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Frugal Artwork and a Fail

September 7, 201214 CommentsMargo

I’ve been trying to put together a cohesive and colorful look to the shared bedroom of my youngest son and daughter. After looking at rugs, and deciding I didn’t want to invest the money right now, I brought one up from the basement play area instead.

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking
With the addition of this rug (which I should have vacuumed before I took a picture) and the balloon wreath that I made previously, I decided to scrap the idea of a brown, green and white only decor, and with that, the creatures artwork I had made for the room also.
, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

So I needed some more primary colored artwork without spending much. Here is what I came up with.

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

First, I painted a frame which I already had lying around in the basement, white. Then, since I had purchased a couple of colorful pillowcases, I decided to frame one, and hang it up.

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

Sorry, it’s hard to get a good picture with the glare from the glass.
I like how it pulls out some of the colors from the rug without being to busy.

I was poking around in the office supplies section at Big Lots, and found a colorful folder with the chevron pattern on it, and decided to turn it into artwork as well.

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking
Again, I used a spare frame,
, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

and painted it white, and then simply framed the folder.

, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

It contains the same red, green and gold as the rug.
The room is really coming together and starting to look warm, colorful and inviting. All I have left to do is organize the toys and shelves, and switch out some of the bins, and hopefully I’ll be ready soon to show the room all done!

Blessings,
, Frugal Artwork and a Fail, Joyful Homemaking

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  1. femmefrugality says

    September 7, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Really cute!

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  2. Jade Steckly says

    September 7, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    I love framed fabric 🙂

    Reply
  3. Val @ Home Made Modern says

    September 10, 2012 at 12:54 am

    I love this…so cheerful!! Great job, and thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Emma says

    September 10, 2012 at 1:09 am

    Love the idea to frame a colorful patterned folder! So smart!

    Reply
  5. Robyn says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:39 am

    I just love the idea you came up with for the pillow case and the folder.. The pillow case looks absolutely adorable!… Also want to let you know I am going to put a link to your blog on my Blogs I Love on my blog because, I do love reading your blog. Hope it’s OK 🙂
    Robyn

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  6. mama2lilev says

    September 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    WOW! I love this!! Cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing looking forward to what is next

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  7. Little April says

    September 11, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    very cute!

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  8. Christy says

    September 12, 2012 at 1:29 am

    I love Big Lots! I would have never thought to use that folder as a picture. Great idea! I would love it if you would link up to my party going on right now. It is Tip toe thru Tuesday and is co-hosted by three different people, so that is triple the traffic. I hope to see you there. Christy

    http://christyscuties.blogspot.com/2012/09/tip-toe-thru-tuesday-link-pary.html

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  9. Barb says

    September 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    So cute and creative! I framed some wallpaper for my first son’s bedroom, and we still have the framed wallpaper. Just never used the wallpaper!

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  10. Kathie says

    September 13, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    Wow, a folder! Who would’ve thought? It looks awesome. I may have to find some folders to decorate my daughter’s room!

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  11. Erin Spain says

    September 14, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    Great idea for inexpensive artwork!

    -Erin @ DIY on the Cheap

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    • Rose Hill says

      September 22, 2012 at 10:02 pm

      Love the folder idea and I admire your color sense. Great job!

      Reply
  12. Recreate and Decorate says

    October 16, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    love the chevron folder idea! very clever! and cute!

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  13. Kristen says

    August 7, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    Very cool! You could also use a dry erase marker on the glass of the framed folder and have a message board. A friend of mine just did that with an eight opening frame and some scrapbook paper, and now has a message board to keep track of what is going on each day of the week.

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