Happy Monday! You all know I’m all about introducing brights in the home, right? Well, I discovered a pretty cheap and easy way to do just that by painting an inexpensive cutting board I got at my local Asian grocery market. This cutting board was a great find because it already has a hook on it for hanging, is round, and is a nice, thick slab of wood. I new when I saw it at the store that is would make a sweet canvas.
I decided to keep it simple and to paint something graphic on the board–a color wheel of sorts. Then, I used a matte varnish to seal the paint onto my (now) tray.
The whole project cost me $12 and when I finished and hung it on the rack above my stove, it added such a fun POP of color that I wanted to go back to the Asian market and pick up 11 more in all different sizes and do a whole wall of ’em… but alas, there are no empty walls in the jungalow–as you can well imagine. So this one will have to do for now.
On another note, Jason and I are leaving for Istanbul tomorrow! We’ll be there for a little over one week and you can imagine how excited I am. Turkish food, textiles, and decor…oh my! Our hotel is just a half block from the Grand Bazaar. I mean…I think it’ll be like heaven on earth for me, yes?
I’ve scheduled posts for the next 10 days so the blog will still be posted to daily, so please do check back. I also plan to be doing some tweeting and instagram-ing from over there so if you wanna see some of my Turkish delights in real time, be sure to follow me on twitter and ‘compai’ on instagram.
Are you familiar with Istanbul? I’d love any tips or recommendations if you’ve got ’em.
Have a wonderful week, friends, and I’ll ‘see’ you all when I get home. Sağ olun!
That is so cool! Love it, pinning…
Love that idea. And Oh! those walls…..
Have a great trip!
Istanbul is so dreamy. One touristy spot that I loved was the Basilica Cistern it was neat-o! Have an amazing time!!!
How cool! Which Asian market did you buy the board from? Have an amazing time in Turkey.
@Anne-Marie – thank you! I repinned your pin. ha!
@GB – thank you so much!!
@Shauna – Thanks for the tip– I’m so excited!
@L. Kim – I got the board from Warehouse Supermarket on Sunset in Echo Park. It’s really worth a visit if you haven’t been… I actually will be posting about it on the blog on Thursday, so check back!
I am absolutely in love with this!!
Make sure you have some sticky Turkish ice cream!
These are gorgeous! Have a safe trip! xx
I love Mado ice cream!! Also, make sure you try the Turkish pretzel called Simit
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