home tour- chalkboard wall & letter A wall

if you follow me on instagram (close2myart) then this is all old news to you…
i finally finished re-doing my chalkboard wall.
initially, i just painted directly over the lightly textured drywall.
but it ended up still having too many bumps to be able to get clean lines with the chalk and was driving me crazy!

i fixed it by: skimming it with plaster, letting it dry, then wet-sanding till it was smooth and painting it again.
much better!

and did you notice my clever little chalk & eraser holder made out  of  a vintage match safe?
it works so perfectly!
here are some other cute ones i found.

i have to throw in a few more shots of my letter “A” wall – taken with my good camera.

i’m so excited, valentina says she’s going to be designing a piece of  ”A” art  soon.
i can’t wait to add it to my collection!

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art studio sewing corner before & after

another project i’ve had on my to-do list for quite some time is my sewing corner.
the other day i woke up and just decided that it was going to be THE DAY.
i jumped on my bike and rode down and bought some primer & paint.
and set to work.

the white shelf is from ikea.
the yellow one was an old one i had sitting around that i finally spray painted happy-yellow.

SO much better!

now off to decide which sewing project to take on.

 

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nesting & decorating

i don’t know if it’s fall coming on-
but i’ve totally been in the mood to finish some projects and cozy up the house.
(once again, sorry for my bad phone quality shots) 

i was about ready to get rid of this piece and decided i might as well try painting it to see if i’d like it any better.

ahhhhhhhh.  much more to my liking.

found this awesomely old tackle box at an estate sale the other day for only $3!

the wall BEFORE

and AFTER
i can see lots of future chalkboard-art being done on that wall by us all.

hope you’ve had a lovely weekend.
that is… if everyone hasn’t given up on me and there are still people reading this blog! 

 

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my newest love…

seriously, i can’t tell you how many tomatoes a day i’ve been eating.
garden tomatoes are like NO OTHER.
out of the varieties i planted, the black krim is by far my favorite.

fresh mozzarella, garden tomatoes, and pesto w/greek yogurt= delish & healthy!

since divorcing diet pepsi, pellegrino (and coffee of course!) is my new fave.

how about you?
any big changes in your life this summer?

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allen designs money banks HUGE sale!

if you’re looking to get a jump on your holiday shopping…
we’ve got an amazing deal for you-
our money banks are now over 50% off! (while supplies last)

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