Oh, the befores....

A bunch of befores... in one little space.

Here are the lamps before they were brown (in the above pictures):

So, with all of those BEFORES done and over with...
I ran across an art piece at Ross (love that place) for $19.99. It screamed at me. It's completely different than anything in my home currently... but I am not afraid of it. With only one and its long, rectangular shape, I figured I would hang it sideways and take down the ivory picture frames.

And then I found its sister. Brother!? Its sibling.

And here we go:

These pieces had a dark frame... one I was not in love with. I thought that they would look wonderful in a white frame. Out came my Heirloom White spray paint. Of course, I had to tape those babies up, off and on, to ensure none of the paint leaked through.

Here they are, outside... ready to be painted.

And here they are drying. So much fun, huh?!

It took a few tries, but I got everything lined up how I envisioned.

WAIT. Look at those lamps!

In that BEFORE picture above (way up there!) they were once clear glass. I then sprayed them white. And then brown. I was going to go back to white, but then I realized that I really wanted to bring some more GREEN into the house.

The space is certainly less cluttered than ever before. And I am really, seriously loving the white and bright of it all. I am taking a lot of that green and putting it in the formal living/dining room.

I still LOVE my radio cabinet. But, when we first got it, we talked about taking out the gold mesh and adding a different fabric to it. I think I am seriously going to consider doing that now. Heck, I may even paint the sucker, some day. Not any time soon though.

P.S. Just ordered my first ever SEWING MACHINE!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Yet another crafty thing to take on and conquer.

Happy Monday!