Vintage Flashcard Closet Doors

In my master bedroom I have a corner closet with two sets of white sliding doors, and although I LOVE the closet space, the large door panels monopolize an entire corner of my bedroom (so much wasted design space!!).

I also have two packs of vintage flashcards that I found at a thrift store back home, which I love but just couldn't find the right place for them.

And then it hit me! My two problems could solve each other!!

Here is my solution:

I used small binder clips to clip each card to the "shutters" on my closet doors.

These are alphabet cards with the letter and a graphic on each one so I hung them in order!

Close-up of b-f! These graphics are so adorable, definitely puts a smile  on my face every time I walk by :)

Close-up s-w! I love the patina on the "s",  And turtles are my fav!!

I love how this turned out! Super playful, but still subtle since the cards are neutral colors. And perfect for me as an apartment dweller; easy, and damage-free to install. 

Thanks for stopping by 

-Liz :)

Lovely Lacey Wall Art

I have previously mentioned my struggle with my master bathroom. This was the one room in my apartment that i just could not seem to develop a clear concept or even color scheme to tie the room together. I think I considered just about every color to "pop" off my black and gray chevron shower curtain from yellows and oranges to blues and greens, I even considered going totally girly despite my boyfriend's protests to the land of purples and pinks!

And then I got an idea! The lace design of the washi tape I used on my medicine cabinet (see here), inspired me to use more lace! Check it out:

By painting the lace (see below), I was able to set a color scheme (blues and greens win!) while keeping it modern and not too girly!!

So for anyone out there who likes my lacey wall art and wants to know how to recreate it, heres how i did it:

1) First I bought some lace! I got mine from Joann's where you can buy lace by the yard. I got 1/2 yard of each kind of lace (each cost between $1.99-$2.99/yd). My total cost for lace was only $5!!

2) Next I cut my lace to size. I knew I wanted to mat it to 8x10" so I cut my pieces to about 9" to have a little wiggle room.

3) Next I painted my lace using a pouncer to dab on the paint like so:

4) Once all my pieces were painted I arranged them on a piece of white cover stock and secured the ends with a little double-stick tape

5) Last I got a pre-matted white-on-white frame from target ($17), matted and framed my artwork and voila!

Close- up :)

Looks great with my towels too! lol

Bathroom panorama! Love how the colors pop off the white-on-white frame 

Now I have unique statement piece to build this room off of :) And for less than $25!

Thanks for stopping by!

- Liz :)