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My living room has been going through a transformation of sorts since I started this blog. It once had lots of burgundy and gold but for a while now I’ve been making the change over to more neutral colors. For Christmas, I had glued Christmas cards onto a kraft paper bag background and used it for artwork. But now that Christmas is long gone it’s time for a change with the help of Georgia O’Keeffe .
To σαλόνι μου περνάει μια μεταμόρφωση από τότε που ξεκίνησα αυτό το μπλογκ. Κάποτε είχε πολυ μπορντό και χρυσό, αλλά αλλάζω σε πιο ουδέτερα χρώματα. Για τα Χριστούγεννα, είχα κολλήσει
Χριστουγεννιάτικες κάρτες σε ένα καφέ φόντο. Όμως, τα Χριστούγεννα πέρασαν και ήρθε η ώρα για μια αλλαγή με τη βοήθεια της Georgia O’Keeffe.
I have changed out the prints inside the frames and added these which are a lot more neutral. My living room is beige and black so this works perfectly.
Έχω αλλάξει τα έργα τέχνης σε αυτά τα οποία είναι πολύ πιο ουδέτερα. Τα χρώματα του σαλονιού μου είναι μπεζ και μαύρο, ώστε αυτά ειναι τέλεια.
I found lots of beautiful artwork in this old book I had of Georgia O’Keeffe. It had originally been given to me as a gift but had seen better days. And why keep it hidden on a shelf when instead I could display the prints?
Βρήκα πολλά όμορφα έργα τέχνης σε αυτό το παλιό βιβλίο που είχα από την Georgia O’Keeffe.
Μου το είχαν δώσει ως δώρο, αλλά είχε δει καλύτερες μέρες. Και γιατί να το κρατήσω κρυμμένο σε ένα ράφι, αφού, θα μπορούσα να τα εκθέσω;
Once I picked out a few prints that I liked I simply cut the edges diagonally.
Μόλις διάλεξα καποια που μου άρεσαν απλά έκοψα τις άκρες διαγώνια.
I flipped it over and folded it inward like this.
Το γύρισα ανάποδα και το δίπλωσα προς τα μέσα έτσι.
Here you can see that by folding it back it creates dimension and the edges are also much more crisp.
Εδώ μπορείτε να δείτε ότι με την αναδίπλωση δημιουργείτε διάσταση και οι άκρες είναι πολύ πιο ευκρινείς.
I removed the old christmas cards and placed Georgia’s artwork in the center of the brown paper.
Αφαίρεσα τις παλιές χριστουγεννιάτικες κάρτες και τοποθέτησα τα έργα της Georgia’s στο κέντρο του καφέ χαρτιού.
I like how the prints match perfectly with the frames, and the black and white make the prints pop. To the right you can see my daughter’s painting of the galaxy.
Μου αρέσει το πώς τα έργα ταιριάζουν απόλυτα με τις κορνίζες, και το μαυρόασπρο τις κάνει να φαίνονται πιο πολυ. Στα δεξιά μπορείτε να δείτε της κόρης μου τη ζωγραφική του γαλαξία.
My other daughter who is a big fan of blue, found some prints in the book and had me add them to a few frames for her room. You have to admit Georgia has a way with colors.
Η άλλη κόρη μου που ειναι λάτρης του μπλε, βρήκε κάποια έργα μες το βιβλίο και μου ζητησε να τα βάλω σε κορνίζες για το δωμάτιό της. Θα πρέπει να παραδεχτούμε οτι η Georgia έχει ένα χάρισμα με τα χρώματα.
And because I’m a proud mama, I’m going to add a short video of the galaxy painting.
Και επειδή είμαι μια περήφανη μαμά, σας δείχνω ένα σύντομο βίντεο του πίνακα ”O γαλαξίας”.
Well, that was a very easy way to change up my artwork. And the best part, because I’ve got a book full of Artwork by Georgia O’Keefe, I can transform my wall any time I feel like it by using different colored prints as accent colors.
Λοιπόν, αυτός ήταν ένας πολύ εύκολος τρόπος να αλλάξω τα έργο τέχνης μου. Και το καλύτερο, επειδή έχω ένα βιβλίο γεμάτο με τα έργα της Γεωργία O’Keeffe, μπορώ να μεταμορφώσω τον τοίχο μου χρησιμοποιώντας διαφορετικά χρώματα για έμφαση.
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Αν σας αρέσει αυτό που βλέπετε, να το μοιραστείτε με τους φίλους σας, ή να το αποθηκεύσετε στο Pinterest. Επισεις μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε στο blog μου και να λαμβάνετε τις περιπέτειες μου δύο φορές την εβδομάδα στο e-mail σας.
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Kathy A
Saturday 31st of March 2018
Love your Georgia O'Keefe prints and The Galaxy. Recently had my bathroom painted and rehung a bunch of my Monets today (GW, yard sales, and Wal-Mart!). Rearranged them as painter filled in all the nails holes and like the new look. Sometimes it only takes a few little things to perk up a room (my mother always put up summer curtains and summer seatcovers!). You encouraged me NOT to feel guilty about cutting up some art books I have that have lovely pictures; you are absolutely right; art should be enjoyed, not left between pages of a book; thank you for this insight!
Mary
Monday 2nd of April 2018
Kathy I am so happy to hear that. I just went down to the Strand bookstore here in NY. They have thousands of books outside the store and sell them for $2. I got two books one that has photography and and the other Impressionistic paintings so you can guess that I'll be cutting that up sometime soon to turn into a project.
Lynn Spencer
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
Mary, well it's clear that the creative gene runs strong in your family. I really enjoyed seeing the process your daughter went through to create her painting. And that GIF at the end...Did she do that too? What a great way to repurpose a book filled with lovely pictures. Georgia O'Keefe truly did have a way with color, but given the neutral shells you chose, she was just flat out a gifted artist. Thanks for sharing your redecorating process. Wishing you a lovely day, Lynn
Mary
Friday 4th of March 2016
Thank you Lynn for all your sweet words. I try to encourage my little one to follow her dream and dream big at that. Because I know that's the only way we can be content in life. Thank you for all your wonderful comments.
Krista
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
I really like Georgia O'Keefe work. I lived in NM for twenty years and of course, she is a favorite there. The pictures you choose looks great in those frames. I also like the Galaxy - its beautiful.
Mary
Friday 4th of March 2016
I'm really trying to tone down the room so I use a lot of black and white, and hope fully in the summer I'll be able to paint the walls. Georgia's book is full of rich tones that reflect the NM desert, beautiful.
Katrin
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
Mary, you know how much I like changing out my art on the walls, so this is right up my alley! I love the simplicity of those prints and the neutral colours as well! Your daughters choices in blue are quite amazing as well! It's nice to change things up with little effort, isn't it!?
Mary
Friday 4th of March 2016
That is really the best Katrin, easy decorating that makes a difference.I had that book tucked away for years and it was just collecting dust. I'm so glad I rediscovered it.
Keri
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
Mary, I love your new artwork!!! Georgia ans your daughter give your living room such a beautiful look!!! Framing pages is so easy and fun, not to mention inexpensive!! I did this with a children's book by Stevenson for my kids' room a few years ago. I love keeping my eyes peeled for books begging to be framed. ;) Btw, your daughter's painting is awesome sauce!!!
Mary
Friday 4th of March 2016
Keri thanks for the awesome compliment, I'll definitely tell my girl. I too love to look through my bookcase to come up with simple and inexpensive ideas.