DIY Picture Frames

While my mom and I were shopping for the master bedroom, we came across three picture frames that we thought would look great on the wall.  The only catch was that they didn't have hooks on the back.  We tried a few different things and then decided to rip the stands off and use twine and hot glue.  

We had to nail the twine into the wall above each picture so that they would hang right, but I really like the way it turned out.

Decorative Pillows

A few weeks ago my mom and I redid the master bedroom.  We painted and bought a few accessories and called it a day.  While I really liked the way it turned out, it was still missing a little pop of color.  While we were in World Market, I found two hand towels and decided to make a throw pillow.  I don't have pictures of the whole process, but the ladies at http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2010/11/shut-up-and-sew-stuffed-throw-pillow.html have a great tutorial on how to sew pillows.  Here's how it turned out:

Master Bedroom Redo

This weekend my mom came into town to spend some quality time.  Which means..... we had a project!  I have been thinking for a while that I would like to paint our master bedroom and this weekend was the perfect opportunity.  Here are some pictures of the before:  

As you can see, the room was tan and we have black furniture.  The picture makes it look a little darker than it really was, but either way it wasn't the color I liked.  I'd been doing some research and decided to go with a lighter color.  I decided on Behr's "Natural Grey" in a semi-gloss finish.  We pulled back the curtains and got to work on the trim.  Here's one of the finished walls:

After a few more walls, (while Andy was resting) we were finished!

We added a few accessories and called it a day.  I still have a few things to add, but for now I'm really pleased with it.