Alright, I need ideas.

What should I do with Jordan's dresser, on top and on the wall above?
What about the wall to the right of our bed?
Should I paint the furniture? What color?
Any other ideas?

Thank you!

& see the other spring updates in our home here

So, we finally got around to switching up Ruby's room, and we love how it looks! We even included a timelapse of us putting up everything at the bottom of this post! You can see how her room looked before in this post. 
We bought these picture shelves from ikea forever ago. Do you ever put off doing things because you can't handle the mental energy involved? Haha. I still wasn't quite sure how I wanted them to look.
Between spring and getting a couple prints from Parade and Company we had all the motivation we needed. I was so excited to get them up on the wall.
do you think she likes the change?

You can see how her room looked before & the other side (that hasn't changed) in this post.
And her nursery in our previous home in this post.

sources:
hot air balloon print c/o | strawberry print c/o  | flower print | crib | book letters
gold polka dot sheets |  vintage dresser | changing pad | Giraffe Teether

& i'll be sharing our living room spring refresh tomorrow! :)

oh, and I decided not to go with the pennants (you can see at the end of the video) but, after watching the video, I kind of like them.      What do you think?

My new favorite thing is to upgrade the pieces that I find at the thrift store or yard sales. Sometimes I find a gem that's lovely and doesn't need any sprucing. However, most of the time I find a lot of bad or just ok art. 



Here's how I went about creating this abstract artwork: 

I primed the canvas. I had a lot of blue, so I just covered the original artwork with a coat of paint.

I think of a happy memory, in this case a hike to a waterfall.

I don't look at a photo, I just try to capture the essence of the memory.

I try to do the initial layer (above) quick, that way I get just the key things in, sometimes less is more.

Since this is an abstract piece, it's not meant to be realistic. So I focus also on creating shapes and lines that I find interesting and help give the illusion of the waterfall and a faded memory.

I picked a color scheme. Colors that are cooler and close to each other on the color wheel (analogous colors) I also like these colors, especially yellow.

Mix colors. To make a piece look truly unique, it's best to mix colors. Sometimes I am lazy and don't and other times I mix a color with it's complement (green with red) to tone it down.

I add layers. I continue to add more dimension to the forms and colors that are there.

Lastly, I went over this with a wash of white paint and yellow.

I also add some little marks with a small white brush, which are a little hard to see. Some lines and some dots to add a little whimsy.


I don't mind the texture that was original to this piece. I really like the way it turned out.


In the end, I have an original artwork that is personal to me. Even Jordan noticed right away that this was a waterfall and was able to enjoy the artwork despite his dislike of abstract art.

The fun thing about abstract art is that it is up to your interpretation of shapes, colors, and lines. You can create your own abstract artwork and it can look completely different.

What do you think? Would you be interested in seeing the rest of my finds? or more art related posts? The art teacher in me really loved writing this post. Though I tried my best not to throw out to much art verbage. :)