ... I'll just quickly point out these cute black and white plates (also from Home Goods) that I pulled out ... hoping to complement the chalkboard!  And, of course, mention how I love how the pops of orange work so well with these colors, too:

Then, I'll share with everyone that, besides being grateful for wonderful family and friends, I'm thankful that these floating shelves, filled with these seasonal plates, haven't come crashing to the floor!  

Yes, this just might be the year that we actually enjoy Fall harvest in here.  If not, maybe the pretty "HARVEST" garland from Home Goods that I hung in front of the window will make people "think" that we are!  

As we say here in the South ... "HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!"

Thanks so much for visiting our Fall dining room!

Now it's time to tour the Fall spaces of these incredible bloggers whom I'm blessed to call my friends ... you'll be amazed by their talent!

Dawn from Creative Cain Cabin:

Kelly from Eclectically Vintage:

Ann On Sutton Place:

Kim from Savvy Southern Style:

And, Laura from Top This Top That:

I'm also joining:

Stone Gable/Tips and Tidbits


Thanks for your visit ... I'm off to start touring!

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How to EASILY repair old fancy frames!

Have you ever

           come across an

old frame that

               has some missing

fancy decoration?

Now you can easily fix it!



First you purchase this product


at Hobby Lobby. It's pricy so use your 40% off coupon. Take a friend and have them use a coupon too to get them both 40% off.


I started with this old frame with a corner piece missing it's fancy scroll work.  I picked

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A Fall Vignette that Didn't Cost a Penny!

While I absolutely love holiday decorating ... thanks to a minimal budget, I love *free* holiday decorating even more!  That's why I was happy to have created a vignette on our sofa table in the great room with things I already had on hand.

Whether it's with a bowl of *seasonal* autumnal goodies, filled with faux pumpkins I've gathered over the years ...

or an inexpensive plate from Wal-Mart's BHG line that I scooped up last year (and, happy to say that they're at Wal-Mart again this year, too).

After spending time perched on the bookcase in our sitting room last Fall, this fella (from Michael's) came back for a return appearance ...

and, a lantern, once filled with nautical rope during the Summer months, now has faux leaves in its place ...

with a Fall *crown* made out of picks and leftover ribbon from last year.

Sparkly, little crows, complete with witches' hats, flew on out of our Fall bins and over to branches I recently snatched from the woods, 

annnd, a metal hammered bucket, filled with holiday pillows last year, became a comfy resting spot for a few faux pumpkins this year!  

All of these things came together to create this:

FREE!

Now let's see if I can get away with spending zero dollars finishing the mantel on our porch!  Wish me luck!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

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