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Sunday, July 19

Cheap Mantel Makeover

In our old house, there was no space to decorate above our mantel. So, I have really come to appreciate the opportunity to play around with our mantle now!

I bought this large canvas over a year ago . . . still uncertain with what to do . . . until I remembered a large painting of an orange Grady and I saw on our trip to Asheville, NC a couple of years ago. The same painting that very well could have been the spark that ignited my fascination with the color itself!

**(I have just a handful of shopping items I will always regret without a doubt that I didn't purchase. This is one of them . . . )**

Anyway, it was big, bright and exactly my style.

Now. I'm no painter, and I knew there was no way I'd be able to reconstruct exactly what I had seen . . . so I took a different approach. Kind of . . . an . . . Eric Carle approach maybe . . .











I do love orange.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Super Fun as Usual! :)

mimiross said...

You never cease to amaze me! I am so excited when I see your new creations! I have always disliked the color orange, but you give it new meaning! I think it looks great! Way to go!

kim said...

looks good! I would like a lime, ya know if you are bored! haha

Jennifer said...

Do something for my brick wall in the kitchen, please!!! :-)