Art And Decorative Items (Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder)

As a follow up to the Lalanne Sheep article, I thought I'd share another fun object d'art or decorative item - the little paper mache burro.

This house style is called Ethnic Meets Chic Style (see prior article "Santa Fe Style Hooks Up With Exotic & Indulgent Chic "). It's a highly-colorful look with many many ethnic items, such as the old, hand-painted blue trunk seen here. This 100 year old adobe house house has integrated with phrou-phrou pretty, traditional stuff, also collected over the years.

The highly-colorful, pink pom-pom fringe-edged pillows with paisley and dots from Pier One Import on the white wicker settee are perfect with the little burro and the antique blue trunk.

Can you even get over it? The little burro that belongs!

Cheers to you and your special and unique decor objects as you integrate them in your home and how they make you smile!

Decorating The Four-Acre Horse Ranch, Pt. 3

Master Bedroom Update:

I painted the headboard a random, patchwork style, delicious with the colorful bedspread (from Anthropologie).

It is such a happy, feel good place!

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Kitchen Update 

Previously paintings and other art had been hung at this kitchen wall area, but I was experiencing a need to change up the look, an update; I wanted more fun. The result is the decorative painting of, "eat what you want, where you want."

The trompe l'oeil between the stove hood and range was added to and touched up (more is more).















The painted words, "Mi Cocina Es Su Cocina," have been over the door awhile, what is new and shown here is additional floral and leaf borders completely surrounding the door opening. Again, it is all just fun.



More fun: The previously white Ikea clock with its simple to read numbers got a makeover also. Additionally, some numbers with little wings, were painted, creating the visual joke which is also sometimes part of trompe l'oeil, here we could call it, "time flies."

This photo shows a painted decorative border of flowers that was also recently added. You get a glimpse of the existing beautifully colored tiles that made up 99 percent of the backsplash (except over the oven).

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Your editor and hostess filling the horse water trough - this was actually how we cooled off in New Mexico while working on the 4-acre ranch.  Just so you know, it comfortably fits two plastic floating lounge rafts.



To view more about the four acre horse ranch AND the guesthouse, see below:



Decorating the Four-Acre Horse Ranch, Pt. 1
Decorating the Four-Acre Horse Ranch, Pt. 2
Decorating the Four-Acre Horse Ranch, Pt. 3
Decorating the Four-Acre Horse Ranch, Pt. 4

Pinterest Board:  Horse Ranch Photos And Guest House