Since Alex and I are giving our bedroom a makeover, we've been thinking about new artwork. Well, this is genius: Amber took her a snapshot of clouds and then blew it up on glossy poster paper for $30. Then she framed it in an IKEA Ribba frame. The whole project cost less than $60, and it's gorgeous! Double thumbs up! I'm super inspired.(Photos by Amber Interiors, via Little Green Notebook)
Not only is the photograph beautiful - but I love how elements of it are echoed in the blue and white Ikat pillows and the sheep skin throws.
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What a great idea! I really need to hang some of my favorite photos! :D
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GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeletePretty pretty. I want that rug too!
ReplyDeleteI love when people hang their own art at home and that clouds photo is dreamy. Btw: that whole room is amazing too! Kisses, Joanna
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ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea! Thanks for sharing =)
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yeah, the rug is *amazing*.
ReplyDeleteit makes the room look so peaceful!
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I LOVE that idea! I wish my camera was good enough that I could blow the pictures up that large! I'd love to have art in my house and be able to tell people, "Yup, I took that picture!" =)
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What a whimsical DIY project, I love it!
ReplyDeleteIs it strange I can't stop staring at the pillows?? hahah.
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Very cool. Love it.
ReplyDeleteOh this is genius, I'll have to try it. Thanks Joanna.
ReplyDeleteOh... I commented yesterday but now its gone :( was I spammed? ha ha... Love the cloud idea - I have a really funking cloud picture I took 2 springs ago (which seems like forever ago!).
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I love love love this idea! Making your real life into art makes it so much more meaningful. I think it would remind me to appreciate the little things in life that often go overlooked.
ReplyDeletethis is really cool! what a great idea~
ReplyDeleteOhh Cool!! It looks beautiful in that space! What an awesome idea for DIY! =)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your make-over!! =)
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i want to try too :) so pretty in such mysterious and secretive mood way if that makes any sense
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Thanks for the mention Joanna!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the love readers, come visit my bloggy more often. I have tons of DIY!
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Great idea!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the makeover, can't wait to see the result!
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Love your dining room!!
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Thats a really great idea!! :) I've blown up other stuff before..photos of family, inanimate objects - but this actually looks like artwork! Thanks for the DIY tip!
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Cloud-tastic!
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Cheers!
I love taking pictures of the sky! So serene. :) Also, I think that is a great decorating idea-especially when it is inexpensive. That's always a plus!
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful! I always love hearing new and cost-effective art ideas.xx
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Great idea! I totally am going to do something like this once I move back into the apartment...such affordable yet stylish.
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I am totally going to do this! I have always loved clouds/ how they look etc.-so dreamy So creative and cost effective:) Thanks!
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You can get posters made for even cheaper at Sam's Club. I think they're about $18.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea!!!
ReplyDeleteThis would be great with any self taken photo!
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Oh wow! I like that a lot - so happy!
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Oh my goodness! That is such a great idea. I'm obsessed with trees. I think it would look neato to do the same thing of a Spring tree in bloom. Might just have to do it! Thanks for sharing. :)
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Oooh, lovely!
ReplyDeleteMy family uses a lot of the woodcut Bread & Puppet posters in our house as artwork, if you wanted another idea...
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What a simple but gorgeous idea! Love it! Some wonderful inspiration for a bright and airy room!
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ReplyDeleteSo simple and pretty! and it makes the room look like day time all the time!
ReplyDeleteI don't know where my head is...I think I just left my comment for this post on a completely random post that I now can't find. Sheesh. What I said there was, I can't wait to do this myself after being inspired when I first saw the project on LGN. I am keeping my DSLR with me at all times to capture a worthy subject!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and relaxing!!!!!!
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it almost looks like you're gazing out a window at a gorgeous summer sky! love it.
ReplyDeleteOHhh, I like it! I'm all about the apartment/house DIY. I wanted some sort of solar system theme in my hallway or bedroom, and it's so easy to find high resolution photos on the web, and have them re-printed for cheap. Then, just find a frame! Same thing with the clouds, great idea... and then when people compliment it, you can say "oh, yeah, we did that ourselves!" Or, "I did it myself!" haha
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ReplyDeleteOH my goodness. That is beautiful. Thanks for the idea!!!
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I am in the process of redecorating my apartment and this is one of the things that I've been thinking about doing as well. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so doing this...this weekend, as soon as it's sunny again. Thanks.
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that light fixture is phenomenal
ReplyDeleteThat is really pretty, and would be perfect to look at on gloomy days too.
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What a great idea - it's like getting an extra window in your room AND it's always a great view (even on the rainy days)!
ReplyDeleteAlmost forgot! I just posted about posters (redundant, much?) the other day and this terrific artist Debbie Carlos has a cloud poster. Worth a look...http://me-machine.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-love.html
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It looks so light and soft.
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This is brilliant! I have a wall with a gallery style arrangement of artwork & photos, and I have one huge frame that's been empty forever since I haven't decided what to put in it. This cloud artwork just gave me a bunch of new & exciting ideas :) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I definitely want to do something similar now. :]
ReplyDeleteLove your ideas! So beautiful yet inexpensive.
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Great idea! I love personalized art work. I have a friend who went around and took pictures of the street signs for every street she lives on. Then she blew them up to 8x10 and framed them in rows on a blank wall. It looked so nice and personalized.
ReplyDeleteI love how bright and simple the cloud artwork is! When it's rainy and gloomy outside you can still see clear blue skies!
ReplyDeletethe rug is gorgeous!
ReplyDeletedear Joanna, i just want to say you are wonderful! you make me smile every day:)
ReplyDeleteYah, Ikea need more money. Not enough decent frames kickin about as it is? What about recycling?
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While we're at it, this is not new. As long as it inspires you I guess...
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That is all.
Very nice!!
ReplyDeleteWe should all use our own photography to decorate our homes.... They say who we really are.
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oh, tom, i hope you feel better today! and dina, thank you!! that is so sweet!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun rug! where did you find it?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the LOVE everyone...even you Tom! Everyone I bought my rug on e-bay. Please contact me if your interested in creating this look in your own home. I am a blogger by hobby interior designer by trade so I am for hire! Make sure to check out my other projects and rooms here...
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I love that idea! Do you know of any companies that will print extra extra large? I love it!
ReplyDeleteI was going to blow up a cloud shot for my living room. I never get bored photographing and staring at them . . .
ReplyDeleteThis is genius!
ReplyDeletehow absolutely beautiful! Just the other day, I was thinking of how a little bit more bright blue would behoove our living room-- definitely going to do this now! Might actually splurge on a canvas print. Thank you for sharing, Jo (as always) : )
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! such GOOD IDEA!
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me but there is not one cloud in the sky today, it's the most gorgeous day we have had all year ! Maybe tomorrow.......
ReplyDeleteYes, I am feeling better today. Try to reuse old frames is all I'm sayin'.
ReplyDeleteIf your camera doesn't have a good enough resolution, try photoshop it with a grainy filter - THis will give the effect of having been taken with an analog camera. And remember, people won't be looking at it up close anyway, it will look fine from five feet away.
And I don't wanna hear anyone complaining about not having any clouds in the sky! Winter is coming too soon here, I'm jealous!
Love this idea! I have a huge art wall in my apartment that I'm always changing around... this may have to be my next project!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT! one of my friends took a beautiful photo of the clouds above the field we got married in last july. i'm gonna do just this and hang it over our bed!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic idea!! I have one empty wall that has tormented me for years and this is the perfect solution. Already know what photo I'm going to use - a favorite from Piemonte that has the bluest sky and clouds that are so puffy they look fake.
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