Gilmore is a 27 year old who loves decorating and is a self-proclaimed expert on just about everything. At least she likes to think so. Copyright 2011. Consult a design professional before beginning your project.
I’m looking for new art for my bathroom. I don’t even have any hung up in the rest of my home; but I’m already sick of the art that I do have and it’s only been three years. This is probably why I don’t have art in the rest of my home yet; I just can’t find anything that speaks to me. Maybe I’ll just have to break down and get a digital picture frame so I can have a constantly rotating display. There just doesn’t seem to be anything affordable that I want to look at every day. There are lots of things that match my décor but I know I’ll be sick of them in a few weeks. For me finding art that I can live with is one of the most difficult parts of decorating.
January 5th, 2012
Time for a Change
The best and worst thing about living in an apartment is that I can’t make huge changes. However, it’s nice to not have renovations on my mind and as part of my budget. The maintenance is usually someone else’s problem so there’s another plus.
My big decorating project this year is that I’d like a new color scheme in both of my bathrooms. I also want to add some wall decals. I want mural versions that cost about $50-$70 but I think it will help with the fact that I don’t have any natural light in either of these spaces. I would love to be able to have gray walls. However, since I already own all of my furniture that I need for this small space I also can’t bring gray in there either. Since I started out with mostly browns using gray throw pillows or art doesn’t make sense. However, the bathrooms are blank slates where jut new shower curtains, art, towels, and toothbrush holders, along with bath mats is my only chance to finally get this trendy color in my home. I just don’t know if doing the same scheme in two bathrooms will be too similar. I could pick up different accent colors I guess but I still want gray to be the feature. Any ideas on how to accomplish this?
March 17th, 2008
Andy Warhol
I was looking at art.com today & there was a poster like this on the front page:
I loved it & was sure that it had been painted recently. Imagine my surprise when I saw the artist’s name. Can you guess who it is? Well, you probably can because of the post title. In addition to soup cans & movie stars Andy Warhol did some amazing work with flowers.
October 8th, 2007
Art & business christmas cards
Art can come in all forms. There are so many different things that you could put in a frame & mat & then have a unique piece of artwork in your home. There are even greeting cards that I think qualify as art. This could be something as simple as hanging all of the business christmas cards on a ribbon to display them for the holidays.
The Gallery Collection offers high quality business Christmas cards. I know as a customer, I usually remember the companies that have sent me a Christmas card. It’s a nice touch that shows that your business cares. It also keeps the name of your business in other people’s heads. The Gallery Collection even offers stunning foil imprinting, or you can use your company logo. You can even have your return address printed on the envelope which will save a lot of time trying to write out your address.
The Gallery Collection is a family business which has been around since 1929. Yes, I said 1929. The site is also offering a scholarship contest that is open to high school & college students. The prize is a $10,000 scholarship. So much for the term “struggling artist”. I think that this is a great opportunity for students to get in touch with their creativity. All you have to do is create a greeting card. Doesn’t that sound like fun? The entry can be a photo, artwork, or even computer graphics. My point is that there is no “art store” to go & visit. Whether you are trying to decorate or you’re an artist it’s all about creating what you love. Surrounding yourself with things that you love will make your house into a home even Christmas cards.
September 28th, 2007
Free Art Tutorials
I always thought that painting looked fun. However, I just knew that I wasn’t artist. I was afraid to take an art class. It was like how some people won’t join a gym until they lose weight. The thing that turned all this around for me was getting a good book full of art tutorials. It was a step up from “Paint by numbers”, but it taught me how to mix colors, paint & draw.
The paintings aren’t exactly what I would have chosen to paint & it does bother me that hundreds or even thousands of the same painting exist. However, it actually made me less scared to paint. I just had to follow the steps & then I had a painting. I was happy to see that Frank Clarke from “Simply Painting” offered so many free art tutorials online in everything from watercolor, acrylics, to oils. If you don’t think you are an artist try a free art tutorial & you may just change your mind.