It’s amazing how much more we use at this time of year when we need to keep our homes warm and well-lit for so many hours every day.
It’s all in pretty sad shape.So temporary quick-fixes are the name of the game around here until we can get around to do a full reno on every room.. Anyway….
5 minutes later… bam!.This is what things look like on a Saturday night around here.I had Chris tape out a square for me using the level because he has the patience for that sort of thing and I don’t.
I slapped on two coats of Martha Stewart’s Heath.The same color I used for the back of my shelf in the living room..
When it was all done, not only did I have a nice back drop to frame whatever seasonal delights I’ll be putting up there, but I realized that that’s also probably where some molding would be if we had a real mantel here.. It’s not a trompe l’oeil or anything.
You don’t actually think there’s any molding there, but it kind of hints at the idea and adds a bit of a richness to a sad-looking wall none-the-less.. I’ve been up to my elbows in beadboard painting this weekend, but maybe next weekend I’m thinking I may add a few more squares of paint to some other walls.Here’s what I put together this year!.
Of course, the one my gramma made for me was all nicely wrapped in pretty colorful papers, but this version suits us just fine this year.. Paper lunch bags, folded over and clipped with clothes pins and a little red and green ribbon for cuteness!.I expected a cheeky remark or two about the plainness of the packaging, but I knew Kennedy wouldn’t care one bit once she got to start finding out what was inside..
But you know what?Not a cheeky remark was heard the day I brought these baskets down and put them out for Kennedy to see.