I picked up this mid-century abstract oil painting at the flea market a while back. I liked it enough but it definitely wasn’t love. I bought it for about $20, so I figured I could make something hang-worthy out of it.
When I got it home, I knew it had to be changed. The colors looked so, so drab with my mustard rug and ivory sofa. So using just a couple tubes of oil paints, I mostly went right over the top of artist’s patterns and just brightened up the drab colors. So easy! And it looked like a brand new painting in just a couple minutes. :)
Top and bottom images were a part of the photo shoot we did last week at the loft. Photography by Nicole Franzen and styling by Kendra Smoot. I’m going to be showing more images from that shoot this week while we are getting unpacked at the brownstone.
I've been wanting to find some interesting vintage paintings to paint over. Also have to say, that little gray chair is simply stunning! xx
Anna (My Design Ethos)
It boggles my mind when I see people paying top dollar for what a little imagination can do. Your painting now looks so fresh and new.
Your propped painting looks much happier to be near those pretty pillows. You always imbibe such freshness in everything you do.
pve
This looks amazing!….. and fun!
So much brighter!! I love that wall full of art and that grey chair is just so cute!
Wow great idea!!!! I looks amazing!
Is this an inside peek at the new place?! Love the gallery wall and amazing job on the vintage painting update!! Can't wait to see more pictures!
Is this an inside peek at the new place?! Love the gallery wall and amazing job on the vintage painting update!! Can't wait to see more pictures!
Great idea! I'm always looking for art at garage sales and flea markets, so I'll have to keep this in mind.
First, awesome art wall! I'm looking forward to seeing more photos. Second, I'm actually doing the same thing right now only it's a figurative painting and one of the figures is hideous so I'm painting over that part. I hope I don't make it worse! :)
How clever! BH&G did a photo shoot of our living room and I borrowed a modern piece of artwork for it…I sooo wanted to keep it but it was out of my price range. NOW YOURS is in my price range :)
Love your new updated version. :)
Cant wait to see the rest of the photos, and even more so your new space!!
Xx. Patience
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I would have never thought to do that, but I'm glad I saw this! Can't look at vintage abstract the same way now :)
Champagne Lifestyle on a Beer Budget
So clever! Looks great!!
How clever!
Also I love the arrangement of the purple pokeberries in the urn, another clever solution :)
Liz
Great idea! Only one more month until the next Antique Faire here. You know what I will be looking for!
WOW. I am amazed and impressed.
beautiful work!
dude. i love stuff like this. a little change made a huge difference! love it.
It was MADE for your sofa pillows. They're perfect together! Great job!
Jenny it is now bright light and energizing!! I love what you have accomplished!
xoxo
Karena
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what a fantastic tip! love the updates to your old room. can't wait to see what's to come.
Your loft looks like an Elle Decor shoot here! Can't wait to see the brownstone.
What if that was a Kandinsky?!!! Just kidding. It looks great. I'm major jeals of that wall of great art!
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I have been thinking about doing that same thing. Sometimes the colors just aren't quite right. Thanks for giving us the inspiration to try it out!
Easy idea and no great loss from the original. Not to burst a balloon, but, you do realize that the abstract was a horizontal piece? If you turn the original one turn to the left, making the left the bottom, you see a chickadee, a person running toward you with an arm outstretched, a road, and another person running from left to right, albeit with an indistinct head, among other identifiable items…
Your gallery wall looks so awesome. The painting looks so fresh.
looks great! I've done the same with cheap "factory art" prints too, mostly classical landscapes. Great way to learn color relationships too
I'm excited to see pictures of the rest of the old loft! I love what you did with that old painting. It echoes the feel of the pillows so well. Also, so random that you know Kendra and Seth. Kendra dated my brother in law for a while. Small world!
This was such a good idea and it really works too! I'm not sure I'd be brave enough but then if it didn't cost must to begin with I could be tempted. I wonder if you increased the value!
I am in love with the chair in this room. Where did you get it?