Wall art ideas and DIY wall art tips and ideas. My favourite art with a focus on modern cottage and coastal lake house style.
Judging by one of my my more popular projects here at A Pop of Pretty (a diy painted canvas I created with an inspirational quote), it appears that a whole lot of you want to know how to create your own art. So I thought I’d show you another painted canvas that I recently created for our piano room…
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Greetings earthlings! Happy first of October to you! I’m just popping in to share a fun Nature Walk printable that I made for my kids.
I’ve confessed before that I’m not really a summer girl. The whole idea of ‘enjoying’ time in the great outdoors in crazy humidity is totally lost on me. But in Fall, I enjoy being outside with our kiddies whenever we can. They LOVE creating events out of simple things – and, what kid doesn’t?!? So I pulled together a Nature Walk printable to make an adventure out of our next Fall walk.
Our twins are still only pre-schoolers, so you’ll notice it’s simple and visual. At their age, just finding a pine cone and a red leaf could keep them challenged for an hour! So if you’re aiming to find the ruby-throated hummingbird, you might need a different nature walk list, lol. READ MORE
This post was most recently updated on September 23rd, 2019I’m so super-excited about this Fall mantel decorating project, that I’ll…
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This post was most recently updated on January 1st, 2020I was feeling a little creative tonight, and decided to make…
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If you know me, then you know things rarely stay the same for long around here!
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Like, for instance this gallery wall over our sectional sofa that I talked about a little while back. Here’s how it looked back then…
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I was happy enough with how the gallery wall turned out, but after living with it little awhile, I decided it was a little busier than I had planned. I think that’s because of the saturated colors (the reds and teals) AND the fussy lines in all of the pieces (i.e., the florals). I felt like it needed to be tamed! Plus, I had really wanted to incorporate some family photographs to make it feel more personal. I’ve experimented quite a bit with gallery wall groupings in our home, and photos are definitely the key to bringing a collection to life. (For some other gallery wall tips, click here.)
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So a couple of days ago, I decided to remove a few of the ‘fussier’ pieces (the basket, the mirrored botanical print, and the wine label art), and replace them with some simple modern gallery frames. I’ve always loved, loved, loved photos in gallery frames, but was reluctant to use them on this particular art wall because of the more traditional style of the painted canvases.
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I was wrong! I immediately loved the contrast between the clean lines of the gallery frame, and the more detailed canvases. The simplicity of the gallery frame (with its white matting) helped bring some much needed ‘quietness’ to the collection. READ MORE
St Patricks Day is in less than a month. It’s a rockin’ holiday around here, given our island’s deep Irish history. Last year at this time, I threw together a few of my favorite Irish sayings and Irish blessings, and created some free printables that could be used to decorate for St Patricks Day. They proved to be popular, so I thought I’d add a new one (two different versions) to the mix.
To download them, just right click on the high res files below and them save them to your computer and print them as you wish (for best results, 8×10 and smaller). Then find a frame, pop it in, and shazam…instant St Patricks Day decor!