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Last-Minute Sharpie Art & Styling Our Nightstands

July 28, 2014

accessorizing nightstands

 

What do you do when you have a photographer coming to take pictures of your house the next day for a feature you’ve known about for over a month? You quickly clean all of the stuff that belongs to anyone under the age of five off of your nightstands, pretty them up a little bit and very quickly make some art for the bare spot on the wall that’s been bugging you for months.  Or, maybe that’s just me. . .

master bedroom

 

nightstand styling

 

succulents on nightstand

(Succulent stems from Hobby Lobby and a surprisingly good-looking aloe plant from Ross. Is it bad to use fake plants on your nightstand? I don’t think so. My motto is “fake is better than dead.”)

succulents

 

My husband’s table got a little sprucing up, too, but with less fluff:

bedside table

 

Of all the things that Pottery Barn is trying to show me in their latest catalog, this simple little black and white circle drawing propped on a mantel keeps grabbing my attention. So, I grabbed a black fine/chisel Sharpie and started drawing circles (well, ovals if you want to be precise).

Sharpie art

 

I also used my trick of taping around the edges to give it a cleaner look:

DIY art

 

easy abstract art

 

master bedroom art

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Filed Under: accessories, artwork, bedrooms, DIY, master bedroom, our home Tagged With: accessorizing, art, bedroom, decorating, DIY projects

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  1. [email protected] Stroll Thru Life says

    July 28, 2014 at 8:01 am

    I love the succulents, they look fabulous and the new art is perfect. It looks amazing.

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  2. Caitlin @ thepicketfenceprojects.blogspot.com says

    July 28, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Fake is better than dead might just be my new motto haha! Love the quick sharpie art. So smart.

    Reply
  3. Susan says

    July 28, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Beautiful! Can you share the fabric/source for the floral pillows on bed? Thank you

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    • Emily Clark says

      July 28, 2014 at 2:31 pm

      The fabric is Chiang Mai Dragon in mocha. I order the pillows from Ebay several years ago.

      Reply
  4. Nancy {at} Powell Brower at home says

    July 28, 2014 at 8:47 am

    You’re the best! Cracks me up how a little quickie project can impact the room. I love your bedroom Emily, it is gorgeous. Hope youre having a great summer! Congrats on the feature! xo Nancy

    Reply
  5. Betsy P. says

    July 28, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Love your motto! And those plants look incredibly real!

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  6. Kristin @ bliss-athome.com says

    July 28, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Love the details Emily :) xo Kristin

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  7. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says

    July 28, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Well, aren’t you smart? Love your new artwork! And if you hadn’t have said anything, I would have thought those plants were real!

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  8. Yuko Jones | northfield gate says

    July 28, 2014 at 10:43 am

    I love the sharpie art! I recently made a B&W bubble art for our family room, which turned out to be great, but I didn’t think about using a sharpie marker. And yes, fake is better than dead. Good luck with the photo shoot!

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  9. sherry hart says

    July 28, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Can I just say you are amazing?

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    • Emily Clark says

      July 28, 2014 at 2:29 pm

      Well, okay! :) Same to you, btw. I’d let you come redecorate my bedroom any day.

      Reply
  10. Pamela Munger says

    July 28, 2014 at 11:50 am

    ha! Love the circle drawing! Everything looks better in a great frame :) Lovely bedroom, really love the mix of colors and style.

    Reply
  11. Kristine { I Design Love } says

    July 28, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    Your bedroom looks beautiful! I love that quick and easy artwork diy :)

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  12. Megan @ Our PInteresting Family says

    July 28, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Love it! :)

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  13. Stephanie says

    July 28, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    The diy art looks perfect! & your bedroom is beautiful. Good luck with the photo shoot. We’re working on creating a gallery wall in my daughter’s room – looks like we’ll be adding some sharpie circle art :) Thanks for the great idea.

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  14. Kate @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating says

    July 28, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    A procrastinating girl after my own heart. That’s when I do my best work, how about you? It looks like it, everything looks beautiful! :)

    Reply
  15. Lisa Mende Design says

    July 29, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Wow! as usual everything looks great!!

    Reply
  16. Carrie says

    July 29, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Looks very pretty!! I like the DIY art and agree about fake being better than dead (and have some Hobby Lobby succulents of my own for that very reason ;)

    Reply

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