Angela asked for advice on decorating her bedroom. As I was perusing the Pottery Barn catalog, I saw that they had monograms available. I suggested that Angela could also go to a sign company and have them make one for her. Jen so nicely offered the suggestion of looking on etsy.com. Now, I had heard often about Etsy, but had never jumped over there to take a look. I'm not sure I should have. That is one cool place!
The timing was perfect, however, because two certain little boys managed to destroy the clock hanging above my bed. I decided to purchase this monogram:
You can't really tell in the picture, but it is chocolate brown which goes nicely with the brown suitcase and dressers in the room. I also could have gone with matte white. I think I would have prefered matte brown (this one is glossy), but I love it anyway. And it is another project done!
I have also been wanting to have a sign made for our driveway. Something really classy that reads, 'Mt. Hope, Established 2006." It is still on the to-do list (maybe by Christmas), but check this out:
There was a bare space above the coat hooks in our entry that just needed 'something.' I have a very bad habit of wanting to fill every bare space. Need to get over that one. However, this is one bare space that bothers me no longer:
What projects are you finally getting around to?
Love the monogram above the bed- beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to love your monogram. If you look halfway down on this blog post of mine,
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you'll see the one I had made at www.wonderfulgraffiti.com. They make them for Pottery Barn but you can pick your own colors there. Mine is a copper gold and chocolate brown, which matches our antique mantel perfectly. Have fun with it; we have them all over the house as you can well see!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWould you mind sharing which seller on etsy you used? Also, what size did you get? I've been wanting to do something like this, but they are over $70 at Pottery Barn.
I'd love to know which seller you used on etsy also! I especailly like the one that says Mt. Hope! Very Nice!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne~ I loved the wall words you place in your home. Beautiful! I checked out wonderfulgraffiti.com. Definitely could spend a lot there!!
ReplyDeleteWendy and elliotsurf~ The monogram was from the seller paigemtyler:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10022298
The 'established' sign was from Elephannie:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10034813
Fun, aren't they?
Love your new wall decor! I'm just finishing our MBR,Am getting ready to re-do my guest room set-up. I want a peaceful aqua sort of color. Is the paint color the same in your room as your boy's? Do you remember the paint brands and colors by chance? They are very pretty in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteMary~ Yes, the paint in our bedroom is almost the same as in the boy's room. I love it! Our bedroom is Celery (Ralph Lauren). Very close are Gentle Tide (Glidden) and Valley Mist (Behr). Happy painting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that your great clock is broken, but that monogram looks so good! What a simple classic look. I love to be brave and paint words/ verses on the wall. Soon I'm going to paint above our bed in chocolate brown the quote "I dropped a tear in the ocean and when they find it I'll stop loving you, only then." (Our bedroom is kind of beach themed) I love your wall color too. Ours is very similar ("spa"- BEHR). We have a similar PB quilt on our bed also!
ReplyDeleteI have looked at all the etsy wall art stuff. It is great.
ReplyDeleteI just added something to my dining room wall, but ended up making it myself.
http://pocknalls.blogspot.com/2008/03/dining-room.html
I like your monogram and the Mt Hope sign.