FRIDAY HUMBLE ABODE...SPRING AROUND THE HOUSE

HELLO AGAIN!

Ahh it's Friday--this week blew by for me and though it felt like spring here on AF it didn't feel or look like it outside-brrr. I painted the windows up with colorful birds and bunnies and trees-oh my! If you look really close you can see the neighbor snow blowing the driveway across the street! I know-it's just not right! So here's a look at the spring windows...

Another project that got underway this week was the stairway project! yay! I can't believe what a difference it made already! For those of you not aware of the project click here and catch up!

I chickened out on my color choice-no I shouldn't say that! I decided to bring a neutral tan-Lenox Tan from BM, down the stairs and into the lower hall. I already have that going on in the upper hall and since they are connecting spaces I wanted the color to be cohesive with other areas of the house--Am I totally full of it or what? :) I have lots of art planned for pops of color and something fun on the stairs themselves though I'm not exactly sure what yet-don't worry!

Doing this project makes me look around the house and realize how much more work there is to be done!! I look forward to the challenge!

 Here's the progress report...

BEFORE:


before-featuring roo-dog



before-dark and dreary

 NEXT PHASE...

yay-looking better already!

look at all my crazy colors! I'm going to use the most muted blue, grey, green one for an accent color-it's actually very soft and pretty-it's called BM Quiet Moment.
I know it's still looking rough-whew the stairs are in bad shape...wish me luck


STAY TUNED FOR MORE STAIRWAY PROJECT UPDATES...

Bird watching around the house...
Well since it's still impossibly cold outside, I decided to do some spotting of birds around the house. I do love a little bird decor here and there, When I started to look I realized I have quite a few actually-let's go on safari...

my chalkboard wall birds...

golden birds photo-op for Etsy...

S & P shakers from Pier One...

bird duvet from Pottery Barn...

Bird Adirondack chair...I know it's a little country-I painted this chair @ 7 years ago and it sat outside in the garden-I cleaned it up last year and brought it in for a cozy reading nook-what can I say-it's comfortable!

white bird inside the china cabinet-found 2 of these at a Salvation Army thrift shop a while back...

gift shop bird...

bookcase in the bedroom...

a little closer...

Having a few hints of birds around the house helps me think of spring, even when it's 22' outside....

Well I wanted to do a DIY craft this week but I totally ran out of time! I was inspired by some of those wreathes that I found-check them out here-I'll get to it over the weekend and make something fun to post with some more Easter related things in the coming weeks!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK FOR SOME MONDAY INSPIRATIONS....

THURSDAY ART ADDITIONS....

Well this week I've been pretty busy working on artwork for my Lucky and Roo-Roo collection-a nursery, kids themed collection for my Etsy shop. But, that's not really related to the birdies, bunnies and spring things I've got going on this week so...hmmm

I dug around and found some other things that I thought would suffice. 3 are original acrylics and one is an ink illustration with digital color-I whipped that one up today actually. 

The First one, Spring Birds II, is an original acrylic on canvas I did 2 years ago for a charity event-it's a picture of the piece with my camera on my phone then I brought up the light and vibrancy on the computer.

The second one I did in the fall last year and I call it Tweet-I always thought the bird looked a little funny, so I kept that one for myself! I took a picture of it and then I messed around with some digital effects -just for fun-but it turned out a little crazy-so you can't see that!.

I put the Golden Bird's Waiting in there too-you may have seen this one already-it's my Etsy shop.

Finally my Mom asked me to do an original piece for her to compliment her bedroom renovation this week and she so happens to love birds-perfect!. She boldly painted her bedroom violet-while my dad was out in Arizona-lol-when he returned to the purple bedroom he said-"Oh-It's...really pretty Moe" :) they are too funny...Anyway that's all for today-but I did get my windows painted yesterday for spring and I'll show you that tomorrow....

Hope you like....

spring birds II

tweet

  



Golden Bird's Waiting 8x10 Etsy $18

 

mom original illustration

Mom's bird illustration  with digital colors added..

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR FRIDAY'S  HUMBLE ABODE POST-INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON THE STAIRWAY PROJECT!

TUESDAY ANYTHING GOES: COLLECTIONS...

