While we were in California visiting Jonathan's brother and his sister-in-law, we went shopping. Of course, the second I spotted Anthropologie I was all about stopping in just to "look around." I knew that most of the stuff would be way beyond my price point...heck all of it was...but I couldn't resist seeking out a bit of inspiration. Their stuff is just so beautiful!
Long story short, I came across a design magazine that they had on sale! I'm guessing that Design*Sponge must put out this magazine on a regular basis for Anthro. Anyone know? Anyways, for a mere ninety-five cents I purchased the bad boy and did a little happy dance on my way out of the store (well danced on the inside of course--I was way too excited about this purchase).
After getting home from CA, I paged through the magazine looking at all of the great summer inspiration.
And fun craft ideas.
But then I came to the original reason why I bought the magazine.
These two pages filled with fun graphics of summer items were what caught my eye originally. They reminded me a lot of John and Sherry's twigs and berries prints. So, I took the two pages and a couple of frames I had on hand and got to work.
First, I pulled out a black frame that I had planned to use on another project. I took the magazine apart and put the first sheet into the frame. I then tested it to see if I liked it better with the mat or without the mat.
I decided that with the mat, the paper looked a bit more chic and not like something a five year old would do.
After that frame was all put together, I took out another frame that I had on hand and fitted the other side of the two page spread. With that all said and done, I started to walk around the house looking for a place to put them. I tried substituting them for two canvases I had in the living room, that didn't work. Then I tried using them in the built-ins in our dining room and that just look cluttered. Finally, then ended up on the walls in our bathroom. I had originally planned for something a bit bigger to be put there, and that might eventually happen, but for now, they are gussying up that corner just fine.
What do you think??
Oh! And speaking of the bathroom, I should also share that we got a new rug in there! Let me just spare you the gross details and say that it was all the dogs' fault. Unfortunately, our gifted rug was ruined. So, we purchased this nice dark gray one. He seems to warm up the space a bit.
I have some gray fabric that I used in the kitchen that I might make a valance with for our lone window. I think the dark gray fabric and rug would go together nicely. Plus, now I need to bring that dark gray up the wall. The rug seems a bit out of place in such a bright and light bathroom.