The Reading Nook

I finally have the reading nook styled!  

Last summer, I fell in love with striped walls through Pinterest.   I had seen this tutorial on YHL and decided to go for it in our upstairs hallway!  I used white paint we already had to be the base coat.  Then I mixed some tan paint we also had with the white to create the accent stripe.  Here are some in progress pictures.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any before I started working, but we had yellow walls and the nook was tan, red, green-that tuscany look we were all into about 10 years ago!

It immediately made the space lighter and brighter.  Just what I wanted!

After painting the fun stripes, I knew I wanted some colorful pillows for the nook because I had decided to use this space to show off my children's art work.  I pinned ideas like crazy for inspiration and was drawn to coral, orange, turquoise, and lime.  Mom and I picked up the fabric when she was here over Christmas. The fabric was on sale and she had a 40% off coupon! She made the pillows using forms I already had and sent them to me.  Thanks, Mom!  

 Then I had to decide what I wanted to hang on the wall above them.  I did some shopping last week at Hobby Lobby, but nothing struck my fancy, especially in my price range which is cheap!  On one of my rare trips down to the man cave basement, I noticed this mirror sitting on the floor.  We had taken it out of one of the bathrooms when we first moved here.  I carried it up and had the hubs hang it today.  I really like it and it was free!

 

 Finally, I knew I wanted some texture in the space, so I bought the natural shade for the window at Lowe's on Thursday for $30.

 

 So, there you have it friends.  It only took about 6 months, but I have finally showed you pictures of our reading nook and striped walls!

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