Deck the Walls

Yeah, I'm a little late with that title!

But, we've been getting more odds & ends done in the Foyer...

all involved putting holes in our freshly painted walls.

First item tackled: Spray painting the brackets & hooks on the shelf.

Silver matched the gray much better than the bronze.

Then Mike re-hung it above the table...

The decorations will get a refresh for spring.  

For now, I just added a few winter things to replace the Christmas decorations.

Next up: finding something to hang in the space over the radiator.

We had the aerial photograph of the house/property- but now it didn't look right.

We played musical pictures for a few weeks. 

I ended up taking a painting by my great-grandfather that was in the family room 

I stuck it inside a chunky white frame I had in the attic.  

We're liking it!  Now we just have to fill the space it left on the living room wall!

The cat thinks he's part of the decor ;)

Finally, we had the hallway wall... 

Mike suggested hanging some artsy photos I had taken last year.  

We love having meaningful artwork- these are all photos from our garden.

I waited until Snapfish ran a sale, and then had them printed up.  

Before buying new frames, we wanted to try to work with some we already had.

These gold frames hanging in the dining room (the three on the right) fit the bill...

They were from our old house and had Monet prints in them.

Nothing that I LOVED...

So, I took them and spray painted the frames silver & the matting black. 

The black matting tied in nicely with the new rug!

I wish the frames were a little chunkier, but they'll do for now.

Total cost = $20.30

(I already had the spray paint left over from other projects)

Our plan is to print out at least three more sets of images I've taken, 

Then we can swap them out seasonally!

Here's a new look from the front door...