Thank you, @ilikefriday, you were a huge inspiration! Yes, they are printed on metal. Someone (you?) suggested metal prints in my bathroom DIY thread and I thought it would be a good way to mix things up.

What a warm and welcoming home! I love that you can display all the art and you’re enjoying it. Well done 👏🏻

I think it was @User who suggested it.

You are so talented and I love seeing your pieces scattered throughout. I think it adds so much personality. I see the piece you originally planned for your bathroom is now by your staircase. Did you put something different in the bathroom?

Oh yes, @ilikefriday, thank you to @User for the idea! And no...I actually painted one of the cloud paintings for the bathroom—you might not be able to see it, but they have a bit of pink—and then decided it would look good in the kitchen as a pair, so I painted another one.

Thanks, @Connecticut Yankeeeee! It's pretty exciting to feel like my house finally reflects my style and interests.

I think I spotted the painting that you shared of your kids above the sofa. Pink clouds? I don't see them and I want to see it all! Can you share photos of your bathroom?

These are the kinds of rooms I could look at for hours. I love homes with so many personal touches. What is the next project on your list?

@ilikefriday here's a closeup of one of the clouds in the gold/gray painting...the pink didn't really show up in the whole-room photos. And the DIY bathroom is also below. The cloud painting was originally meant for the bathroom, but it ended up the gold and pink worked well with the new downstairs design!

Yes, the small metal portraits are of my niece, nephew, and son, and that's also my son in the large portrait. The colorful one above the sofa is my son with two of his friends (it's called "3 iPhones" because they're all holding their phones :) The black/white painting of three people, by a friend of mine, are just random people...he gifted me the painting when I visited, which was so nice,

Next project...there's one big, blank wall in the dining room, which looks awkward but doesn't seem the right place for yet another painting. DH wants to see if he can create something sculptural or textured, etc., just for some visual interest there. He's very artistic and hasn't flexed his visual art muscles in years, so I'm excited to see what he comes up with.

How about you? Any new paintings or designs to share?

Seeing a home with interesting art is a treat and yours looks terrific.

It’s sadder when those manufactured couch-matching anonymous abstracts are the safe choice.

Beautiful house. Who is the Etsy artist who painted the horse?

Thank you @martir and @lisaam! I so agree about the generic hotel-lobby art, though I totally get why it's popular. (Easy, on-trend, inexpensive, always looks good). I had a bunch of it when we first moved in, and I also used it when staging our last home for sale. (Take down that photo wall and replace it with a large blue abstract from Home Goods!)

The Etsy artist is here. I wanted a very large version of this one horse painting she had, so she created it for me and shipped it over rolled up in a tube. It took several months (maybe five?), and she showed me the progress and tweaked the colors, etc. as she went along. I had it professionally framed and was shocked that the framing cost about as much as the painting! but I'm so happy I did it.

The clouds are mesmerizing. I love them and the color combo is perfectperfect! Your dh's project sounds fun.

I haven't done much painting myself lately but yesterday my kid started a portrait that I outlined for him. I think it is his first painting project since pre-K andand he is now in highschool. I'm excited to see how it turns out.

I did create a DIY headboard a month or two ago and I painted and revamped a chandelier. I'm trying to add a little character to my bedroom. That is the extent of my artistic endeavorendeavorsendeavors lately.

Repeating charactercharacters. . Why does Houzz do this to me??????

Thanks Linda for the Etsy link. Her work is just beautiful.

@ilikefriday I've had that issue when using Houzz on my phone. But I love hearing that my color combo is perfectperfect! :)

That all sounds amazing. It's so cool that your son is getting back into art, or at least giving it a try. My kid used to be very, very into art...until he hit middle school where it is apparently very not cool. But I think he still has that creative drive, and his principal tells me that in high school kids start "moving towards center" in terms of their personalities and interests.

Would love to see how your son's project turns out, and your project pics! I've always wanted to upholster our 20-y-o Pier 1 headboard.

Kids are particular about what is cool! I will share his portrait once it is complete. I hope that some day my son's creative drive becomes what he considers the cool factor! A mom can dream.

I added some photos of my headboard to my idea book. I made it out of plastic bowls, MDF, and molding.😂😂😂. I think that is cool. The middle portion was repurposed from my previous DIY headboard.

https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/spaces-phvw-vp~196930685

What ideas do you have for your Pier 1 headboard?

@ilikefriday that headboard is STUNNING. I love everything about your home. I can't wait to show DH your headboard—he actually was an artist way back when, and this looks like something he would really enjoy seeing.

I was just thinking of a simple padding and fabric for ours, or maybe spray painting the whole thing (it's wicker with a steel frame). Not nearly as ambitious!

Thanks for the compliment!

When you are ready to redo your headboard post some photos. When I decided to try it I looked at a few YT videos. I didn't see exactly what I was looking for, so I did my own thing but I did find some amazing ideas for other styles of headboards. YT is fabulous for this. There are some incredibly creative people in this world who are willing to share their designs on YT. I love it.

@ilikefriday Will do...and thanks for the YT tip!