Master Bedroom... Art On The Cheap!

 

 

 

I have never had the dresser top in our master bedroom decorated to my liking.

I started messing around this morning and one thing led to another.  Little did I know that it would lead to a whole day of crafting and tweaking!

I wanted to use photographs of our moms and some of our antique leather bound books.   I also wanted to use a lamp that I bought when an antique mall went out of business about a year ago.  (I always stopped to look at it, but I felt it was overpriced.  When I heard they were going out of business, I couldn’t get there fast enough.  The lamp was still there and I got it for 1/2 price!!)

I love the look of art hanging behind a lamp.  I guess you all know by now, that I am no minimalist!!  I go for that layered look!!!

As soon as I put the lamp on the dresser,  I knew that I needed something to hang behind it.  I went to my usual,  in-house shopping spots… the basement and a couple of closets, but turned up empty handed.  So, I had to get into the box full of  frames, prints, etc. that needed some love.  And, so it began!

 

These stamp prints are mounted on wood. I paid $2.00 each.

 

I found these two gorgeous prints from The Graphics Fairy.

You gotta love her!

 

I taped off the gold border and sprayed the tops with a fresh coat of black.

I didn’t photograph from here on, but here is what I did:

1. mod podge to glue down the print and also put a layer on the top

2.  one step crackle finish to a few areas

3.  brown acrylic paint to age it

4.  flicked some watered down black paint on it

5.  flipped the hardware on the back of one since I glued the print on upside down!

 

I love how the finish on the lamp brings out the original gold border of the prints – even though you can’t tell here.

 

I adore the French style furniture behind the French lamp.

 

I adore crackle finishes!

 

This is my mom on the left.

G-Man’s mom is on the right.

They have both gone to be with our Lord.

 

Mom was so pretty in this photograph -  she must have been going somewhere swanky!

 

I had to add a little Easter basket. 

It’s a vintage basket that has the best ever paint finish – such a pretty shade of green.

I added lots of handmade fabric flowers and silk petals to personalize it.

 

 

There is still time to sign up for my CSN give-away. 

          

 

This post is linked to the following parties:

 

                              

               Show and Tell                                             Penny Pinching Party

                             

   Transformation Thursday                                 Show and Tell Friday

                             

                                         

  i made it!                                                                         Brag Monday

Rhonda