eviesketchy:I know I already had one side of the living room decorated, and the bathroom walls, but
eviesketchy:I know I already had one side of the living room decorated, and the bathroom walls, but my students had to retire their original copy of Jack Frost and I wanted to commemorate it somehow, now that they have a new one.Remember that time even I thought I was only joking when I said soon my whole house would be covered in Joyce’s art? So do I, rip me– EDIT: Okay, for you lovely people (also known as @anxiety-jack– REE YOUR TAGS WILL FOREVER HEAL MY SOUL I HAVE NO WORDS FOR HOW I LOVE YOU! and @monsterbrush– DEAR FRIEND IF ONLY YOU KNEW HOW YOU HUMBLE AND INSPIRE ME!) here’s how I decorate.I never pay more than ten dollars for anything, so I just have to keep my eyes peeled and constantly keep my aesthetic in mind. Anything metallic, celestial themed, or aged looking falls on my list, then I have to make sure it fits with the other things I already have; even something nice that doesn’t match has to be returned. A better item will come along later and it isn’t worth compromising the flow of the aesthetic to keep the other one. The frames came from Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, ranging between 1-6 dollars (If you don’t live in the US, store names probably won’t mean much to you, but basically I only shop at discount stores.); the mirrors were all from Ross Dress for Less at $8 for three mirrors (it’s a set.) and the ‘it was always you’ panel came from Goodwill for $6, although apparently it was originally from Hobby Lobby and was like 30something, which is NUTS. At that point, I’d have painted my own canvas if I wanted it that badly, but thankfully I was able to find it for less. The curtain rod was from Hobby Lobby in their clearance section at $6 and the sash was also from Goodwill for like 50 cents. The frame for the Jack Frost collage is actually a clock that broke ($10 at Ross, but I do not recommend buying it because it only lasted two months though it said good for a year ;_;) however the frame was nice and could be re-purposed so I held onto it and used it for this.The key is basically being able to find things that match even though they were pre-owned or from different stores and helping arrange them in a way that makes them look as though they go together. Since I decorate to tell a story, I try to find things that I think look more or less like something I might actually see on the Moon Clipper. Not everyone uses Home Decor as storytelling, but it’s the only aesthetic I have, hahah. Then I keep $10 a month or so in my pocket, so that when I find those ‘artifacts’ that seem like something from one of Joyce’s books, I can bring it home with me! It takes time to get enough things that match to set up a room, so you just have to be patient (and if you are like me, hide things under the couch or the bed until they are ready to be displayed so they aren’t just hanging out all over your house!) When you go shopping, ask yourself what a character would probably own, rather than just thinking ‘what looks nice or cute’ and that will result in more uniformity when selecting things and will give your style some flair– at least, that’s what works for me! -- source link