It is time for another mini makeover, this time it really does the name
justice and is a quick project that took not even half an hour of my
time, not including drying time though. I had been lusting for a
mishmash of vintage letters to write fun things on our walls and checked
on Etsy
on and off but in the end I thought I could make some fun letters
myself. The paper mache letters I used I bought at a local craft store,
they might be the exact same ones like these
from Jo Ann. I still had some leftover yellow spray paint in the
basement from a previous project and used it because yellow makes me
happy. All letters got three or four coats of paint and after they were
fully dried I stuck them to the wall with picture hanging strips,
this way when I take them down I will not be left with any marks, at
least that is the plan. I thought the area above the opening leading
from the kitchen to our dining room is a good spot for the word eat
because it will tell you what you can expect in the next room...Looking
at all the vintage goodies on Etsy I might still have to get some more
vintage letters. What would you write on your walls?
PS. I do not know why my images are so dark today. They look fine in photoshop but get messed up when I upload them to the blog. Tried different solutions but nothing works...
This looks great Nina (and not dark at all for me...weird!). I like how you set the letters slightly askew, and I like how EASY this was! Good choice for the yellow!
ReplyDeleteHmm, this is weird, I should have not said something about the images being too dark ;) Easy is sometimes, no most of the times, such a good thing!
DeleteVery cute idea! Love the yellow, too.
ReplyDeleteHa ha you did not have the letters placed like in the first pic, TEA.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow bar stools and the letters look nice together. I usually like the vintage letters too but these are an excellent substitute.
Ha, ha I placed them differently in the first picture just to throw you guys off ;)
DeleteI want to come visit you!!! :) And the letters turned out perfect!
ReplyDeleteYou should come to visit us! Maybe I have to show some photos of our guest bedroom to get you to come soon ;)
Deletethey don't look dark to me either. i have done this mini project before too! i did "home" with white paint. i love your yellow, goes perfect with the bar stools. and might i add i am loving your island countertop!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha I should not have said anything about the images looking weird as they seem to be ok when you see them ;) I'm still in love with our island countertop too. Can you believe this was a kit they sold at Ikea a while back and we scooped it up on sale for about $40? Shh, it's a secret ;) It looks more expensive than that...
DeleteYour posts never fail to make me feel like getting crafty! Such a cute and simple idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks Meghan! It's great to know that this might inspire you to get crafty yourself :)
DeleteVery cute... and is the tile in your kitchen pink??
ReplyDeleteThanks rooth! The tile in the kitchen is red, it looks like it's pink because of the lighting. It's not something we would have chosen ourselves but it looks ok. I believe there is hardwood underneath, dreaming of unearthing it eventually...
DeleteThey look so good!! And what a way thriftier alternative to a priceier version. Yours look like what they sell in stores. I love a new pop of yellow, especially in the kitchen. And the complement your stools perfectly! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin! I pretty much got three letters for less than what it would cost to buy one. Yay!
DeleteIt looks AWESOME, I luv the color too! I recently purchased some letter from michael's craft store (large wood for am amazing $1.49 each), except they didn't have ALL the letters I wanted .... I wanted to hang up the word AMOR (spanish for love) but there was no A (so I got a V and planned on hanging upside down and drawing a dash) also no R (so I got a 'P' .. not sure how to draw that one out). Finally decided ... an entire NEW word: LOVE in english (since I already had 2 letters so simply invested in the L and E). Location .... hallway. Timefame ... this year (maybe?!).
ReplyDeleteThanks Ada! Ha, ha I tried to attempt this project earlier but there were always letters sold out that I needed. Love is also a great word and it means the same as the word you wanted to create originally.
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