Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Color My World week 3: paint

This week I'm supposed to paint something in my colors of pink and orange.

There's not much in my bathroom I can paint--I'm renting, and I'm not painting the walls or the vanity.  Or the toilet, despite last week's intimations.  

When I unpacked, I came across these apothecary jars with little wicker balls inside.

 They were originally in my bookshelf in the living room, but I moved them into the bathroom and spraypainted them pink, orange and gold.




I am eh on the gold...I think they will be repainted pink and orange.

I also framed the rug remnant from last week.


My budget for this room is minimal, so I  looked through the garage for a suitable frame. I didn't find any.  But, I did find an old corkboard.


I sprayglued the rug onto the corkboard and anchored it with a few flathead pushpins.


I hotglued orange ribbon all around the edges.

And here it is:


Check out what these other wonderful bloggers have done this week:

Ange - The Blooming Hydrangea
Anna - A Newfound Treasure
Carmel - Our 5th House
Cassie - Primitive and Proper
Jadyn - Dutch.British.Love
Jessamie - Bird and Branch Redesign
Julia - Black Tag Diaries
Julia - Pawley's Island Posh
Kristy - Hyphen Interiors
Lisa - Shine Your Light
Maury - Life on Mars
Shaunna - Perfectly Imperfect
Shelley - Crazy Wonderful
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Tiffany - Worthwhile Domicile
Vashti & Jamie - Like me Some...



Be ready next week to link up your own colorful addition!

16 comments:

Carrie April 17, 2012 at 4:45 AM  

I really like the way the rug wall art turned out - way to use what you already had on hand!! :-)

Cassie @ Primitive & Proper April 17, 2012 at 5:21 AM  

how fun! i love the splash of gold, too! and the remnant looks perfect!

Jessamie Vincent April 17, 2012 at 6:01 AM  

Looking good! You're really making the most of this space!

Jadyn @ Dutch.British.Love April 17, 2012 at 6:30 AM  

It like how you made the color come back in the wicker balls, such a great idea! And that rug remnant is the perfect addition!

Tiffany April 17, 2012 at 6:52 AM  

Great idea hanging the rug as a piece of art. It's really pretty. And, your balls look great too;)

Shelley {Crazy Wonderful} April 17, 2012 at 7:19 AM  

The rug art turned out way cool! Great idea to spray the wicker balls too :) So fun in there!

Maury Kilgo April 17, 2012 at 8:08 AM  

I love both ideas! That rug steals the show though!

Alana in Canada April 17, 2012 at 9:44 AM  

I'm with you on the gold.
The rug looks fantastic--so clever to use the ribbon to even things out! Pink and orange is shapin up to be perfect for this space!

black tag diaries April 17, 2012 at 10:37 AM  

what... no pink toilet?? bummer... was looking forward to that one;) i lvoe the framed rug remnant... and the painted decorative balls look AWESOME... just the right pop of color!

J and V April 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM  

What creative ideas! I love the rug idea!

HannahJ April 17, 2012 at 4:16 PM  

Lisa.. I love the rug art- such a great project- with a HUGE impact!!

Re: the comment you left on my most recent post- YES the mural Im working on in the bathroom is a recreation of the Josef Frank fabric- its VERY slow going;)but I figured it'd be cheaper then using the fabric on the walls:)

Ange April 17, 2012 at 7:07 PM  

Sheer genius! I actually like the gold in there but I'm a big lover of all things gold. the rug remnant looks great too, way to reuse the corkboard and remnant. I love the bright colors!

emily April 17, 2012 at 8:31 PM  

Your use of the rug remnant is genius!

Tiffany @ {Living Savvy} April 18, 2012 at 5:24 AM  

Lisa, this is the perfect color for the white bathroom you can do nothing with! I love the pops of color and your rug art turned out so perfect!

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