Beachy Photo Frames

I can't wait to smell the salty sea and to loose myself into the blue! My summer gets hotter and hotter and my ache for an Ocean shack grows bigger and bigger. Only three weeks left until my trip to the seaside! I wouldn't miss it for the world. A summer without  a week of sunbathing, swimming and listening to the soothing waves is lost time.

Until I do get to the sunny shores, I whipped up a little something to remind me of the beach. I chose to upgrade three simple wooden IKEA frames, which were the perfect canvas for my summer mood. The beachy photo frames smile at me with a color trio of cooling white, pale blue and blonde wood. The sand and sea color scheme was enough to daydream, but I thought a little pattern never hurt anyone. Instead of adding a plethora of seashells, anchors, boats and sea horses, I went with dots and stripes - a very subtle reminder of seashells and sailors :)
They sit together happily, embracing my mushroom retro lamp. What more can I wish for?

The tutorial is so basic, that I will only mention the steps:

1. Prepare the surfaces you want to paint - the wooden frames should be clean and smooth;

2. For the striped picture frame, make a grid using painter's tape, then fill in the lines with a single thick coat;

3. For the aqua frame, paint the whole thing in the background color and let it dry properly;

4. Use a thin brush to paint the outline of every circle, then fill in with color and there you have your dots.

Update: The beachy frames have been featured at One Artsy Mama, A Little Knick Knack, Lovely Crafty Home, Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust, It's So Very Cheri, Katie's Nesting Spot , Mercy INK and Marvelously Messy. Thank you so much, lovely ladies, you make me happier than I can say!