Inspiration Board #4

I’ve lived in my small town for a while now, and have continually been impressed every time I go see I Heard A Lion (myspace, facebook, twitter) perform. Not to mention the guys are friends of mine (and their newest member is my husband).

This summer (or was it spring?) The band headed up to Kansas City and holed themselves up for a few days and made an EP. TONIGHT is the night… the EP release party/concert/jam/free nachos night. In celebration, I have whipped up this board of lion wearables to show my lion pride. (Get it? Pride? That was totally unintentional I swear).

1. Cute of Arms Necklace by modcloth.

2. Gold Lion Earrings by modcloth.

3. Deena & Ozzy Lion Head Mid Stretch Belt on Urban Outfitters.

4. Golden Lion Ornate Spoon Ring by plumbpretty (personal fave of these 5).

5. Mane Man Tee by modcloth. The caption isn’t funny unless you know about the power of the wolf shirt.

Rue Magazine

Remember when I blogged about Lonny?

Well, a new (much-hyped) online home decor magazine hit the web today, Rue Magazine. I was beginning to feel fatigue from hearing about it over and over on twitter, but now that I can see the issue, all is forgiven and I’m ready to dive in.

No time to expand on it further, I must read the issue cover to cover!!

Quick and Easy LP Shelves

For a cheap way to bring color to our dull gray-green living room (with any luck, this color won’t last much longer–Sherwin Williams is having a sale at the end of the month), we picked some of our favorite (blue and yellow-ish) LP covers to fill some shelves which were a piece of cake to assemble.

In this photo, you will see how drastically the lens on my point-and-shoot bends straight lines.

Additionally, you’ll see how the shelves (4 ft each) hold 3 records, easily changed on a whim (way better than album frames!). This will also be an easy way for us to display Christmas cards this winter!

To make the shelves, we used one 1×2 and one 1×3, cut in half at Lowe’s (complimentary!) to make 4 4-inch pieces of wood. We had Doug’s brother cut a groove (above) into the 1×3 so that whatever’s on the shelf has a space to rest comfortably. We then attached the 1×2 perpendicularly to the back of the larger board with two screws (each screw around 8 inches from each end). To put them on the wall, we carefuly measured and leveled, and screwed them directly into the wall. Since they aren’t holding much weight, we didn’t bother to look for studs (plus, the wall is plaster and a nightmare in the first place) but when hanging other shelves–FIND A STUD IN THE WALL for an anchor!)

For now, the unfinished wood is similar to the color of the bookshelf we got at Target (which is in the opposite corner of the room) so they don’t bother me too much currently. Eventually, however, they should be painted white to match the trim (baseboards and windows) in the rest of the room.