and Today's Thrifty Treasures for some great thrift shopping, hosted by Rhoda at Southern Hospitality.
A while back I bought 2 of these French botanical prints at a thrift store (2 for $4.94)and then found 2 more at GW. Well, I finally finished my project.
I painted the mats.
And I painted the frames.
That looks a lot better, doesn't it?!
Where have I put them? Well, first, I LOVE our bedroom in the fall and winter, but thought it would be nice to have a lighter look for the spring and summer. First - the fall look.....
I moved the quilt for spring/summer and folded back the red spread, and replaced it with a creamy matelasse (another GW find - never used). Then I put the botanical prints over the bed.
I'll go back to the red spread with the red & green quilt in the fall and winter, along with the darker pictures over the bed, but for now, we are enjoying the lighter, cooler look. Check out this pair of 18 inch bronze metal sconce for $5 a pair at a garage sale. The seller's hubby didn't like them - thought they looked like deer antlers! My daughter liked them!
Don't forget to stop by Susan's at Between Naps on the Porch and Rhoda's at Southern Hospitality.Happy Monday, and Happy Thrifting! Linda 
40 comments:
Great botanical prints. I love the summery look for your room, Linda!
Linda, those are SO pretty! I have 3 botanicals over my bed too & really love them. I've been drawn to those botanicals for awhile now, they are so classic. Great finds & good updates.
I love those prints and the new summer room. It is darling. Great finds.
Great makeover...the prints are like new with their paint...and your bedroom is definitely ready for warm weather now...
Becky
I love, love, love botanicals. These look great over your bed. I really like your spring look.
The botanical prints are wonderful. I love the way they look over your bed adding lightness to the room. ♥
I've always loved botanicals and love what you did with yours.
Those frames looks great now. Have a great week!
You did a beautiful job refurbishing those prints (can't let DH see this, he'll start worrying about his job lol) I really love the summery look for your room, it's really pretty and light. Kathy
Wow Linda! They look fantastic! Your bedroom looks so fresh and summery now! I love grouping botanicals like that! You did good girlfriend! God Bless! Lauralu :)
Linda...I loved your Winter look and I really love the summer look! Your prints turned out beautifully! I do love botanical prints...great snag on those! Thanks for a great Met Monday! Susan
Linda,
The prints look so pretty all redone in their new frames. Great job, the bedroom looks so pretty. Cindy
I love the new summer look and the botanicals look gorgeous over the bed. I am just now starting to change rooms for the seasons and I have to say I think it is more fun. I use to leave things the same way for years, but just a few accessory changes makes such a huge difference. Your wall sconces are gorgeous also. Great finds. Hugs, Marty
Fantastic makeover Barb! I am sooo impressed and OMG, now I have got to paint mats & frames on 3 pictures that had belonged to my mom. Maybe this week... ☺ Diane
Oops! Sorry Linda, I thought I was on Barb's blog & realized too late that I was on yours. My apologies for the name oops... :0{ Diane
ps I still love your projects though!
The changes you made to the mattes and frames, make these botanicals pop!! Nice job!
~Sherrie
Salut Linda...J'adore tout! Tu as bien fait! J'aime beaucoup l'idée de relooker la chambre!! mdr A demain...Debbie
Linda, the botanical prints look really good behind your bed. It gives it a fresh and bright look...Christine
Painting the mats would never have crossed my mind... what a great idea... you took something tattered looking and made it look crisp and new... then the bedroom transformation... OH MY! beautiful!
wonderful ideas. thanks for sharing!
Linda I just love it!! I don't even have an offical Fall/Winter look and now you have a Spring/Summer look, too. LOL
This makes me really want to jump in there and re-do my own room. So if I go max out the credit cards this week - I will tell Mr Grits its ALL your fault. :-)
Thanks so much for sharing these yummy pics. Hugs, Barb
I love botanical prints, any botanical print and they're getting so hard to find now.
They're perfect in the black frames. And hung horizonally over the head of the bed is wonderful.
Great job!
Wow! Those prints turned out great, and they look so pretty over your bed. What a deal, and what magic you performed on them. laurie
LOOKS FAB!!!
Wow! Looks like a totally different room! I love how the color pops out in the pictures and balance out your red pillows!! Great job!
Wow! You did an absolutely beautiful job with those botanical prints!
Hugs from Eventually Cottage!
Linda,
I love how you customized and updated the botanical prints. They turned out really nice!
~Cathy~
Great prints. The way you matted and framed them really made them pop!
Christi @ Southern Life
http://asouthernlife.com
I love the spring/summer look. The botanicals look great with it. The sconces are great too, I don't quite see antlers though....lol. Debbie
I love how the prints look in your bedroom, ofr spring and summer! Great job!
XXDenise
The prints are gorgeous! Love how it changes the room.
Linda, what a transformation, the fall/winter look looked warm and cozy and now the spring/summer look looks fresh and crisp. you had a wonderful vision of what your room could look like and it turned out beautifully. The botanicals are a perfect addition. Wonderful Job! Kathysue
LOVE the botanicals! They are gorgeous and look great in those black frames!!
Lou Cinda :)
Wow, I love the prints, the bedroom and the lighter look for your room. It is very pretty. You have done a great job decorating this room. I love red, and I like the spray painted frames around the prints. Just beautiful!
Have a blessed day!
Debbie
Those strawberry prints are GORGEOUS! I love it!
Linda, It was great meeting you today at the Queen. Hope to see your "deal of the day" soon in one of your posts. Thanks for sharing your blog world. I love it.
The prints look nice and new now!
I love the "redone" bed for spring! See, that shows you can have darker colors that still look nice and new in the warmer months. My bedroom is pumpkin, browns and sage green...I do the same..white coverlet/quilt with the darker shams and folded up dark comforter at the bottom.
Wow, that's a great idea! I love botanical prints and glad you shared it today!
Yeah, great idea! I change my room with the seasons too!
~Really Rainey~
Sorry I am so tardy in posting, but I love the Redoute botanical prints, and I have the same red Camellia. You did a beautiful job with the frames, and they look smashing above your bed. You have me hooked on that color scheme! I see we have similar tastes for the red...
Those look so much better with white mats! Good job!
Manuela
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