After living in my current house for 6 1/2 years, I finally opened that one last box. You know, the one that lingers and may actually move from house to house without ever being opened. Well, I figured it had cured quite long enough.
It contained some family photos. In our old house we had lots of places for tchotchkes and framed pics, whereas not so much in the new house. The reason I finally opened it is because I’m working on a picture wall, a project that is currently on hold due a surprising worldwide shortage of small black frames.
Anyway, also in the box were some other pics in frames that I decided to place in what was my ex-husband’s office and is now just an unused room that I’ve been having a bit of trouble making feel like part of my space. Guess it’s the old juju and the manly wood built-in desk and all. But it seems that the addition of the pics and their whimsical frames has finally tipped the scales toward making the room feel more inviting.
The fun blue frame was a handpainted gift from a dear artist friend when my daughter was born and it filled in this space perfectly and added a more funky, personal touch…
Perfect eclectic frame to capture a photo of such a spirited child…
And I love these photo booth shots of my cousin Joan, a fabulous jewelry designer, and I from years ago!
And by sprinkling the whimsical, light-colored frames throughout the wood shelves, it adds the warmth needed to pull all of the other fun elements together…
…like the snow globes and the rubber ducky collection…
A pic of my boy when he was a baby amongst all of my favorite books…
And one of my baby girl who’s not such a baby anymore…
More whimsy…
An ostrich created by my late uncle who was an iron worker by trade, and clearly an artist by avocation…
And a print by artist Janice Taylor over at Our Lady of Weight Loss…
And finally a vintage pic of me, mostly because I like the frame, but to remind me of who I was when I was a kid, a free and easy creative spirit…
Now the room is finally beginning to feel like it’s a reflection of the new me.
Showing off at Funky Junk Interiors.
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