New Living Room Art… Help Me Decide!

March 31, 2015 by Aliesha

I’ve decided I want to add some new art to my living room! Because of our high ceilings and the large room, some of the walls still seem rather bare!

I’ve been eyeing some beautiful limited edition art from Minted, and I thought maybe you could give me some help deciding what to get! (Side note, I’ve been crushing on Minted for a while now! They have the BEST invitations, announcements, and pretty much anything else printed on paper. The designs are so fresh and fun! I’ll be keeping them in mind for baby announcements this fall!)

Maybe I’ll grab three pieces (of varying sizes) and hang them together in a little collection. I really want some fun, bright pieces to go in my living room! The colors in the room are blue, green, teal, brown, and a bit of aqua.

Which of these pieces are your favorite? I’m having trouble narrowing it down! (You can click on each image to go to its page on Minted.)

First, this piece calls to me, since I looooove birds and nests (obviously, right?)! (Title: Fly)

Next, I like this watercolor, especially the colors of the bottles! (Title: Glass Bottles)

The colors in this next one are so pretty too! Fun pattern as well, and I like that it’s square. (Title: Intermittent)

This one is unique too and I like the pretty shade of blue. (Title: Blue Floral I)

I think this one could work nicely with several of the other pieces in a grouping. (Title: Ocean Currents)

This one is similar to one above, so I’d only use one of them in the frame arrangement. I think I may like this one a teeny bit better! (Title: Blue Floral II)

This succulent painting is so sweet. I love the shades of green. (Title: Aeonium)

This one has such a fun pattern, and the color is delicious! (Title: Abstract Triangles)

This next one is completely different than any of the others shown, but I thought I’d throw it into the mix too! (Title: Below Revello)

As far as colors go, this one doesn’t exactly “go” with the color scheme I’ve chosen, but I get big heart eyes every time I see it. Beautiful. (Title: Meander)

And lastly, another lovely patterned watercolor. (Title: Abstract Herringbone)

Alright… so which ones do you love? I obviously love way too many… I need to figure out which three to get! There is a cool feature at Minted that allows you to create “pin boards” to test out which art pieces look good together! Very fun!

Thanks for your input!

P.S. Minted is celebrating its seventh birthday this week, so use code SEVEN for 15% off your purchase between 3/31-4/6 (excluding art).

For Busy Moms Who Want to Be Creative

January 21, 2015 by Aliesha

*SALE NOW OVER*

It sometimes feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day, right? With all the mundane tasks of the day, preparing meals, cleaning up after everyone, and putting on yet another load of laundry, there’s very little time for sleep – let alone DIY and crafting!

But do you look at that bare wall in the living room and those old curtains in the kitchen, and just wish you had a few hours to do something about them? Or do you browse through those wonderful crafting successes on Pinterest and think to yourself that “one day” you’ll have a few more minutes to yourself so that you too can create something incredible?

You’re not alone – there’s a huge community of people out there who are feeling just as frustrated as you are!

It’s frustrating, because you know just how satisfying it can be to create something of your own – that sense of accomplishment and fulfillment can’t be beaten. What you need is for someone to pull together everything that you need to get started, to make it as easy and painless as possible.

Thankfully though, there’s an exciting new resource to help you quickly and easily get into (or back into) the creative projects you’ve been desperate to start. It’s called The Ultimate DIY Bundle, and it’s a collection of carefully curated DIY and crafting eBooks and eCourses from the world’s leading authors and bloggers in the industry.

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The Sauder Experience: Sideboard Restyled

October 10, 2014 by Aliesha

Sauder recently challenged me to take one piece of furniture and style it in three different ways! This was easy, and so fun!

If you remember from this post back in the summer (where you can read about my experience shopping for and assembling the piece), I selected the Shoal Creek Soft White Dresser from Sauder. This is what it looked like then.

Three months later, I still love it! I’ve been using it as a sideboard in my dining room when entertaining, and it is so great to have the extra surface to set things on other than the table!

We used it at Vera’s birthday party (see here and here), as well as pretty much any other time we’ve had lots of guests over! We had a sandwich buffet on it one weekend, and another time we used it for holding all the dishes we served family-style. I also like being able to decorate it seasonally.

Here is one new way I styled it recently… for an autumn brunch!

The next way is a bit outside of the box, but I wanted to show the versatility of this piece! Many homeschooling families I know do their school work in their dining room, so I styled this as a practical piece for educational use!

As we start to do more “official” school stuff in the future, it will be great to be able to have all our supplies in the dining room so we can work right at the table.

Think about how many school supplies you can store in those drawers! Perfect for keeping everything conveniently within reach, yet also hidden out of site!

I love using this Sauder dresser in my dining room! I can’t wait to use it in many other fun ways in the future.

For more ideas for ways to use furniture in new and unexpected ways, check out my Pinterest board: Furniture Repurposed!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sauder. The opinions and text are all mine.