Fine Art Photography Giveaway…

One of my favorite ways to deck the walls is with some beautiful fine art photography. I was recently contacted by Kaitlin Rebesco of the Etsy shop LaPaperie Print Shop and immediately fell in love with her work.

The photos of Paris were the first to catch my eye. Since I traveled there for the first time last January…I am still quite smitten with this magical city. Kaitlin has a unique way of capturing moments and street scenes so beautifully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaitlin has in interesting background as shared here…”Photography had been a long time hobby of mine and after college I moved to New York to pursue it professionally.  I took classes while building my portfolio and applying to full-time programs.  The streets of New York sparked an interest in documentary photography that led me to Spéos Photographic Institute in Paris where I graduated in 2012 with a concentration in photojournalism.  I have since moved back to NYC where I am currently working as a freelance documentary and fine art photographer.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was particularly fascinated with Kaitlin's philosophy on documentary and street photography as the “possibility to capture a moment which has never happened before and will never happen again”…brilliant!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am so excited to be offering my first giveaway here on Elegant Nest! Today Kaitlin is giving one of my lucky readers one free 8x10 fine art print!

 

To enter:

 

~ visit LaPaperie Print Shop on Etsy and leave me a comment with  the name of your favorite print

 

~ for a second chance to win…link this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook and leave another comment letting me know where you linked (Twitter or Facebook)

 

As an added bonus…Kaitlin has generously extended a 20% discount to all Elegant Nest readers who may not win, but still want to order a beautiful fine art print! Just shop LaPaperie Print Shop and enter the code ELEGANT20  at checkout. Valid now through Dec. 1, 2013.

 

One winner will be chosen at random. Giveaway ends on Saturday November 2 @ midnight PST. Winner will be notified via e-mail. 

 

 

Good Luck!

 

 

Giveaway now CLOSED. Winner to be contacted via e-mail and announced on Monday 11/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s up over here…

With my lack of posts this week…one might think that there is not much going on over here. Well, appearances can be deceiving…

This is what my upstairs hallway looks like right now! Yikes!

 

 

Several of my favorite bloggers are currently part of the ORC (One Room Challenge) party.

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I have been happily following along. All the while I am in the middle of the TRC (Two Room Challenge) in my own house!


Room #1…

Plans – turn this room into a walk-in closet/storage

Room #2

Plans – turn this room into my art studio/craft room

 

I have been planning on doing this for a while now…like several years actually! The big catalyst for starting was when my son moved into his fraternity house in September. I was left with an empty room (and a bittersweet heart) and knew this was the perfect time to get started!

Unfortunately…the day after painting the room I tweaked my back while cutting up a birch tree! Yes…I actually cut up a tree for the free, beautiful birch logs to use as fall décor. See my post on Natural Fall Décor here. Well…that “free” wood has cost me plenty in chiropractor visits and my first MRI.

via Instagram

 

 

Good news is that I am on the mend…feeling much better and need to get back to work! My husband has been helping. Last weekend he sanded the hardwood floors in one room…and then got sick…slowing things down again.

 

Which is why I am still dealing with this organized mess…

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am determined to complete these two rooms…and soon! How am I supposed to pack for my upcoming trip to New York City? Yes, we are taking off for a few days of fun in the Big Apple in the middle of all of this!?! No complaints…it will all come together eventually, and I will happily show you all the results!

Stay tuned…

Hand Painted Table…

I actually completed this hand painted table months ago…

 

 

 

Mimi picked up two of these orangey oak tables at a garage sale and gave one to me to transform. It started out looking like this…

 

 

 

I decided to hand paint a tone on tone pattern inspired by the design on this plate…

 

 

 

After painting the table with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White - I traced the top of the table and cut out a paper pattern…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, I freehanded the scroll design onto my paper pattern. Notice how I drew sections on my inspiration photo above? Creating these 4 sections helps keep the design to scale and balanced. Then I placed the paper pattern onto my white painted table top over a piece of newsprint and traced it. Fill in pattern with paint – I used more Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Country Grey. (sorry for the lack of photos of these steps…I think they got deleted from my camera…oops!)

 

 

Here is my finished table with a little fall style…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I waxed the paint with Annie Sloan Clear Wax and then lightly sanded over top. It is not perfect…nor did I want it to be. I like the hand painted nature of the design and look. I added a band of  Country Grey to the apron of the table top and around a band on the base.

I am happy with the way it turned out. Not entirely sure where this table will end up just yet. It just might land in my currently in progress closet/storage room makeover. Yes…I have an entire bedroom that I am turning into a closet!! You may have seen some sneak peeks if you follow me on Instagram!


Stay tuned…

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