Okay I realized I do have some pictures already on my computer that I could share with you and I took one (later in the post) with my phone just because I was dying without my little silver sidekick…

So please, will you INSPIRE ME…

To Do Something With This Wall!

These painter’s cloths are covering my garage door. What would you do here to make it more pleasing to the eye? After drooling over Nesting Place for the past three days, I emailed the Nester to ask her opinion on my dilemma… she is the queen of “mistreatments” you know! Here is what she suggested:

“Okay get a long rod or 2 rods connected to put over the door.  I think in this case since it’s not a window, the rod will help make it feel more homey.  Use the directions that I gave in the red checks mistreatments {link on the left sidebar} and make you about 6 panels.  Lets say you have 3 yards per panel, times 6 is 24 yards.  If you can find fabric for $8 a yard then that’s what, $200?  worth it if you want to class it up.

Or, just do 2 panels– one  on each side and get those bamboo blinds that they sell at waltarget and hang them up in between and pretend the door is a window.  Trick the eye!  That might be less expensive.

Maybe a screen?  2 sections of privacy fencing painted to match the room and leaned up against the door?  chalk board paint painted on the inside of the garage door and use it to write messages.  Okay–that’s my favorite idea yet!  and it would have a neat industrial feel!”

(Hope she doesn’t mind I spilled her ideas to all the 6 readers of my blog)

I would totally do the chalkboard thing to my door but it is insulated with these big white (read: U.G.L.Y) foam panels and there would be nothing to paint. However, I LOVE her idea of fabric to make it look like a window and even before I got her reply, I was out buying these four fabrics to play with.

They were all from that place that starts with wal  and ends with mart  and they all were 4.99 or less a yard. (After I hang them up on the garage door and stare at them for a couple hours I am going to “mistreat” my kitchen windows with them.)

Now that I have probably infringed on the Nester’s copywritten term of “mistreating” windows… I implore you all to go visit her blog, Nesting Place and soak in her awesomeness! I am adding her to my favorite blogs list because as you see, I only have one other blog listed, which means I must really like her site!

* Special News… This is my 88th post and something really exciting (for me) will happen for my 101st… and something even more exciting (for you) will happen for my 100th. Stay tuned, only 12 more posts to go!

And don’t forget to give me your ideas for this wall!

~Em