During my house tour I listed new art in the dining room as one of the things I was hoping to update. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about art as a style splurge and about how much I wanted to buy a piece for my dining room.
With everything going on in the household right now, I couldn’t justify the splurge, so I decided to DIY a piece of abstract art until I could buy something that really caught my eye. I used a cheapo print that I had purchased at Home Goods for around $30. It was cheaper than buying an actual canvas, and it came with a gold frame that I really liked!
I wanted to incorporate bright, happy, and fun colors to lift the spirits in my dining room.
Don’t get me wrong, I still would love to buy one of these puppies, but it will just have to wait. In the meantime, I’m quite enjoying my little creation.
Have a BRIGHT and CHEERY Wednesday!
Sara | March 21, 2012
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Erin, that is beautiful!!!
Erin | March 21, 2012
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Thank you!
Mandy P. | March 21, 2012
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It looks ah-mazing! I hate to go there, but a lot of this style of artwork is totally doable on your own. Nice work!
Erin | March 21, 2012
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Mandy- I thought the same exact thing before I started, but it ended up being pretty difficult! I definitely need more practice!
Victoria | March 21, 2012
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beautiful! love the idea of getting a canvas + frame in one!
Rebecca - A Daily Something | March 21, 2012
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Great job – this looks so fun, and what a wonderful burst of color for your dining room!
Diana | March 21, 2012
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i love it!!!!!!!!!! what kind of paint did you use??
Erin | March 26, 2012
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Hi Diana, I used acrylics that I found in the art aisle at Joann fabrics! I just bought the little starter set with around 12 or so colors and then mixed my own from there!
JENN | March 21, 2012
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Erin, this is gorgeous! I absolutely love the colors you chose …. so cheery!
Erica | March 21, 2012
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Are you kidding me!?! That’s great! Looks just like your inspiration art pieces!
Neda | March 21, 2012
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What?! This is so so gorgeous…I love the colors and the entire look! Maybe someone should consider painting and selling art as a hobby?? 🙂
Erin | March 21, 2012
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You’re too kind!
Lindsay | March 21, 2012
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You did such a great job, I love it! I want to make one 🙂
Erin | Holtwood Hipster | March 22, 2012
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Ok, at first I totally thought you were going to say this is the piece you wanted to splurge on but DIY’d instead. This is nothing sort of magnificent- really. It’d be my splurge.
Drew {Coral Cafe} | March 22, 2012
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Yeeeh, I’m ganna go ahead and say you need to start selling your own!
This looks amazing and so, so happy!
Wilson | March 22, 2012
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Awesome! Very Happy looking.
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Caryl Lyons | April 3, 2012
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The art piece looks great. I just saw it on Curbly!! YAY! Congratulations.
Erin | April 3, 2012
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Thanks, Caryl!!
CDR | April 11, 2012
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ok so u didn’t explain about anything u did to it? or did I miss it?
Erin | April 11, 2012
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Hi CDR! This post is geared toward the idea of making your own art out of a piece/print you already own. After the whole background is painted white, it’s really just a free for all! I hope you try it and have fun!
Julie (Middle Maintenance) | May 14, 2012
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I am obsessed and totally inspired! And I love the idea of using the frame/canvas all in one!
House of Earnest | May 14, 2012
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Thanks, Julie! It was actually cheaper to buy this from Homegoods and paint over it than to buy a canvas and frame separately.
Savvy in San Francisco | May 21, 2012
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Erin – I love this idea! I might need to do it with the kids to make an abstract piece for their playroom! XX
House of Earnest | May 21, 2012
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Melissa- you should it was really fun and easy!
Debra | July 5, 2012
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That is so pretty I just the colors. There is nothing like special artwork for the dinning room. I just found your blog through your article on ETSY. Your blog is so beautiful and it’s such a good blog. I can’t wait to come back to visit and comment it’s so inspiring.
Fletcher | August 30, 2012
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LOVE this! I’ve always thought about trying this…maybe you need to make a few to sell!
Hilary Inspired | September 21, 2012
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Such a great idea to use a cheapo piece of art… frame and canvas all in one!! Did you see the project that Dabito shared? It was very similar. He used a piece of art that he thrifted and painted right over it too!
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