HOME PROJECTS :: Most Popular of 2014

One of my favorite things to do is a good home or room makeover. I added this series to my blog a little over a year ago and have rounded up some of the TOP ones you checked out for the year.

It definitely is nice looking through these as it's like I am looking at a scrapbook of my work and it's cool to have it documented to see how far some spaces have come. I highly suggest if you ever do any home/room makeovers to always take before/ after photos as you will thank yourself. Trust. ;)

As you are looking through this list of the most popular home projects from last year, just know if you want more details about a certain project, simply click on the link for all of the fun details! So let's take a look back and see what the TOP ones were . . .


TOP HOME PROJECTS of 2014: 

 

How to Repaint a Bathroom Cabinet

How to Create a Gallery Wall

 Tween Bedroom Wall Decor

 Decorating with Wallternatives Vinyl

 Front Door Makeover

Now that was fun! It also makes me really excited to finish up some of the projects that I have since been working on, so I can share them here with you all, as they are turning out better than I imagined - always a GREAT thing!

So which home project was YOUR fave? Did it make this list? I would LOVE to hear from you & find out which one was your favorite last year . . . just let me know by commenting below. xoxo

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HOME :: Tween Bedroom Wall Decor

Today I am sharing a special project for my HOME|MADE series!  As you know I am slowly working on re-doing every room in my condo and lately I am making some good progress! Today I have a 'sneak peek' into my daughter's bedroom makeover!  ;) 

In this room, I am planning on a couple little wall galleries but wanted some other kind of decor for the walls as well. At first, I was going to paint this huge chevron print on this back wall of her room but then decided against it. I decided upon using a vinyl design from my friends at Wallternatives because I've used them before on my craft room wall and still, am loving it! Plus this particular idea of mine I had, I wanted to use a product that I could 'work' with and know it would be doable. Even though this particular vinyl I used for the circles isn't "repositionable", I knew from experience that if I just "set" it on the wall first and not press it down, I could change the position and move it if necessary. Which is why I LOVE this product!

A simple circle pattern is what I chose to do on the corners of her room . . . 

  . . . and even on the other side in the corner of the same wall.

 

What is Wallternatives you ask? Here is a description straight from them:

"Wallternatives™ ARE the artful alternative to ordinary walls. At Wallternatives™, our goal is to provide easily applied Pattern for the People™. That’s you! And not just any old patterns! We want you to have your choice of the most delightful pattern options, offered across a variety of material options to suit every design demand and surface requirement. We are committed to empowering you to create a home that is more colorful, more fun, more expressive, and more designed around “you” without investing a lot of time!"

 
For the white circles, I chose a Designer Decal called "Dots vinyl pattern pack". I chose them in white for a subtle look and followed the directions on how to apply a Wallternatives Designer Vinyl Wall Decal on their site and didn't it turn out fab? I LOVE it!

 

I think the circle pattern turned out better than I thought but I bet you are wondering how I got those perfect circle patterns on the wall huh? Well I am the master of 'using what you have on hand' so I grabbed a paper lantern out of my studio and used it for a 'guide' for my circle patterns. I just applied one white vinyl circle at each seam and it worked out perfect! Pretty scientific huh!? ;)

The other vinyl item I added in her room is a large Fabric Wallprint that says 'Just Be Yourself' because I think that is such a good positive message for my daughter to see everyday when she gets up! Not to mention, how fun is this design? Amazing!

In case you have a "good eye", you will notice that I got the idea for the circle pattern on her wall from the curtains here in this photo. She loved this idea, since SHE picked out the curtains! ;)

I really love this little corner as I hung some tissue poms from the ceiling, moved her coat stand over here that holds all of her bags and then made a little reading nook for her where she can sit on her bean bag and pillows and read her little heart out under the window.

This one was even easier to put up than the circles as I just folded down the backing of the vinyl a couple inches, held it up to the wall, centered it and used the handy tool they included in my order, to smooth it down. I started at the top and worked my way down until the backing was completely off and my vinyl art was on the wall. EASY & done!

So what do you guys think? This is just the start of the posts that I will be sharing on this room so make sure you are following along so you don't miss the rest of the reveals I have planned! ;)

Have you ever decorated using vinyl on your walls? Which design do you like from their amazing selection? I would love to know, so comment below as I am wanting to do another area as well and would love to hear what you like. Thanks for reading. xoxo

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HOME | MADE :: Decorating with Wallternatives Vinyl

     

Today I am bringing you a special edition of my HOME|MADE series!  As you know last time we chatted, I was working on the bathroom & shared with you how I re-painted a bathroom cabinet but today we are on to another room in the house! One of my new favorite rooms! ;) 

This room "used to be" a formal dining room but I have recently converted it into a huge craft room and will be sharing those details later but for now I can share a peek with you, of a project I did on one of the walls in the room. I am super excited to share this new project I did with you, as I got to use a product from a wonderful company I had the pleasure of meeting at SNAP conference! 

For the longest time I have been trying to figure out what to put on the wall above this Expedit shelf . . . should I make a gallery wall? Should I hang a huge mirror? And what I have told myself lately is, when in doubt . . .do NOTHING! So nothing is what has been above this and I was tired of looking at the bare wall so when I met the people from Royal Design Studio at SNAP and they shared about the new Wallternatives line they were getting ready to launch, I knew this was it! I mean seriously, you have to check out all the designs they have available plus the different types of vinyl designs, they are all so cool!

What is Wallternatives you ask? Here is a description straight from them:

"Wallternatives™ ARE the artful alternative to ordinary walls. At Wallternatives™, our goal is to provide easily applied Pattern for the People™. That’s you! And not just any old patterns! We want you to have your choice of the most delightful pattern options, offered across a variety of material options to suit every design demand and surface requirement. We are committed to empowering you to create a home that is more colorful, more fun, more expressive, and more designed around “you” without investing a lot of time!"

 
For this space, I chose a Designer Vinyl Decal called "Smell the Flowers wall decal". I chose to have the larger size made and followed the directions on how to apply a Wallternatives Designer Vinyl Wall Decal on their site and isn't this perfect? On these light grey walls, I decided on a white vinyl so it would be a soft subtle look and I LOVE it!

I also really wanted to give this little area a "facelift" as I haven't liked what I had arranged on it for awhile now but then I got a few new things recently and thought it was time to re-work the area to get it looking better since the wall was looking so FAB! So re-arranged I did and now it's all good! Everyone loves to see a good "before" & "after" pics, so here they are . . . .

I love how the new white bowl ties into the vinyl design on the wall and looks like it was made to go together! LOVE when things come together like this! The changes were subtle, some things were just moved, some were taken away but I think it looks streamlined and fresh! ;)

Another before and after side-by-side . . .

Here is a photo of the vinyl before I applied it to the wall and right afterwards. I purposely placed the ends of the flower stems a little behind the shelf so it looked like it was coming up from behind it.

And a few more shots all decorated and beautified! ;)

So what do you guys think? Have you ever decorated using vinyl on your walls? Which design do you like from their amazing selection? I would love to know, so comment below as I am wanting to do another area as well and would love to hear what you like. Thanks for reading. xoxo

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? 
 

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Looking forward to seeing you again! :)