Art post for Week #3; Baskets & Poodles

Okay, I may be the only one in love with this blog party idea of posting inexpensive (or better yet cheap and cheerful) ways to create art for your home. But I really don’t feel like I’m the most creative person in the world when it comes to inexpensive art. Really. I would just love to buy beautiful and outrageously expensive art for my home and be done with it. So since I know that whatever you focus on expands – I’m continuing on with this party and hoping you’ll link up!

First, when I arrived at Barb’s lovely townhouse in North Vancouver this afternoon, this is the lovely setting that greeted me upon walking in the door. The baskets are from Zimbabwe and are called Tonga Binga. They are traditionally used to winnow grains. I love the way she arranged them on the wall as a fabulous focal point above the sofa. I neglected to ask her if they were expensive but it would be easy enough to find baskets this pretty (I hope).

I was there to discuss finishes for her kitchen (stone counter and backsplash/colour to paint the cabinets) as well the colour in her living room was not right (existing from the previous owner). The walls were painted BM Dijon (the lighting was not good to show colour so you’ll have to trust me) and both Bleeker Beige and Manchester Tan looked good with her sofa (which in this photograph looks pinky beige). The reason why the existing colour did not work was that it wasn’t repeated anywhere in the decorating of this living room.

This artist is local who although his art is famous around the world, still works as a fireman!

I loved the creative way she dressed up the ledge above the entry, an empty space that would otherwise be filled with vases (Too 80’s) with basket trunks and vintage luggage (below):

Above photos by Maria Killam

My favourite link from last weeks party is for a pet lover:

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Red Door Home created Dog Silhouettes for her daughters bedroom and I loved the simple and graphic result! Click here to see how she made them!

Image via Red Door Home

Please post a link below if you have an inspired (and inexpensive) art project on your blog and next week I might post your idea! If you are an artist, please include a post from your blog which lists the price and link back to this post so everyone’s inspired ideas get read!

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