Affordable Art for the Family Room

I'm joining Transformation Thursday over at The Shabby Chic Cottage!

The first decorating blog I ever saw was The Nesting Place! I was just blown away by her style, her ideas and her philosophy! I felt like I had found a friend! My favorite idea was when she used doors on the wall as art! Brilliant!

We had lived in our house for over a year and I had yet to put anything above the sofa in the family room. I wanted something with a big impact. And I wanted to create it myself.
I knew this was the right idea for me because lo and behold - I had a set of doors just sitting out in the shed! They were left here by the previous owner! Perfect!



I used some exterior green paint I found out in the shed, too! They were in pretty good shape, just needed a good cleaning. Sorry I don't have any before photos - this was before I had ever thought about doing a blog! But, I just painted them green and then roughed them up a bit.


I found the metal art at Hobby Lobby - 50% off of course! Everything just kind of came together and worked! I can always change out what I put on and around them, but the doors are not going anywhere! It took hubby and I forever to hang them! The big obstacle was the fact that there are 2 of them and I wanted them hung tightly together! It was a chore, but we got through it!


I showed the fireplace in this room for Thrifty Monday. And some other parts of the room here.

I'm going to head on over to The Inspired Room and see what everyone is posting for her Fall Nesting 2009!

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Art from Reclaimed Wood

Love this! It's from Pottery Barn - of course! They just do everything right! I think a person could duplicate this design if they had a pile of scraps, a saw, some paint and a lot of free time! Or they could just buy it here.



Another great piece of art from Pottery Barn!

Pottery Barn

Who doesn't love stars?

Pottery Barn

I may just have to buy myself a circular saw...



...and some wood...I guess buying new wood would kind of defeat the purpose, huh?



I have the paint and the nails though... :-)

Cottage Sign Shoppe

Cottage Sign Shoppe on Etsy makes the cutest wooden signs! They have some unique designs and great prices, too. I discovered them while searching through home decor items the other day. They have over 250 different signs for sale.


I love signs with words on them! Probably too much! I have them all over my house! I think they just make a house feel like a home by injecting a little of your personality into your decor!



They've got dozens more! They also do personalized and custom designs. You can view all items in the shop here.

Thank you Mary for letting me talk about your beautiful signs!

Hooked on Yumi Art

Edited to add: I am joining the blog party over at Hooked On Houses!






This is my kind of art! Whimsical, fun, bright and cheery! I love this! This art is available at Etsy.com. Please visit her shop here. She is selling Giclee prints of her original art from $20 - $72!

Another reason I love Etsy - it's like taking a walk through a local art festival! It's a place to purchase really unique art at prices you can actually afford.

Here's a few more from this talented artist!













Thank you Aline for allowing me to feature your delightful art!

Please visit her shop by clicking below!