Chicago, Favorite Things, Home, Marriage

The Story Hidden in Our Subway Art

Kari

I was in Goodwill last week and I spotted this:

Hello, Brady Bunch? 💜
I loved the inlay and the frame color, plus it was $3.99. I thought I could make it into something much better.
Here’s my plan:

A little paint tape and chalkboard spray paint.

I sprayed just the center inlay part with three coats of the paint.

 

 

I got out these stencils that I bought last fall at the craft store.

 

My inspiration? Restoration Hardware’s subway art.
To make it personal to us, I used street names that meant something.
For the numbers, I used the day we had our first date (October 4th), our wedding day (May 27th), and the month we started dating (10th month of the year).
Then I just added the abbreviations ST. or AV. behind them.
Ours is Chicago-inspired.
My partner in crime? This guy. I love my chalk pen.

I took the chalk pen and drew within the stencils freehand.
We know how bad my freehand is, so I ended up with this kind of mess.
Eww
So I got out the baby wipes and erased the mistakes.

 

And here is the result

Not perfect or even Restoration Hardware-ish by any means, but definitely special.

 

It’s now in our kitchen, and every time I look at it, I’m reminded that the smallest details often hold the biggest memories.

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22 thoughts on “The Story Hidden in Our Subway Art”

  2. Thanks Suzanne! I just visited your blog today and became a follower- love your site!! Kari :)

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  4. Thanks Nicolette! And yes, what would we do without 80's artwork, or 70's for that matter. :) Thanks for stopping by!Kari

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  5. Very craftY. I have been seeing these all over and you did yours for a steal!! I saw Grant Park from a link party pic and knew you were from Chi-town. Me too! Born and raised!

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  6. Woo hoo…Chi Town in the house! I have lived here for over 20 years now and I love it here. My hubs was born and raised here. Thanks so much for stopping by! Kari

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  7. You are so dang cute! I love that you called it "Brady Bunch" art. Ha ha! Your project turned out fantastic . . . you are so creative to just look at something and see a vision of what you want! I am so impressed! Thank you so much for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday- we would LOVE to have you come back tomorrow and link up more of your great posts!-The Six Sistershttp://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com

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  8. Aww. thanks so much! I love me my six sisters! :) I will be back today to link up to your awesome party!!! :)

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  9. Thank you Kari, for your sweet comment on my blog & for linking up again. I love this project & I'm sure my readers did too.Warmly, Michelle

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  10. Thanks for stopping by Michelle! I love your blog so I am honored to share my ideas at your link parties. :)

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  11. Featuring YOU over on my blog today. Love this! :) Feel free to drop by & grab a button. :)Gingergingersnapcrafts.blogspot.comhttp://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/08/take-look-you-simple-messages.html

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  12. Yippeee!!! I love being featured! I am headin' over there right now! Thanks so much!!!

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  13. I love this and I would love to see you link it up to Upcycled Awesome (we are also doing stashbusting projects :)http://tinyurl.com/upcycled59

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  15. Robin- thanks!Lindsay- I am glad to share it at your party! Thanks for having me. :)

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  16. Love it! Great job!I would love it if you would share this and/or any other projects you have been up to at Tuesday Talent Show at Chef In Training Tomorrow! Plus there is going to be a fun giveaway too! Thanks so much and I hope to see you there!-Nikkihttp://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  17. This is a great idea to make it so meaningful the way you did with streets and dates that have significance to you.

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  18. This is a great idea! I love that you personalized the street names, it makes it so much more special. And what an improvement from the original picture! Very creative!

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