DIY ABSTRACT ARTWORK- COLOR SPLASH DECOR BLOG HOP

I have some super fun colorful eye candy for you today!  Jewel from Jeweled Interiors put together this "Color Splash Decor Blog Hop" that 11 color-loving bloggers are participating in.  We've all come up with a colorful home project to share with you.  I tackled a project for my Powder Bath.  I've really not changed one thing in there since finishing it 2 1/2 years ago, which is probably a record for me!

However, even when I finished the room, I knew there was one thing that was semi-temporary... the artwork.  I absolutely love the acrylic frames that I made, but the photos of my kids inside them were kind of just place holders.  It felt kinda weird to have giant pictures of my kids hanging in the Powder Bath.  So, I've always had a plan to change that but haven't known what I wanted to replace it with.  Here's a reminder of how it looked-

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I had the thought that some colorful abstract artwork would look good in that spot, but it was out of sight out of mind and that project never took priority.  This blog hop was the perfect opportunity to make a change!  Here's the artwork now-

Note:  This is the tiniest room with no natural light (meaning the hardest ever to photograph) and the acrylic frames are awful to photograph, so forgive some glare and bit of distortion from the wide angle lens required for some of the shots.  I promise the gingham pattern isn't as wacky as it looks in a few of the photos, it's all perfectly straight and even!  ;)

Metal Standoffs for Acrylic Frame  ||  Gold Spray Paint  ||  Acrylic Frame Tutorial

This project cost me nothing... it's white poster board cut to size and I used cheap acrylic paints that we already had.  

I'm by no means a painter, this doesn't take much skill.  I just kept adding colors randomly until I liked how they looked, leaving a little bit of white space here and there in between.  

With adding a second coat where needed and tweaking spots here and there, it probably took me an hour or two of painting.  After it was completely dry I popped open the frames and replaced the old photos (some photo splits help the poster board stay in place).

*Edited:  A reader asked the specific colors I used, so here you go!
I purchased these at Walmart or Hobby Lobby.
Anita's Brand- Banana Yellow, Taffeta Pink, Shamrock, Purple, Fuchsia
Apple Barrel Brand- Purple Velvet, Bimini Blue, Admiral Blue, Spiced Carrot (I also used this one mixed with white to make a light peachy color)
Folk Art Brand- Lime Green, Light Blue

For an amateur effort, I'm really happy with how they turned out, and love the new pop of bold color on the gingham wall.

Blue and White Garden Stool  ||  Painted Gingham Wall Tutorial  ||  Similar Wallpaper  ||  Brass and Lucite TP Holder  ||  Similar Digital Download Abstract Art

Brass & Lucite Towel Bar  ||  Green Hand Towel  ||  Monogrammed Towel  ||  Giraffe Print  ||  Blue and White Vase Set  ||  Brass Sconces  ||  Mirror- Craigslist find painted in Krylon "Mambo Pink" 

More details for this room are in this post, including links to all of the DIY projects.

Now, click on the links below to head over and visit these other lovely ladies participating in today's tour.  I'm looking forward to seeing all of their colorful, creative projects!

Jeweled Interiors | Clayton Makes | PMQ For Two | DIY Decor Mom | Designer Trapped | Kate Decorates | Dimples and Tangles | Heathered Nest | Haneen's Haven | At Charlotte's House | Domicile 37

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