Art. for most of my life it art has meant mirrors or black and white photography. Indecisive much?
Early on I was inspired by my friend with the coolest large scale black and white poster. It was mounted on some sort of foam core so she just leaned it against the wall. All torn and loved. In my memory, it was James Dean, but could have been any number of handsome movie stars. If I was a better person I would pause and ask her who it was but that's never going to happen. I obsessed on that poster. I even got my own version. A giant black and white poster of some city, some where. It went from home to home. 4'x6'. Big. Super big.
Eventually, I layered in some photographs and some curiosities. My favorite being the tiny sombrero I "borrowed" from another friend. Or maybe the HORRIBLE marionette of Darth Vador we "won" from another friend.
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| Sombrero |
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| my pal Darth |
My point being, i am not the best, or most trustworthy, at selecting art. This matters since we are renting and can't paint the nursery. I became obsessed with adding color and fun without paint? Could do curtains. Could do a super fabric-y crib (not. going. to. happen) Instead, art wall. Seemed to be the sensible solution.
Inspiration:
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| from here |
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| from here |
Love the energy. The bright colors are very engaging but it is not quite calling out to a baby's room.
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| from here |
The branch is so great. This whole room is awesome fun. (there is a teepee!)
But I am loving the mixed media aspect. The birds and branch instead of a mobile. Crazy good.
Finally I found this one:
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| from here |
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| west elm |
So inspiration took me to etsy for inexpensive art. There is a lot of art. I mean A LOT OF ART. I fell down the rabbit hole for a couple of days. But when I crawled out we have the makings of a great art wall.
Here are a couple examples.
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| here, here & here |
So far, art is hard. But we are getting there. And Etsy is the answer.
