When all you can dream about is paint chips...

Well I've learned one thing for sure: design sense isn't always passed down... or inherited. I think my design sense can largely be attributed to that fact that I grew up living with my mother. She is clean and organized like I am (or would like to be most of the time).  But it's certainly not a quality that my father has. Today I went to visit him for his 64th birthday (wu hoo, congratulations to my pop)! And you know what my creative brain had me thinking about? That all I really wanted to give him for his birthday was a complete remodel of his current trailer home. This is truly when design-sense seems like a curse (and when I start seriously considering that I have some OCD tendencies – lol!) because I spent all night thinking of how I could change things... what I would paint, how I would organize things. I know, crazy right? Hopefully I'm not alone. There must be some other creative enthusiasts out there brainstorming layouts and colour schemes. As proof, I found some great trailer remodels and I thought I'd share them with you. Amazing what you can accomplish with just a few coats of paint!

See the entire unique Bohmian trailer home here

Adding some inspiration to your space

After a recent shopping trip, I noticed that a lot of home decor shops carry prints of inspirational quotes. Some were printed on canvas, and others were on wood panel. Although I love the concept of these sort of pieces, I always find them overpriced (for my art budget), and rarely ever in the right colour scheme. So I decided it was time for another home art project.
All you need is a wood panel, some acrylic paint and you are pretty much set! The key with this piece was to maintain simplicity and not to over-think it.  For the base coat I played around with a combination of three colours and blending them as I covered the surface. After this was dry, I used a ruler and tracing paper to make sure my words were straight and even. I also wanted to add a few quirky and "sketchy" birds to the bottom of the panel. I think it turned out well, though perhaps next time I might think about punching up the boldness of the colour just a bit.