I won't talk your ear off today-just a few collections to look through that make me think SPRING thoughts...

SPRING WREATH COLLECTION:


  1) Re-nest  (2) Kathleen George  (3) Itzfitz etsy  (4) Succulent designs etsy (5) Cuteable.com (6) unknown boxwood wreath (7) also unknown Sorry :) (8) work of heart SA etsy (9) via Poppies at Play blog  (10) Junk Mama's blog (11) the Chic a dee etsy (12) Itzfitz etsy



collection of spring things by Camilla Engmans via FLICKR

feather collection by Knitalatte11 via FLICKR



SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR SOME ETSY ARTIST FINDS-SPRING DECORATING....

MONDAY INSPIRATIONS: Bunnies, Birdies, Branches, and Blooms....

That's right it's finally time for me to decorate for spring! I'm pretty sure almost everywhere else is in full on spring mode-plants beginning to sprout and the weather is slowly warming, but up here in Northern MI-it's COLD! No plants, no green, not yet anyway, but it is the official first day of spring!

 I did some spring cleaning over the weekend-took tons of clothing and baby stuff to goodwill and cleaned out the garage a bit. I also did some much needed organizational stuff in the bedrooms and some good ol' fashioned scrubbing of everything! AHH-doesn't that feel good? I love it when the house is clean-not just "picked up" I'm talking-your mother-in-law is coming to stay with you-clean! :)

Anyway the partial spring cleaning event made me realize that I need to get some cute little spring things out and around the house this week. All week I'll be focusing on some seasonal decorating inspiration. I have some crafts planned and some more painted windows coming this Friday and I just might finally paint the hall and walls by the staircase-blue???...it should be fun!

 Adding little things to your decor for the season is pretty easy-toss out a fresh pillow or new duvet, maybe if it's in the budget-- a pretty rug. Art can really liven up your space too-head over to Etsy for budget friendly prints or do a little DIY of your own! Don't forget to get out some cute spring jewelry and accessories for yourself as well! Here's some of my springtime decorating Monday Inspirations....

hope you like....

1. Maine Cottage Jill dining chair in Tweet Suite

2. Pottery Barn Woodland organic duvet

3. Oil painting of Robin's Nest-Studiolara316-Etsy

4. Emma Feather pendant light-Jayson Home and Garden

5. Flower pillow-Bedbuggs-Etsy $21.60

6. Paper Wreath-cute DIY idea-Dana and Carol-Etsy $25

7. DIY bunny garland idea

8. beautiful rose centerpiece- Jayson H & G

9. Green side table $225 Uncommon-Etsy

10. Vernal Cusp Rug-Anthropologie

11. Bunny statue-Pottery Barn

12. Dalmatian blown glass bird-Ittala Toikka

13. Bird lights-Pottery Barn

14. Fresh and Pretty-Happy Stockholm-via Decor 8

15. Bunny clutch-Jcarterhandmade-Etsy

16. pretty spring necklace-Papernstitch-Etsy

17. Bunny and Hare kitchen towels-Wisteria.com

18. Spring Bird frame-Cherry and East

19. Pottery Barn Easter Vignette

20. Classic chinese garden stool

21. Artwork-Brownpaperbagart-Etsy

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR SOME ANYTHING GOES TUESDAY STUFF....

THURSDAY ART ADDITIONS

Once again it's Thursday. Every Thursday I plan to post original artwork from ME. This week I've been focusing on baby stuff since our baby Emmett aka Roo is turning one next Tuesday-oh by the way today is hubby's b-day-- Happy Birthday Dodo!!  We've all got nicknames around here....Anyway I thought about nursery decor alot this week and  created some things that might be cute in a boy or girl's room! Both are acrylic, one is on canvas the other on paper. Now you know I love me some birdies...and they are extra cute in baby's space so I went with it...hope you enjoy!

Always remember that if you see a print you like in my personal gallery and want to purchase something just let me know via email  areafarehome@yahoo.com .
So without further ado--here are today's ART ADDITIONS....

momma I

Momma I poster

Momma II pink/green

mom & Dad bright yellow

the waiting pink

the waiting olive green

Nest I rust

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR FRIDAY NITE SUPPER CLUB: KID'S ARE WELCOME!