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It seems like Scrabble letters are making their way into people’s home decor more and more. From Pinterest to various blogs, I’ve seen so many different uses of Scrabble letters, it’s amazing! I wonder if the yellow letters from Words with Friends will ever make their way into the mix!

What are your thoughts on using Scrabble letters within your home decor? The pillows I would do, maybe even as initials, but I don’t know if I could dedicate a whole wall to them in fear that I would tire looking at them rather quickly. I love Scrabble, don’t get me wrong – but I’m just not sure how much.

That being said, I do like the random assortment of letters over the sofa and words spelled out – I especially like the way they wrap around the corner – just not for my own home. How about those letters over the sofa? They really look like they were stolen out of the box!

Would you or have you implemented Scrabble letters into your decor? Do share!

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Here’s a DIY that anyone can try. Sometimes I see awesome DIYs and lose faith three sentences in because I know I’ll somehow mess it up. But this DIY, I know I can handle! All you have to do is find a ceiling medallion or two – or ten – that you like, throw some paint on and hang those babies up!

You could also just leave them white, if that’s what you prefer. But I’m leaning towards different shades of one color. I also prefer the medallions that are solid in the center, as opposed to the those with holes in the center. But you could always fill those with molding or a mirror or even a photo if you need something in the center.

My bedroom is in need of some wall decor, so I think I’ll be tackling this easy DIY sometime in the near future. What about you? Where would you implement this DIY?

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If you had one mantel to do whatever you wanted with it, would you rather a mantel re-purposed as a bookcase?

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Or would you rather this mantel re-purposed as a headboard?

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Or how about this plain ol’ modern mantel?

I like the idea of a mantelheadboard, especially since the shelf it provides gives a fun place to decorate in a way that typically doesn’t occur in the bedroom.

What do you think about re-purposing mantels – a good idea or leave them as they are?

There are so many art-related items on Etsy. SO many. Inspired by a gallery wall of art, I had to narrow it down to Giclee prints for this round up or else I would have been on Etsy all week. From the nine images above, you can tell there’s a great, diverse collection. For those of you wondering what the heck giclee is, it’s a printing process that uses archival inks. It is often used in museums and by artists duplicating paintings or other textural work.

Even though I like the all-giclee gallery above, I think I would branch out a little in my own home.  Adding different textures to the wall, such as paintings or shadow boxes would bring in some texture. As would a mirror, as seen in the gallery wall below.

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What are your thoughts on gallery walls? Do you like them – or do you think they’re too much?

The prints shown above (from L to R): 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

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Happy Fall!

As today marks the first day of fall, we hope you have a wonderful weekend full of festive activities. Here’s our Weekly Six – six different ways to kill some time on the Internet in the upcoming week / weekend.

1) Check out the gorgeous new paintings from Jen of Made by Girl – available at her Cocoa & Hearts shop.

2) Then take a look at these beautiful watercolors by Samantha Hahn via Design for Mankind.

3) Send a few chalkboard postcards to the ones you love.

4) Throw a glitter-filled fiesta.

5) Serve vodka-infused cherry tomatoes with gourmet salts.

6) Treat yourself to inflatable housewares.

What are your plans for the first weekend of Fall??

How cute and clever is this door mat?

It sweetly invites guests in and then tricks them with a quirky message to go away! I wonder how many people would actually notice the message when leaving. Probably not many! Especially if this fun and funky doormat was in front of one of these awesomely colorful front doors shown below.

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What do you think about these colorful front doors? Could you see yourself with a whimsical door in a vibrant color or would you rather spruce up your front door with the funny welcome mat?