Finally fixed the dining room!

Thought I'd show you the new "art" piece I did for the dining room. As you know, we've had a gazillion different things on the dining room wall. First there were the three plain clip frames (my mom still hates that pic of my dirty stairs!). Then there were the three gold frames and the brown stripe. Still, nothing did it for me. For the past couple of months, the wall has been completely blank, waiting for a bolt of inspiration to hit me.

(Before...yuck!)

Finally I realized I was thinking too small. We needed something large to fill the space and set the tone for the whole room. That's when I saw this awesome piece on Ikea Hackers that was made using an Ikea Komplement hanger, wood, and paint.

(Image via Ikea Hackers)

Using that pic as inspiration, I made an Ikea art piece of my own! I went larger (6' x 4'), added random colors, and framed the piece out with this awesome molding that fit right in with our retro decor. Now I FINALLY have a piece that I LOVE!!! Who knew!?!

(After - yea!)