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The autumn becomes so colorful


Photo: deco & style

Bowls, pillows and wallpaper

Because of gray in gray! With these decoration ideas, the autumn is really colorful!

You need this for the showcase:

  • Wine box old picture frame without glass (flea market)
  • Spray paint in red and gray (from mtn-shop.de)
  • 2 angles
  • 4 short screws
  • 2 dowels
  • 2 long screws
  • Vases
  • asters
  • dahlias
  • chrysanthemums
  • snowberries
  • blackberries
  • Matryoshka (Ebay)
  • Cordless Screwdriver
  • Drill with matching attachment

It's that easy:

1. Spray the box in red and the frame in red, then let the paint dry well.

2. Place the frame on the box and fix it from the back with angles at the sides.

3. Drill holes for anchors in the desired height in the wall. Fasten plug insert and showcase with screws from inside.

4. Loosely fill vases with water and flowers, arrange wooden dolls if necessary.

Props: Matryoshka, from Ebay, 16.90 euros.

This is what you need for the pillows:

  • various colorful fabrics (per larger pillow 42 x 84 cm and for the small pillow 22 x 84 cm)
  • pillow fillings
  • tape measure
  • ruler
  • French chalk
  • fabric scissors
  • pins
  • Sewing machine and matching yarn
  • sewing needle

It's that easy:

1. Cut two squares of 42 x 42 cm from the fabric.

2. Put the fabric right side together and sew it together with a seam allowance of 1 cm in the lockstitch. Leave an approx. 20 cm large opening for turning. Turn fabric over.

3. Push the filling into the pillow and sew the opening by hand.

4. For the smaller pillow, cut 2 fabric pieces of 22 x 42 cm and sew them together as above.

Props: Fabric in Turquoise: Dawanda, "Folklore Bunny and Peacock", Mini Liner, 16.50 Euro / meter Fabric Colorful: Dawanda, Alexander Henry "Mexico Frieda Swallow Goat", by Lala & Fluse, 19.80 Euro / meter fabric in Red: Dawanda, "Kissing Birds", Villa fabric, 12, 50 Euro / meter Bench: Ikea "NornŠs", 69, Euro Basket: Ib Laursen, from 24, 90 Euro

You need this for the bowls:

  • Porcelain or wooden bowls (eg from ASA)
  • Spray paint in dark blue and petrol (eg from mtn-shop.de)
  • Template for the flowers (eg from a book)
  • Acrylic color in petrol, red, pink, blue and orange
  • Spray clearcoat glossy
  • Paper for the work surface
  • pencil
  • Thin long hair brush
  • Bowl of water

It's that easy:

1. Spray the shells evenly in blue and petrol and allow to dry.

2. Draw the flowers as template with a pencil and then paint with acrylic paint. Let the paint dry.

3. Fix the surface with clear lacquer.

4. Fill with jewelry or similar.

Info: Use spray paint on paper underlays only in well-ventilated areas or outdoors, wearing gloves and mouthguards.

You need this:

  • Wallpaper (wallpaper agency)
  • wallpaper paste
  • tape measure
  • Trestle table
  • Wallpaper knife or big scissors
  • Wallpapering brush

Apply wallpaper according to manufacturer's instructions.

Prop: Wallpaper: "Luitpold", Tapetenagentur.de, 53, 90 Euro Armchair: Ikea, "Strandmon", 199 Euro Table: Car, from 89, 90 Euro Cushion: Pad, 65, 90 Euro

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