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The Secret to Making Your House a Home – The Family Photo Wall

February 3, 2012 By Kristie Barnett 6 Comments

There’s nothing that makes a house a home like family photos. But scattering them around on all available walls and table surfaces can junk up the place. This week I spent a morning hanging a few things for one of my clients – her cute dog looked on as I worked:

notice that the dog matches the chair

We had decided to create a family photo wall for her back stairwell – it’s in the entrance where most family and friends enter the house. She pulled out tons of photos for me to arrange and hang. Believe me, that can be a bit overwhelming!

photos and more photos

Bargain Art at Bed, Bath, & Beyond

June 9, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 2 Comments

My faithful readers know that I searched for a “Keep Calm and Carry On” print while in London earlier this year. And I could only find it emblazoned on a coffee mug. So I searched online for something and blogged about it here. Yesterday, I went shopping with a client and visited Bed, Bath, & Beyond. And look what I found! These canvases are about 2 feet x 3 feet and are stretched on a wooden frame. They come in bright pink, turquoise blue, and black for $19.99. I’m opting for the turquoise blue!

2010 06 08 14.02.54 548x1024 Bargain Art at Bed, Bath, & Beyond

2010 06 08 14.00.25 Bargain Art at Bed, Bath, & Beyond

I also found a couple of other pieces of art that I really liked. This close-up of a succulent is really cool and contemporary, with lots of variations of green and hints of blue. It is about 3 1/2 feet square.

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Filed Under: Retail Therapy Tagged With: art, bargain art, bed bath & beyond, keep calm and carry on

Tack Boards

August 9, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 1 Comment

My latest bargain was found at my local Goodwill store. Just stopped in to find a gray belt, which I found. I always go through the leaning stack of framed art in the back. I found not one, but two bamboo tack boards with white frames. They looked so cool, I thought at first they were just framed bamboo. Then I realized someone had made them to be tack boards. They totally look like they are right out of a Ballard Designs catalog!

Vintage Portraits

July 31, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 3 Comments

I have a fabulous oil portrait in my dining room. If you’ve ever been in my home, you’ve seen her. If you’ve looked through my blog much, you’ve probably spied her in the corner of many of my pictures. No, she’s not my grandmother or favorite aunt. I found her on the side of the road propped up next to someone’s garbage – she was too large to fit in the can, and way too lovely to end up there.

Anyway, it was starting to rain and I had to make a quick decision. Do I let this beautiful painting of a dejected mother-in-law go to the city dump? Or do [Read more...]