Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Rustic Frame Makeover

Summer is officially here. We've had an interesting few days to say the least!
*all three boys went to my parents' for a visit*
*a business trip cancelled after we were already headed out of town*
*shopping instead of tripping*
*first movie of the summer*
*last tennis lesson until fall*
*running 2 miles*
Needless to say I am more than tired which I'm using as an excuse to avoid my blog for a few days:) Instead of posting something new for you today, I am reposting a guest post that I did last week for Yanet over at 3 Sunkissed Boys.
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Today I am sharing a simple spray paint project that is part of my bigger Master Bedroom Redo.
I started with these really cute frames that I bought a few years ago. I loved them because the colors were perfect for our room and they had that rustic yet tropical feel that I was going for at the time.
Since I decided to add red into the decor, the two tones of blue just weren't working in the room anymore. The easiest solution for that problem is a little bit of red spray paint, some newspaper, and some painters tape.
I used the painters tape to mask off just the darker color blue and then I used the newspaper to protect the rest of the frame that I didn't want the red spray paint to get on.
After the paint dried overnight, I used a piece of sandpaper to rough up the red a little bit just to make it match the rustic-ness of the rest of the frame.
I added in some new black and white pictures, and now my frames are ready to go into my {still in progress} master bedroom.

10 comments:

  1. I am loving that red/blue combo! I'm working with it right now in my living room! :)

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  2. Super cute. I just don't think like you do. You are blessed!

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  3. Oh, I love that touch of red! Looks fabulous, Kelli. :) I think I'll be doing some reposting and guest posting this summer...I want to be able to spend more time with my girls and not feel "guilty" for not having a new post. every. single. day.

    PS. I am so envious that your parents took the kids!! WoW!!

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  4. What a cute way to jazz up a frame!

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  5. You've been busy!
    I love the frame makeover, and I really like the picture you put in it!

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  6. TWO MILES!!!! You are doing awesome Kelli!!! Seriously you will be at that 5K before you know it.

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  7. You are so busy!! I'm happy that your summer has started out so wonderfully, but I hope {for your sake} that it slows down a little too. Love that frame, and yay for shopping! :)

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  8. Love those colors! That frame reminds me of some in the pottery barn catalog!!

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  9. WOw, beautiful!
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