One day I will find the right piece of art or something to go there, but that's not going to happen this year on this (teeny) little budget. In the meantime, I just needed something to go on the wall and make the room look a little more finished while I figure out what to buy. Enter Ikea and the amazing $19.99 Ribba frame. At 20" square, it takes up lots of room when hung in pairs. Then, one day I noticed my awesome yellow photo coasters and thought "why don't I do that in a larger scale?"
While I had the idea in my head, I went to Fabric.com and started looking at yellow patterned fabric and found the Bella Porte fabric by Dwell Studio (in Citrine). I ordered two swatches (they're 8" square) for $1.50 and picked up some charcoal gray canvas textured scrapbook paper at Michaels (69 cents each). Then, I got to framing and 20 minutes later I have what I think is a pretty decent solution to my problem. I wish I'd ordered a half yard of the fabric to completely fill both frames, but that would have been $7 and I'm feeling cheap this week.
What do you think should fill the big empty space? Imagine the Christmas tree gone (it's in the corner) and you'll see that I have an even larger void to fill...
P.S. I will be campaigning to paint the room pale gray but I've got another room to finish before mentioning it... I know it's a lot of beige right now.
Love it! When the tree comes down, consider putting up a tiered shelf in a fun color - like citrine yellow. Or a console with 2 lamps and a vibrant mirror centered over it on the wall (you know, the kind often seen in entryways in decor mags, but could also work in a corner.)
ReplyDeleteI have the same issue in my living room (pics sent to your FB). When the tree is not up, I have a distressed table that was originally a chicken coop! It's quirky, colorful, and goes great in the corner.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty tree!!
ReplyDeleteGood ideas, ladies! I have a console table that I could move over there and try it out... it currently lives on another empty wall by the front door. I think that will look less random than a chair in the corner, which would make whoever is sitting in it look like they're being punished. :)
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