Thrifty and Colorful DIY Vintage Art
Save money and create beautiful wall galleries of art using digital prints. These designs inspired by nature, are vintage prints by William Morris that are so easy to download, print and hang!
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Welcome! If you're like me, you're always on the hunt for affordable ways to
dress up your walls! I have several antique and chippy windows, chalkboards
and other neutral wall decor but I was wanting to add some color. I found
some gorgeous art and it cost less than lunch!
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wonderful and talented bloggers who also like budget decor! We are full of
ideas and share them here every month. Thank you to
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If you're new here, a special welcome! I'm Cindy, a home decorating enthusiast
and I haven't met a DIY project I don't like!
We just moved to Mississippi from Texas
and are still unpacking and making our temporary rental feel like home. I am a
huge fan of creating a beautiful home for as little money as possible! If that
sounds like something you enjoy too, check out these popular posts:
How to decorate your walls on a budget
So back to wall art. It can be very expensive, and the problem with being a
chronic decorator is that I like to change things around a lot! That can get
very pricey.
I was on the lookout for some inexpensive and colorful art for my walls. I
remembered watching an episode of
Home Town
and Erin was super excited to decorate a room in an old farmhouse with William
Morris wallpaper. It was bright and vibrant and nature inspired.
I immediately looked it up and found out that William Morris is a famous name
in the design world, known for his textiles and wallpaper. You might have seen
his
'Strawberry Thief' pattern
before. All his designs are created with nature in mind, and I fell in love
with the patterns and colors as I continued searching.
Digital art
I found
this set of digital papers
on Etsy. There are nine different designs in the pack and the blues were just
what I was looking for. I paid only $3.50 for the entire paper pack!
How to turn digital art into wall art
This really couldn't be simpler! I downloaded the digital files using the
instructions provided and saved them to a thumb drive
(you could also save them to your phone). I took the drive to Office
Depot and had them print the Art Nouveau William Morris papers I selected onto
cardstock, to my specific size.
I trimmed them down with my
paper trimmer, to fit some gallery frames I had purchased on Amazon.
Shop gallery frames
The blues are all different, as are the patterns, but they look pretty
incredible hanging up together! I especially love how the bright and colorful
blue art pops against our
reclaimed wood wall in our sunroom! It feels very modern farmhouse.
And the plants in our
sunroom are the perfect compliment to the nature inspired vintage prints. This was
our Texas home, and I am really missing that large and bright sunroom! My
plants here in MS are scattered throughout our home, which is fine but they
don't make as big of an impact!
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OMG Cindy - I remember that episode of Home Town. You are so resourceful and creative. I love the digital art that you created for your new home. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteWasn't that a great episode? Thank you, so happy you like it!
DeleteThat's a cute idea!! It's nice to be able to download things in a second instead of having to go out shopping...saves so much time!! Your new home is coming along nicely too.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jennifer!
DeleteCindy, these William Morris prints are just the PERFECT pop of color to this space. I think they're just beautiful! xoxo, kristi
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kristi, I'm so glad you like them!
DeleteThese are beautiful, Cindy! I admire you so much for making your new temporary home so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCindy I love the digital prints and how you framed them! The blue is beautiful and I love the price point! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteI love your William Morris art, Cindy. His designs are so beautiful and framing them is a great idea! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, Cindy! These William Morris prints are absolutely gorgeous! The colors are beautiful! I am heading over to check them out now. Pinned!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynne!
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