I went ahead and took a photo from a local realtor’s site and used photoshop to show how easy it is to do a few minor updates (okay, maybe a fence isn’t “minor” but you get my drift) and make the house immediately look much more impressive.
Before:
After:
Excuse the amateur work, but I hope you get the idea! I had fun trying this out :) If you want me to do a number on your house, I’d love to experiment. You can e-mail me a photo here!
Next time I have the opportunity to fill a whole wall with shelves, I am going to seize it with both hands and do it! I’m thinking painting a pattern or wallpapering behind the shelves first, then putting up rough industrial shelves: gray brackets and white or light pine boards. I especially envision this in/near a kitchen, holding nicely stacked groups of dishes.
I love the repetition of using the same wood and brackets for the whole space, and leaving the back open so the wallpaper or bold wall color can peek through.
Here are some inspiration pictures, gleaned from Pinterest (click the image to get to the original source):
Excellent. Inexpensive, chic, and useful.
Looking out the window is Mosey’s new favorite thing to do. It combines two of his
other favorite things: standing in a sunbeam and watching the birds.
My Friend Staci 