Wordle + Printer = DIY Art

Yesterday I gave you a sneak peek at today's project post. I am totally proud of this one! Seriously, if you're ever in need of inspiration head on over to Katie Bower, she'll soon have you floating away with ideas. Like this post about DIY art.

This weekend I went through some of her posts that I had previously bookmarked and was taken with her States of the Union post (link above) and suggestion of using Wordle to achieve a similar look to the pages she created. I sat down with "The Big P" and together we came up with a bunch of places that mean something to us. I pasted them into Wordle, hit randomize and watched the magic happen.


This beauty took only, ohhh 50 "randomizes" to materialize. (Followed quickly by two more close contenders). I printed all three and decided that this one had the greatest impact, framed it, placed it on the mantle and voila! Personalized art for the cost of about 30 minutes, an old frame, paper and ink.

Totally cute, right?

Yellow?

Is it just me, or do y'all think that this area needs yellow accents? I've seen so much yellow around lately, and I love it, but just can't figure out how it will work with my taste AND I am sure that yellow is just a passing fad so I refuse to spend a fortune on anything yellow... but seeing those bananas in the green bowl on the table made me think... wouldn't a great wire, or otherwise sculptural bowl in a bright glossy yellow look sublime on that table? Or maybe a grouping of yellow candlesticks or something...

Gah! Not sure how that will work the the paint color on the opposite wall though...

This is the "color story" I am playing with... (Don't you love that phrase?)
Do you think yellow in place of the River Bank would look totally out of place in a room edged by Spanish Galleon? Any suggestions as to how I can change things out to suit? (Remembering that the dining area and living area are in one big space together, and my couch is a dark chocolate color (that really looks like a chocolate grey if such a color exists...)

Kitchen Inspiration

Kitchen Inspiration

So it's late and I need to get to bed, but I HAD to share some inspiration pics for our kitchen.
I'm a little worried that it may be a bit of a green overload -- I don't want it to look like a St. Patrick's Day Parade. But the colors in there need to compliment the rest of the house where green hues will be featured A LOT. The bottom line is... the kitchen has no window (yet!), it's dark and dreary at the moment, and could use a bright, fresh, clean look -- without being too clinical in all white.

This tile (the glass subway tile in a sea green color):

Picture Source: DGRTiling.com

These knobs/pulls:

Picture Source: MakingItLovely.com

This wall color (Luurrrvvee the splashes of red):

Picture Source: DesignSpongeonline.com

This color on the cabinets (maybe darker on bottom, lighter on top?):



This counter top (still undecided, but we want an acrylic Corian or Silestone in a green-grey):



What do you think?

Dream Bathroom

So, you know this post where I photoshopped (poorly) the master bathroom renovation? I know, it sucked. But here... I found the PERFECT room to model it on!! Right down to the skylight.

Isn't it dreamy? Don't you love it!!!