Decorating 101: "HALLWAY"

Sunday, February 7, 2010


Did you remember to put the lid down in the bathroom?  Thank you......thats a major pet peeve of mine....

This is is going to be quick and simple.....its just a Hallway afterall.   A couple years ago, I was cruisin' through a decorating magazine at the store waiting on Chuck to pick out his weekly snacks, when I came upon a picture of a wall of pictures that was like nothing I'd seen before.  I whipped out my camera phone and started taking pictures of the magazine spread.  Couldn't get it out of my mind; thought to myself;  "I can do this......"so, being the picture-whore (hope that didn't offend anyone!) that I am,  I opened up my trustee Mac and started going through pictures of family, close friends and neighbors.  Picked my favorites and then started figuring out my game-plan.

Here's how I did this:  Grabbed Chuck and headed to Lowe's.......he never turns down a trip to Lowe's.....picked up several large pieces of MDF wood (the thinnest I could find was 1/4 inch); had him cut them all the same dimensions; spray painted them black; resized and changed the color on all the pictures I had picked out to "Antique" so they were all the same size and tint; printed them off on "canvas" paper; Paper Mache'd them to the painted MDF wood; put a hook on the back and WHALLA...wall art that is too cool!  I love how this turned out and have had more compliments on this than anything....And how easy it is to do!  And the best part; CHEAP!