just add a little paint

It's been a long time since I have participated in Paint Party Friday. 

Although I really haven't been painting much lately.... I do have some thing to share from the past.

A few years ago I got a bug up my butt about the plain valance above my sink in

 the kitchen of our beach house. So I set out to find a cheap way to change it.

I didn't have a full arsenal of supplies with me so I had to put my tinkering cap on. 

I was able to get a sample of wallpaper border at a local big box store.

I also picked up four small paint samples in medium tones of green, blue, brown, and a white.

 but I didn't like the fact that the repeat was so apparent

That second cluster of palm trees had to go.

so with a a few paint samples,  alot of mixing of color,

and a pitcher of margaritas,

 I was able to cover the unwanted trees and a few of the

beach umbrellas too.

 I also added some highlights and more vegetation so the remaining clusters of trees

no longer looked so  "matchy - matchy"

Here it is back up above the window

 unless you look real close , I don't think you can tell it started as a piece of wallpaper

 all for less than $10  !

 Now I need to do something about those tacky blinds.

So here it is again before and after

and now it lives in a tiny beach cottage above a sink

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