The room part one -- accesories

One of the cool things about moving home is I've been able to redecorate my room. My mother mandated that I had to paint it something more relaxing than lime green. So I picked this light blue (since plum purple isn't relaxing enough) and plum and peachy-pink accents. And white, which is kind of a new thing for me -- I've never been a fan of white, but it does make the place seem so much bigger. It's happening very slowly, but its finally starting to resemble a relaxing space.

Part one: a wall of accessories? yes please!

Over the past couple of years I've been gifted with apartments with large closets, with wall space I could hang command hooks on to store my accessories. Especially last year, my closet was a blessing. At home, I am not nearly as blessed, so I had to use one of my main walls -- but I think I did it in a decorative enough way that it works. What do you think? (Ignore my ugly IKEA lamp, it's standing in until I get a good reading light.)

 Note: I keep my scarves on this looped ring thing from IKEA -- it's such a simple genius.

Perhaps my favorite part -- I've always loved how graceful pointe shoes look. Also, I'm really excited about the teapot hook (spray-painted, from Joann's. So is the bird holding up the scarves).

An IKEA basket woven through with a length of silk holds all my gloves and knitted hats and whatnot.

For the hat and earring holders, see my quick tips for tutorials :)

Gold star to all those that decorate in stages.

Getting Settled

So, now that all the hubbub of August nears its end, I can finally begin moving into my room. My family has been planning and painting all summer, but in the middle of my massive hubbub, all my belongings got dropped in a chaotic heap in my new home-space.

But now, the hubbub has resided and I can start unpacking and adding personal touches, and I'm going to share one easy project I did in approximately an hour.

This jewelry frame is an easy and cute way to display and organize pins, earrings, and etc.

What you need:
a picture frame
some sort of screen (I use the plastic-coated door screening, partly because its on hand for repairs)
staple gun with 1/4" staples (or tacks can work as well)
hot glue
paint for color

I started with this tacky gold frame that had a redeeming shape (and of which I unfortunately forgot to take a before photo).

 

With your frame upside-down, cut a piece of the screen to fit. The back of the frame (the part that goes behind the picture to stabilize it) serves as a great pattern. Then fit the screen into the frame.

Staple the screen down at major points like corners and middles. To get good tension across the screen, staple one length and one width, and then push the screen towards the edge of the frame, as pictured below. WARNING: do not staple within an inch or two of where your fingers are placed. In lieu of a staple gun, you can hammer in tacks to achieve the same purpose. You may want to cushion the underside of the frame with towels, to absorb some of the shock.

Your staples will probably be sticking out. If you have a good wooden frame, you can probably hammer them down a little bit with a small hammer. However, if your frame is flimsy and cheap (like mine) hammering the staples down will only split the frame. You can secure the staples with a glob of hot glue, and then glue along the frame to secure the mesh. 

 

Then, paint your frame (spray is best), attach a hanger if needed, and display your beautiful jewelry!

As my room takes form, I'll share more bits and pieces of it -- including my wondrous wall of accessories.  I'm really excited to see the finished look. 

Also, I DO plan on continuing my series "what do you do with a quarter yard of chiffon," I'll be getting all those tutorials up later this week. 

And, also look forward to all the inspiration I alluded to in my previous post ;)

Isn't it grand when life catches up to you at the end of the summer?

Gold star to everyone with so little time and so much creativity. I get you all more than you know :)