Summer Challenge-IDEA #2...

Here's another idea for your "bare wall". We snapped this picture from a customer's home a few weeks ago. She ordered the Frame Rod and custom ordered a wood sign from us. She came up with the idea for this wall on her staircase. It turned out AWESOME!

Does that get the ideas flowing in your head??? There's plenty of time to sign up and join in on the fun!
More ideas to come!

Jaimee's Wall-Out with the old!

I am ready for the challenge. This is what my family room wall looks like now. Not bad. But I'm ready to shake things up. I'm going to start taking it apart this week. I actually want to re-do my curtains in my family room/kitchen area too. SO, I'm going to be looking for ideas. I'll keep you posted as things roll along- starting with my "Bare wall" and then, as I find different ideas or things that I like- I'll post them here. I really love creating new things and really enjoy decorating my house. Its just so FUN! I'm just nutty like that.

Val and I are both going to blog about our own bare wall projects and what we are doing with them over the summer.

Now that you've seen what I'm changing, have you decided what wall YOU are going to conquer this summer??

Summer Challenge- IDEA!!

Okay. So, we don't want to leave any one hanging... wondering, "should I do this? Will it be too hard?"
Well, if you are torn about whether you should participate in our 2009 Summer "Bare Wall" challenge...Well, YOU SHOULD! You will feel so much better having accomplished something like this AND have your house looking the way you really want it to look. Our homes are supposed to be our escape. A place we can go and get away from the stress and cares of the world, to be with the ones we love most, right?
Well, I decided that for my 10th wedding anniversary I wanted to surprise my super duper Honey, Honey of a husband with a "new" room, so-to-speak. No extreme room makeover because I couldn't afford THAT, but I new I could make it better than it was. I wanted our bedroom to be relaxed environment that was nice but comfy, with a romantic touch. But, I absolutely had to make it work for BOTH of us (i.e. no flowery girly stuff...well, at least, a bare minimum of that. I mean, its still half my room, right?)
So, here is a picture of part of my room- messy, unmade bed and all (I'm really going out on a limb here for you, so PLEASE don't judge me by this picture!!)

Yep, pretty blue walls, that I did love. But, had A LOT of trouble trying to decorate with.

Tip#1, when choosing a paint color, its easier to match paint to a couch or a bed comforter, than to try to find a couch or bedding that matches the paint you absolutely HAD to have!! Yeah, it was really pretty, but never worked well in my room (but, this shade of blue was very relaxing, I must say).
I decided to "makeover" my room about a week before my anniversary (NOT good timing!) Seeing how I work really well under pressure, I did get it done, with the help of some great friends and family members who helped me out.
I knew I wanted to make my room sort of tropical, because of a great trip my hubby and I had been on to Hawaii recently. We had a great time, and keep talking about going back. So, I thought I'd bring a little of the tropics to us.
Just a note: I did not paint the walls for my "makeover". My hubby and I painted about 3 weeks AFTER I did my work, because as you will see, the blue DID NOT go (that was part of my plan, but I couldn't swing it in a week AND surprise him). So, here's what I did:
-Changed out my comforter cover for a solid beige colored one
-Bought some fabric from Joann's and some pillow forms (all on sale) and sewed some new pillows
-totally cleaned out my room- and I mean TOTALLY
-added some new accessories like tropical smelling candles (held on our eL Chunky Candle Holders)
-framed some of our pictures from our recent trip to Hawaii
-bought a few small tropical plants
-made an eLLeMeNOPea custom designed triptych for above my bed. This is the picture of my NEW wall above my bed. It wasn't exactly bare before, but needed some serious help. So, here's the finished product:

What do you think?? Not too hard. I fixed up my wall, simply by adding a triptych to it. No more bare (or almost bare) wall! Not too bad, AND my room is now my oasis. Its so nice. We feel like we step away to an island retreat when we go in there. You don't have to do the extra stuff I did. You might have bedding you love, you just don't know what to do on the wall above that. Hopefully this will get you thinking...

SO, what can you do for YOUR "Bare Wall"? More ideas to come!!

Don't leave your wall naked....

Let eLLeMeNOPea help you dress up your walls this Summer!

Enter to win! Its our biggest giveaway ever!!

Do you have a bare wall in your home that's glaring at you? Do you have a wall you just want to re-do? eLLeMeNOPea can help, and now's the time - during our 2009 "Bare Wall" SUMMER CHALLENGE. We want to work with you on taking on this challenge.

With small changes to your decor, you can alter the mood of a room and turn a plain wall into a stylish expression of you. Create the space you want without spending a lot of money! That's right, with a few design tips from eLLeMeNOPea, you can transform any room with ease.

CONTEST DETAILS

Contest will run from June 1, 2009 - August 31, 2009.

To enter, send an email to info@ellemenopea.com letting us know that you are entering the contest and if you need any design tips/ideas from us. Please include your contact information.

All entrants will receive a voucher code for 25% off of any online purchases used for their contest entry.

When your entry wall is complete, please email us a photo of your new wall. Photos will be showcased on our blog and on Facebook. Once the contest closes, America will vote for the winner! To cast your vote, visit Facebook or our blog and leave a comment. Tell all your family and friends to vote too!

Voting will take place from Sept. 1, 2009 - Sept. 7, 2009. Winners will be announced on Facebook and on our blog on Sept. 8, 2009. They will also be notified by email.

Grand Prize: 36" custom wall clock - a $120 value!
Second Place: $50 online voucher for eLLeMeNOPea product!

Check our blog often for design tips and tricks, and updates of before and after photos of our own. We want to keep this summer challenge sizzlin'! If you have a blog and would like to share this contest with your readers, please, share the love!! We'd love to send you any pictures or information to post on your blog.

Valarie and I are both choosing a wall in our house to do too. We are going to blog about our progress and work through the design process with you so you can see how fun and easy it is! Don't worry, our walls won't count in the contest! But, we thought it would be fun to do a project of our own along with you. Hopefully it will help motivate you to working on that decorating project you've been wanting to do!