P365 - 2015 - Day 3 - stars and driftwood

P365 - 2015 - Day 3 - stars and driftwood

I am in full on redecorating, cleaning, and organizing mode.  It started with taking down the Christmas decoration and (ahem) snowballed..... ;-)  After getting all of the Christmas decorations put away, I cleaned and moved around some furniture and then began to decorate for winter.  I am in a constant quest to add "beach decor" to my already existing country decor... to create a beachy country look without breaking the bank.  I love to reuse and repurpose.  I think you can completely change the "look" of an object by moving it to a different location.  I think you can change the look of a room by shifting a few things around.  I love pops of beachy color, starfish, shells, and driftwood.  That all being said, after finally getting the storage area reorganized (that only took a year...) and picking out new prints for our frames that haven't been changed in far too long, I set my sights on a few spots in the house that I wanted to "redo".  Pinterest, as I have mentioned before, is my best friend in these endeavors.  I love to look through photos to get inspiration and I love to be able to replicate what I see with what I already have.  So after some time, I came up with a great vignette for my dining room hutch with country, beach, and winter elements all mixed together.  But this photo is the beginning of my next project... A project I have been percolating about for months.  My kitchen window has sat bare all this time because I just couldn't come up with "the right" window covering.  I like the fact that the windows on the main floor are "clean" with just plantation blinds and no valences.  I have wanted to find of way to cover the window without covering the window - if that makes sense.  I wanted to find a way to use natural objects to give it and the kitchen a beachy feel.... After a treasure find while organizing the storage and a "light bulb moment" I came up with an idea that I think is going to look great... once the pretty paint dries, these stars (that were once red) will live a new life along with a piece of driftwood to make the perfect kitchen window. I can't wait to see the finished product!  :-)