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    You Can Not Know How Happy My Heart Is With These Two Prints Hanging

    Lara, the Lazy Organizer, is hosting Talk About Tuesday today. It’s similar to a show and tell, and I’ve been trying to think of something to come up with that I could contribute.

    And I came up with nothing.
    But then, my husband K finally got around to hanging some pictures for me. After I just wrote about how he is rather lacking in the picture hanging department, leaving me to lean photos against my wall, he went and hung something.
    Since he actually made the effort, I thought I should share his accomplishment with you. Guess I should not have been so quick to criticize his lack of level-ness in the area of wall decor.
    Because this time, he even used a level.
    Nothing makes my heart go pitter-patter quite like a man using a level.
    Because I love LEVEL.


    Look at all that beautiful, LEVEL, gloriousness.

    So here they are. Two prints that I bought on my recent trip to Hawaii. I love them. I have been looking for something for 4 years to fill this long, empty, red wall that I have running thru the WHOLE LENGTH OF MY HOUSE.
    It has given me many years of anxiety. It has caused my OCD to kick into overdrive whenever I have seen something that might, maybe, possibly, could be considered as a candidate for THE EMPTY RED WALL.
    I really think my friends and family members are probably more happy than I am that these prints are finally up because they are sick and tired of hearing about THE EMPTY RED WALL, Every. Single. Time. they come over.
    Because I can be obsessive like that.
    Anyway, the prints are perfect because they are paintings of signs pointing in all different directions to places we visited during a recent trip to Oahu. Some places are well known, some are hidden gems, but we saw almost all of them. We stumbled upon these prints in a small shop in Kailua, the town we were staying in, and knew they were the perfect souvenir of our trip. Because, we had visited every place but one on the little signs. AND THEY WERE PERFECT FOR THE RED WALL.
    So really, even if we had only been to one, or none, of the locations featured on the print, we still would’ve bought them anyway.
    Because I will make sacrifices like that in the name of home decor.
    I am not much of a souvenir-y person. I would rather have some shells or a rock or a photo, even a napkin from a trip than, say, a shot glass.
    Or a little spoon. Or a T Shirt from a place that sells 4 t-shirts for JUST 20 DOLLARS.
    Those things don’t look quiet as nice displayed under my bell jars.
    So yes, I bring home some different things from my travels. The last time I was in Mexico, I brought home a whole family of ivory and fish bone elephants. And I display them proudly. Indeed.
    But this post is about my new prints. Hung by my husband. With a LEVEL.
    Here’s a close up of the actual prints.

    And here they are, side by side. And yes, they are even illuminated. Because we have had lights on that wall installed and ready to go for FOUR YEARS while we have been looking for something to actually, Illuminate.
    And I think we’ve finally found them.
    Because did I mention that the EMPTINESS of the RED WALL was driving me crazy?
    (Please ignore the unpainted electrical socket, I’ve just realized upon seeing this picture just how bad that really looks.)

    Posted: October 30th, 2007 under Home.
    Comments: 24

    Comments

    Comment from Kristy
    Time: October 30, 2007, 4:30 am

    I love those prints - they’re beautiful! They look wonderful.

    Comment from Jen
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:11 am

    It looks great! I used to have a red wall in my old house, your red is so pretty it makes me want to paint one in this house.

    Comment from Christine Rockwell
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:49 am

    I LOVE the prints! LOVE the red, and the lighting. And I LOOOOOVE THE LEVEL LOVELINESS!!!! Congrats! ;-)

    Comment from The Lazy Organizer
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:59 am

    Yay for the empty red wall that’s not empty anymore! Yay for husbands who know how to use a level! It’s beautiful!

    Comment from Family Adventure
    Time: October 30, 2007, 7:26 am

    The prints look awesome, but I’m really loving the red wall. Seriously!

    And, totally off topic, how come every Hawaiian island has a Kailua? Are they intentionally trying to confuse us?

    Your husband did good. :)

    Heidi

    Comment from Martha
    Time: October 30, 2007, 11:05 am

    Ooooo! I like it!

    The lighting looks incredible, too.

    Hey - I’ve heard somewhere that it’s Autumn. Was it on this blog?

    Ha ahaaaaa

    Martha

    Comment from Rebecca
    Time: October 30, 2007, 1:06 pm

    So you had an empty red wall, did I hear that right? ;) The prints are great & hubby did a great job!

    Comment from ValleyGirl
    Time: October 30, 2007, 2:19 pm

    Those pictures are beautiful!!! I was all ready to ask you to post close-ups when I scrolled down to read the rest of the post and saw them. What a great souvenir!! And they look absolutely perfect (and level) on your long red wall!!

    Comment from Stie: My Favorite Things
    Time: October 30, 2007, 2:42 pm

    Okay, we are the same person, you and I. What with all the OCDing and the worrying about the OCDing. Seriously.

    Love the prints - they look great!

    Comment from Jul
    Time: October 30, 2007, 3:02 pm

    Thank the heavens above the Red wall is no longer just the long red wall. It is the red wall with the fabulous pictures from Hawaii!!!!

    Jul

    Comment from Amber
    Time: October 30, 2007, 3:22 pm

    i love those prints, and it’s great that they have meaning!

    Comment from Corrie
    Time: October 30, 2007, 3:42 pm

    Level rocks! THey look very good on that red wall.

    Comment from Darcy
    Time: October 30, 2007, 3:53 pm

    Love that red wall! I decorate with a lot of red accents…it’s just such a happy color. I think the prints look great!

    Comment from kari
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:11 pm

    Hi Lisa! I love the prints, they look great. The lighting really makes them pop. Our living room has a huge vaulted ceiling and we have a big old empty wall that drives me nuts. It’s hard to find something that big (that I can afford) to hang there. Glad you have your prints up, it’s especially fun since they have personal meaning for you with your trip.

    Comment from Melinda
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:14 pm

    That looks really good. I like the red wall with the lighting on it. Those prints go really well.

    Hugs,
    Melinda

    Comment from Kelly
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:35 pm

    Love the prints. Love the red wall.

    Would love another trip to Hawaii to collect some prints of my own.

    Can you help with that?

    Comment from Mimi’s Toes
    Time: October 30, 2007, 5:58 pm

    That is my favorite wall color…and the prints go great. I colored my hair a new color last night and it almost matches your wall…

    Comment from Cocoa
    Time: October 30, 2007, 8:43 pm

    They go great with the deep red color too!

    Comment from PLO
    Time: October 30, 2007, 8:51 pm

    I am so jealous. I have the long empty “yellow” wall. My dream is to have many family portraits…it will never happen. I love the prints, especially the one with the skull! Of course. You rock girlfriend!

    Comment from Jennifer (Jen on the Edge)
    Time: October 30, 2007, 9:43 pm

    You have what, four children, and you could not think of ANYTHING to put on the Big Red Wall? I’m certain that if you had consulted with the young artists, they could have hooked you up with some immediate art. I’m getting a vision of … chalk. Yep, a whole lotta chalk on that Big Red Wall.

    Comment from Kellan
    Time: October 31, 2007, 12:14 am

    I love those prints too and I love how they fill up a “previously empty red wall”! They are great - really. What a find. See ya.

    Comment from Jen @ JenuineJen
    Time: October 31, 2007, 12:45 am

    Yea! I’m glad you filled your empty red wall. The prints look really nie.

    Comment from An Ordinary Mom
    Time: October 31, 2007, 2:42 am

    It looks perfect … positively perfect!

    Comment from Sandra
    Time: November 8, 2007, 5:52 pm

    I love seeing things around me every day that remind me of a special event. I know these will bring back happy memories every time you walk down the long red hall.

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