Woolly and Color-coded Design

Our walls have been licked with a fresh coat of blue-gray paint, and I am thrilled! We make so many trying and important decisions in our lives, but choosing a paint color for your home seems to be the most difficult. With everything off the walls, I began to move around and lay out my artwork; I cleared all accents and random junk off of tabletops and started to mix things up.

My goal this time around is to get a nice clean look with minimal clutter. This, of course, means letting go of a few unnecessary items and putting emphasis on those pieces that you love. To better utilize space, I took one of my framed ink on rice paper drawings that my grandmother drew and made it about a quarter of the size, while still showcasing its beauty.

I can’t take credit for this process, as I stole it from my mom, but I’m happy to share and tell you that you can do this with thin decorative paper, drawings, or you could even use tracing paper to create a mini-masterpiece. Whatever you decide, the paper will need to be thin and flexible for this project. (See the how-to below)

After recreating this piece I continued to organize and decorate. I haven’t been able to get my Woolly Pocket on the wall until recently acquiring a power drill. A woolly wha?

A Woolly Pocket can be an indoor or outdoor planter that you hang on almost any wall material and it creates a very unique way to display your greenery of choice.

I’m still playing around with what I’d like to feature in the planter, so I have some filler for now. Eventually, I’d like to find a few plants to start growing my own tea, or find some big sprawling foliage to completely take over the pocket. If you’re looking for a gift for an avid gardener or DIY lover, this is a great purchase.

The final design decision that I made was inspired by this strangely fascinating stop-motion video. I rearranged all of our books by color to create a more interesting focal point; if only we had more pink books.

This might seem a little silly, but I love the way it turned out and I think it’s almost easier to find and read titles because your eyes are a little less confused. Maybe that’s just me.

The place is slowly coming together, one room at a time. The next project will be our Mexico-inspired bedroom, but first I’ll have to choose a paint color.

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Rice Paper on Canvas

Materials

Matte Medium (decoupage)
paint brush
rice paper (or other thin paper)
small canvas (mine was about 6″ by 6″)

How-to

Lay your paper over the canvas to figure out how you’d like to crop the piece.

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Apply a thin coat of your matte medium to the canvas (on the surface and sides) and immediately adhere your paper to the top.

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Fold the paper like a present to create clean corners and continue to generously apply the matte medium to adhere the paper.

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Apply an even coat over the top of the paper and use your brush to make sure you flatten any bubbles.

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Let dry and enjoy!