Staircase Collage

This weekend was very labour intensive and productive. Staircase collage is finally up!

Ever since we moved to our new place, I thought that the large wall space above the staircase would look great if we made a feature wall of various artwork. And I was right.  The staircase leading to the second floor turned out to be a perfect space to display music posters, family photos and cool artwork that I’ve collected over the years. 

I’ve gathered all pieces that I wanted to display on the wall and laid them out on the floor. After a few various arrangements I figured out the best one. This process took a while and also took up most of our living room.

With a few handy tools in hand and a huge ladder the work began, and after a day and half of measuring, leveling and hanging the wall collage was done!

 

 

It looks even better than I imagined and I’m so happy it’s finally up!

P.S. Huge thanks to my hubby who hung all these pictures. I wouldn't be able to do this without you!

Mini Bedroom Makeover

We've been in the new house for almost two years and it's time to rejuvenate things a bit. Our bedroom needed a little face lift. So I've decided to change our bedding and add some artwork to brighten things up.

I few months ago I painted sky with clouds on a large canvas. Bedroom seemed like a perfect place to display my painting and that just kept snowballing. I felt that new bed sheets will make our old bedroom feel like new and I also decided to add more artwork to this space.

I found some great inspiration online and created beautiful typography posters. I used wrapping paper to add texture to the frame and the results turned out to be spectacular. I love how intricate typography combines with the geometrical patterns of the picture frame.

I love flowers and plant, but unfortunately for some reason plants and flowers don't like me. However, I believe that flowers brighten up any space, so I decided to get some greenery for my bedroom. 

So a few small changes and the bedroom mini makeover is complete. I tried to make my bedroom feel light, peaceful and serene.  Black and white theme that I have throughout my house is accentuated by vibrant light blue hues. 

Can't wait to finish the rest of the house. My plan is to hang more artwork on the staircase this summer, hopefully I can find some time to do it.

Big and Cozy

The office is now complete!

Alex and I have been looking for the perfect sofa for the office for quite some time now.  When we moved into the house, Alex and I wanted to have an office/spare bedroom, so once the computer table and the wall unit were in the room, we started looking for the sofa bed. We were looking for some very specific features, such as, it had to be leather, it had to have a fold out bed, black or white in colour, small in size and modern looking. After a few showrooms and furniture store visits we got lucky!  We found this black leather beauty on Craigslist for only $300. We got so lucky, because we were ready to purchase exactly the same model in grey from Chesterfield shop for $1,600.00

We found the perfect sofa bed for our office where guests can sleep the night and Alex and I can sit and enjoy a cup of tea.

YAY!

I already had these funky pillows which worked very well on this new couch.