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Kids Artwork in Your Home

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So so so it’s Friday! And after my boring (but hopefully helpful) post on Wednesday, I want to talk about some decor things again.

First of all my daughter painted me a piece of artwork (which my Instagram followers saw already) and I ADORE IT. She is so proud that I hung it up in the living room…so we are all happy…yay! Well almost. She was a little upset that I hung it the wrong way, according to her it goes sideways. Might have to fix that yet but then it doesn’t fit on the wall that I hung it anymore.

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She told me that she picked all the colors that I love. Even gold!
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She paints all the time and I adore them all but this one is just speaking to me in every way. She even added a little heart on the left and that’s how you can tell it’s hanging the wrong way she said.
Duh, what was I thinking?
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Just had to take a photo of this because I love it!

I also tried out my parents old rug in our kitchen. Or I could call it my childhood rug because it was in my room as a teenager and before that it was somewhere in my parents living room. I have showed it twice now on Instagram but thought I’d share it here as well.

And YES I adore it and I also know it’s completely different then what I have otherwise. This would cause a chain reaction in having to change more stuff up in order to keep the rug.
It is really worn and old. I don’t know who owned it before my family but it is antique. My parents vacuum cleaner and our childhood dogs did a number on it. See the corners?

After having it in our kitchen for only a day I have to say that my cats think it’s a scratching post. They are all over it. I hate that. The outdoor Ballard Design rug we had there before is so durable and I might have to change it back because I don’t want them to ruin this sentimental piece of my past.
I really want to find a spot for it in my house though. Sigh!

So let me think about this one a little more. I sure like it with the plate wall! But I’m not declawing my cats!

Have an awesome warm weekend my friends. And get the paint brushes out so your kids can paint you something for your home!

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

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  1. I love your daughter’s painting! We have framed kid art all over our house. My favorites are two pieces that their school sold at an “Art Gallery” event one year. One is a watercolor self-portrait and the other is a pen drawing of a grasshopper. I am always impressed at what my kids learn and produce in art class every year. Great old rug, too!

  2. Julia! I love that you framed it and hung it in the living room! Love the colors she used and so often you see abstract art and love it for the colors but it’s so much more special when your kids create it!! I love the rug so if you decide not to use it in there you need to find a space for it!!

  4. Love that your showing/displaying her art in a way that fits your style. Greyson drew me a piece for Christmas and I framed it, but I just can’t put my finger on where to put it. Hate when that happens! That rug is gorgeous!

  5. Your daughter’s art piece is amazing! Love the fact it’s hanging the “wrong” way! Maybe you could convince her that it makes it more “unique” that way???? Doubt that!
    I have a similar problem with a very valuable rug on my Grandmother’s. It’s raveling like yours and using it is only makes it worse. I have no idea what to do with it. I try it in different locations, and end up rolling it back up and putting it away.

  7. I just put down a similar rug in our bedroom. It’s an 8×10′ rug, but has similar colors and fringe. I absolutely love it there. But our damn cats mess with it constantly. It is a game for them to see how quickly they can flip the corners up as soon as I fix them. I put carpet tape down last night, which works really well. However, I heard my cat pawing at a corner at 5:30 this morning – 30 minutes before my alarm goes off. @%$&*! So we’ll give it couple more days to see if they can behave or if they need to move out 😉

  11. My daughter’s artwork is similar to your little lady’s. 🙂 I have made that mistake many many times in hanging her masterpieces the wrong way. So sweet. I have to breathe a sigh of relief that you are putting that amazing rug somewhere else. It’s too sentimental too keep in one of the busiest foot-traffic areas. Just sayin. 😉 Have a great weekend. Amy

  12. Love her artwork! She’s going to be pretty talented. I can tell already. Tell her abstract painting have no direction because everyone gets something different from them. You got that it should be hung that way. Think that will appease her? Love that rug. Gorgeous! If you feel like you really can’t work it into the house, feel free to send it my way! Also those stools!! Where did you pick those guys up?

  14. I love incorporating children’s art into decor.

    And your rug is fab! Surely you can find a spot for it somewhere in your home? What about hanging it up (in the basement, perhaps?) to get it out of the way of the kitty paws?

  16. I love that you hung her artwork! I have a painting my oldest did a couple of years ago in art class that is framed and on our living room shelves. Love special things like that. Your childhood rug is awesome, but I understand the cat part. I have a similar one in my kitchen and Figaro is great with it but he ruined the sisal rug we previously had. Have a great weekend!

    Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

  17. You already know how much I adore kids artwork on display. Your daughters is just gorgeous. And I freakin LOVE that rug in your kitchen. I think it looks perfect in there just as it is.

  18. Oh I Love your sweet girl’s art work!!! LOVE it! I would love to hang some of my ittie bittie granddaughters are on our walls 🙂
    Ok ..the rug…I adore the rug. I’m wondering if maybe the kittehs will get used to it and just leave it alone eventually??? Just a thought ! ox

    • No, they won’t get used to it and leave it alone they ruined my zebra rug in the bedroom over the years that I had it. Once they like a rug there is no turning back 😉

  19. I love your daughter’s art!! Looks like a Kandinsky print I would buy for my own wall. 🙂 And that is the thing about cats–they think everything is either a bed or a scratching post. So annoying! But we love them anyway.

  20. I heard you can put a scratching post near something they are scratching and everytime they go for the carpet you literally lift them and place their paws on the post instead. A positive redirection. I love that rug though and hope you can find a place for it!

  23. I fell in love with that painting when you first posted it and I love that you put it into your living room for all to see! Perhaps it’s time to put some of her work on your etsy shop! (: I hope your outdoor kitty is going good, I’ve been thinking about that sweetie!

  24. I love it! What a great piece of artwork. (And the rug is spectular, even in it’s current condition!) My favorite thing on my gallery wall is a neon done by my daughter when she was in preschool. She was three! See it here (It’s the one in the middle): Love your blog!

  26. Somehow I missed this post over the weekend… Your daughter’s artwork is gorgeous! I love it! I could never just sit down and create something like that. I think it’s so sweet that you framed it!

    P.S. Love the rug!

  29. That rug is such a great punch of color in there. I love that, but if it doesn’t work with your cats,…

    Love that artwork. That might as well have been something really expensive from an Etsy shop if you ask me. You should sell some reproductions 😉