Wall Decor Ideas
When we moved into our current house a year and half ago, my daughter transitioned from her nursery to a big girl room. There was already some cute decorations that made the cut but we still had a lot of empty wall space to fill.
The Nursery
The changing table/ dresser became just a dresser. (You can you read about it here.)
The back of the crib became a headboard after a coat of turquoise spray paint.
The biggest challenge was the big white empty white wall behind the bed. I knew that I wanted two gold star-burst mirrors and a wall gallery of Alice prints but I didn’t want to spend any money. Everything I needed for DIY was already in my house. 😉
Supplies: For the mirrors, I used two thrift store mirrors (that used to be in the master bedroom), skewers, and gold spray paint.
Assembly: I hot glued the skewers onto the back of the mirror and attached a piece of scrap cardboard (I think it was the back of a catalog hence the picture) little nails and added a picture hanger.
The wall gallery came from a 99¢ calender that I had purchased previously. The pictures were hung with ribbon from wooden letters that came from the nursery. I threaded the ribbon through a bead at each hole to secure it.
Later on I secured the calendar pictures with push pins to keep them from flapping around when the fan was on.
I love it when a plan comes together. My daughter’s room was all set up within two weeks after moving in.
Her cute window treatments were Walmart white panels that I sewed hot pink cotton fabric to the bottom to make them the right length.
What is there not to love about free wall decor? Have you DIYed a project to save money?
This post was linked to Living Well, Spending Less’ Thrifty Thursday!
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade says
February 12, 2014 at 10:01 amI love a frugal makeover. Very cute room and I love the mirror idea. Pretty and decorative does not have to be expensive.
Kathy says
February 12, 2014 at 10:15 amThanks Dawn! 😉 I had so much fun putting it together. Wish I had inspiration for my sons room. We don’t exactly see eye to eye on decor. lol
Stephanie says
February 12, 2014 at 10:02 amThis is my kind of decorating. I’m always thinking outside the box to repurpose something to make it fit with our new style!
Kathy says
February 12, 2014 at 10:14 amNice! I love the challenge of trying to create “upscale” decor with things I already have. 😉 Thanks for stopping by Stephanie!!
Kita says
February 12, 2014 at 10:23 amThe wall art is the focal point of the room it’s the first thing my eyes are drawn to when I come in a room. My mom use to take old stuff and make them new and people would be in awe.
Kathy says
February 12, 2014 at 10:30 amSounds like your momma was quite a lady!! I love having a gallery wall to be the focal point. In fact, except for my son’s room and the kitchen, all of our rooms have gallery walls.
Thanks for stopping Kita, I appreciate your comments as always! 😉
Adie says
February 12, 2014 at 10:40 amI love the idea of repurposing furniture! Love the pops of color too!
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 3:00 pmThanks Adie!! There is definitely lots of pops of color in that room and I LOVE repurposing things (and it’s cheap, lol).
LaVonndra Johnson says
February 12, 2014 at 10:42 amVery smart and crafty. I have to begin brainstorming for my daughter who will be 10 next month, or as she likes to say . . . double digits, lol.
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:59 pmOh, I remember turning double digits!! LOL Fun stuff, glad you liked the post!
Jerrie Sexton says
February 12, 2014 at 10:48 amI love it. You are so creative. What happened to the little girl with the pony tail? I always loved that!
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:58 pmThanks Jerrie! So glad you stopped by. 😉 The decal in the nursery stayed… I kinda miss it. I guess I could always get another one!
neatly-packaged says
February 12, 2014 at 5:25 pmWow this is so awesome! I am feeling major jealously for your daughter right now 🙂 I bet you got lots of hugs after you were done! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:57 pmThanks Nancy! I DO get lots of hugs from Gwennie-bear and sometimes I’M jealous of her room! (When its clean!)
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
February 12, 2014 at 8:27 pmThese are fantastic ideas, Kathy, and I’m making note of them because, umm, we hardly have ANYTHING on the walls in our home right now. And while I desperately want to invest in art, that’s not gonna happen for a while unless I suddenly become BFF’s with an incredible artist… and even then, I’d want to pay them for their work, haha. I especially love what y’all did with the mirror. What fun!
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:56 pmThanks Erin!! My husband and I love to going to festivals and farmer’s market to find local art. I usually don’t spend more than $20 on something. I also love Etsy and Cozamia.com to find unique prints.
skye says
February 12, 2014 at 9:18 pmWhen can you come over and fix my house?! : ( Seriously, you are so creative with this, I envy your eye for design and details.
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:53 pmLol, thanks Skye!! I would LOVE to come over and decorate with you. What a sweet compliment! 😉
joan says
February 13, 2014 at 8:31 amI love the whole room! Smart to use the crib as a headboard too!
Kathy says
February 13, 2014 at 2:52 pmAww, thanks Joan! I love decorating for my daughter but have a hard time with my son’s room. Poor guy, he’s on my to-do list! lol
Mel says
February 13, 2014 at 10:03 pmJust absolutely beautiful!
Kathy says
February 14, 2014 at 2:27 pmThanks so much Mel!
melissa pogue says
March 29, 2014 at 7:57 pmOh my gosh!!! Love it! and I love the tree painting,did you make that yourself? adorable.
Kathy says
April 2, 2014 at 5:18 pmThanks Melissa! No, I did’t do that painting but it would probably make a great DIY project. It came from Urban Outfitters.
Danelle says
June 18, 2014 at 4:10 pmLove it!!! Where did you find a calendar for 99 cents?!
Kathy says
June 19, 2014 at 9:41 amHi Danelle! I found the calendar in a clearance bin outside a used book store in Va Beach. It was the previous year so it was already outdated when I bought it. I was just drawn to the Victorian style pictures. I stored it for a few years before I even used it on my daughter’s wall!
Jazmine says
July 19, 2015 at 9:41 pmGorgeous! I’d love to kniw n where the 2 tone curtains are from!
Kathy says
July 22, 2015 at 11:36 amThanks Jazmine. The curtains started out as white walmart curtains panels and then I added the hot pink fabric on the bottom to make them longer.