Hiding Imperfections

One of the very first things I noticed when we first looked at our house was the breaker box. It is huge! Not only was it huge but its in the middle of my hall way. I have to look at this thing any time I go down the hall, which is a lot. I'm not sure why its so massive or who would put them in hallways but its what I was given to deal with.

 

 Before we even signed papers I was thinking of a way to cover the thing up.

I looked at getting a canvas and to get one that size wasn't what I wanted to spend. So I turned on my charm and showed my dad my dilemma and asked him if he had any ideas. Well, he said he could make me something that size and I was beyond happy to just know something was being done. I'm pretty sure I told him I could decorate it if he just made it but I guess he missed that part because this is what I got a few months later.

He almost seemed bummed when I told him the kittens don't really match my decor, but he was cool with me just using the frame and making it more me. It was actually really difficult to figure out what I wanted to do to it. Several times I sat down at Pinterest and searched the diy/decor pages trying to get an idea. I thought I could put a big H for our last name in sparkles or in buttons but I wasn't really feeling it. I tried draping fabric over it all cool but it was anything but cool. I knew I couldn't paint on it to save my life and modge podging didn't seem right. I thought I found the perfect idea to use a soda bottle and make flowers with it, but when I tried it on some paper it was a no go. So I sat back down to pinterest and inspiration hit. I was so excited I didn't even pin the pin. I ran and ripped the staples out that were holding in that kitty fabric and ironed my new plain black fabric and told my husband to get it on the frame.

The pin I saw had a big frame with string strung all over and pictures close pinned on. I got my frame all ready and started gluing on my yarn to the back of the fabric and it was curling in on the sides. I ripped it off and started intricately weaving it on the frame until I ended up with this.

I also couldn't leave my clothes pins boring so I modged podged them with some sparkle.

I'm so in love with it. I have a gallery going on on the other wall so this fits in well with the rest of my hall.

I can change out the pics as much as I like, which is also a bonus.

OK so now a before and after.

I also want to start putting more pictures on this side and just have a hall gallery of family pics and make something to cover my thermostat and doorbell box but my husband thinks I'm crazy. I think I can get him to go with the thermostat but I'm not sure on the doorbell box, he's worried about hearing it ring.