Shadow Casting

It feels a like a modern disco in the boy’s room thanks to the new wood veneer pendant.  How about some Shadow Dancing to get you in the mood for the shadow casting?  Everyone needs a little disco, no?  Back to the light. 

First, Ben removed the ugly ceiling fan. 

I don’t know if IKEA had this in mind when designing the Lack side table, but it worked.

Ben is a trained professional DIYer operating on a closed circuit.  Do not try this at home.  With the fan out-of-the-way, Ben installed the new, disco-esque light. 

Such a fun element for the room. 

Finally, it started getting dark.  Get ready for some shadow casting. 

Fun, right?  It’s even more fun when completely dark. 

Aside from the shadows casted on the ceiling and wall, the light itself looks cool, too. 

The overlapped areas are darker.  I love the light, especially for the $10.00 it cost after factoring the otherwise wasted veneer. 

P.S.  Ben worried about lighting the house on fire when we turned on the light, so we used a 25 watt bulb.  Surprisingly, it’s plenty of light.  Very similar to the amount of light from the guest fixture, which has a 40 watt CFL bulb. 

Etsy Me: April (Early)

Hi, my name is Amanda and I’m an Etsy addict.  What can I say?  We have an entire basement to decorate, on a budget.  That budget being as cheap as possible.  So, back to Etsy where I found a few more pretties.  You’ve already seen some of my recent Etsy purchases.  This time, I picked up a Cascading flower wall art from Dashing Etc. which can be customized with various felt colors.  I chose something simple and classic, charcoal grey with white flowers. 

A permanent home has yet to be found for this beauty, but it is living it up in the ugly step child basement bedroomIf When we finally get our act together and decorate the basement bedrooms, this will fit right in with the yellow, charcoal grey and white color scheme I have planned.

For the other basement bedroom, I turned to Etsy seller Jamie Mari.  Jamie creates one of a kind paintings.  I was instantly smitten when I saw this set of three umbrellas.   As usual, I wanted something custom, so I asked Jamie if she could accommodate my order.  Luckily for me, she could, and did!  Within a week, I had an original 5 inch square fuchsia umbrella painting. 

Again, a permanent home hasn’t been decided, but it will definitely stay in the basement bedroom.  The frame is still to be determined, too.  I think a little umbrella painting would be sweet in a nursery next to a set of ‘You Are My Sunshine’ prints, like these by The Ink Society

To spruce up our mini hall to the laundry room, I ordered a Paris’ Notre Dame Rose Window print (in charcoal) from Little Brown Pen.  At 12 inches square, printed on a beautifully textured paper, I think $28.00 is a great price and of great quality.  After popping the print in a 20 inch square IKEA Ribba frame, our hall is no longer bare!

Oddly enough, the circle encased by a square print design is very similar to our new washer and dryer.  How’s that for design repetition?

Finally, to add something not-too-personal (no one wants to look at family photos while taking care of business) to the basement bathroom walls, I added an It’s a Funny Thing About Life print by The Living Room Floor

Like the Notre Dame print, the quality and size makes this print a steal at only $14.00!  Stephanie also has other fantastic quote prints, like this Beer is Proof print, which is prefect for any man cave, or even the kitchen.

Of course, these pieces aren’t the only Etsy purchases I’ve made.  Last week, I teased you with this, mentioning that I scoured Etsy to find the perfect prints to round out my grouping of bird, feather or tree art.  I have a few finishing touches before the final reveal, so you’ll just have to wait.

 Have you made any art purchases recently?  Do you have mostly bare walls to fill?  I have a few DIY paintings in my future, are you planning a DIY art piece?

Please note:  We were not compensated for this post, we simply love the items we’ve purchased from these shops and want to share with you!

All  images found via the featured Etsy seller’s listing as linked above.

Our Humble Sponsors: March

A big, virtual hug going out to IHeart Organizing for continuing to support this little blog of ours.  Thank you so much, Jen!  This gal has oodles of talent.  Check out the built-in bookcases she recently completed, taking her living room from this:

As McDonalds says, “I’m lovin’ it!”  Jen is also working hard to help everyone organize their lives with these free Household Binder pages.  For more organizational tools, stop in the IHeart Organizing Etsy shop.  Stop by Jen’s blog and say hello!

Spring Has Sprung!

I know this post is a little late.  Spring officially started last Sunday (yay!), but I’ve got something to further boost your spirits and ring in spring.  How about two free printables?  Both are currently sized to an 8 inch wide by 10 inch tall.  You can choose from pink Freesia:

Or green Bells of Ireland:

Free printable designs are for personal use only and may not be sold or altered. 

P.S.  If you like the designs, but not the colors, you can purchase a customized digital file for $5.00.  Or, get a custom colored print for $15.00.  Just shoot us an e-mail at ourhumbleabowed@gmail.com

Gimme a Giveaway: Crafterall Winner!

Hope everyone is having a great Friday so far.  Happy happy Friday to number 75, Julie Tran, who loves the art we share and already had Crafterall in her Etsy favs.  It’s fate, Julie.

This Friday is especially happy for us.  My baby turns one today!  We’re ready for cake, ice cream and festivities!  To top that off, Apartment Therapy wrote an amazing feature about us today.  Do you have any special plans for the weekend?