Banyan Bridges Bold - Banyan Bridges

Jun 2

Dayspring.

There is something indescribable about that first second the sun peaks over the horizon. Slowly at first, then all at once. I feel most connected with the earth at that hour. The colors are varied and striking. There is so much hope on the horizon of a new day.

When tessellate_textiles posted the first glimpse of her upcoming #DayspringQuilt a few weeks ago, I immediately gasped and fell harder in love with a quilt than I have in a long time. Mark your calendars for THIS FRIDAY, when you, too, can write your own love story with Dayspring.

I used a selection of Spectrastatic fabrics by Giucy_Giuce for AndoverFabrics. I couldn’t be more in love with these beautiful fabrics.

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Nov 30

Hands up if you’ve prepared over 6491 snacks this year 🤦🏾‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

Mikaeel is in virtual school next to me, while I work in our shared workspace. Getting him snacks is a piece of cake 🍰 with our compact and sleek galanz.canada Retro Mini Fridge that fits so nicely in our shared workspace! #ad. Ironically, there is no cake in this fridge 😭😳

What’s your kiddos fav snack?

Check out the link in bio to take a look at the full Galanz.Canada Retro Fridge Collection!

Aug 1

Define 🖤 Anyone else back and forth about making bold decisions for your walls?🙋🏽‍♀️

I’ve been repurposing this room from a bedroom into a school/playroom for a few months and in #zerodollarupdate fashion. Moving the pieces from this Algot Ikea system from random places in the house to here. I’ve been incredibly inspired by all the color blocking taking place on IG, so I went for something bold! I have a deep love for the calm and airy feel of white walls. This Stretched Me.

The paint did everything I was hoping in bringing some depth, definition and life into this corner! What better than to bring some positive energy into this bizarre and tough pandemic season. Minimalists can embrace color too.🎨

I am the enneagram 1 girl that is especially careful with coronavirus, so when I picked out the paint samples I was very quick, really trusting the inspiration I’ve been taking in lately and not having much of a plan. I got a little stuck in the process of designing the color blocks, but once it clicked, then it all flowed from there! You can see the process in my stories and I will save in highlights too. My kids were very much a part of this process as you can see in the stories.😂

Now onto making floating desk dreams in the other corner!✨

Hope y’all have a wonderful weekend!💕
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Jun 26

It’s the 🌈 and ☀️kids room ORC ROOM REVEAL! I signed up for the #oneroomchallenge on a whim hoping it would push me to get a room done but had no idea what an adventure it would become. It’s been such an amazing experience sharing with and being inspired by so many talented individuals.

In this room, I
🌈 painted a #rainbowmural (3 versions)
☀️#ikeahack dresser with a sun design (🧀)
❤️#rainbowheart mural in the closet
🪚built 4 shelves & a floor in the closet
💜 painted the closet door a lovely lavender
🪴added pictures, shelves and 5 new plants
💡added scones by each bunk bed
🪟added new window shades and a loloirugs

Am I done? Is a room EVER done? I still have big plans including demo of a 2nd closet, building bookshelves & a reading nook but I love the view from the bunks the kids now have.

Thank you oneroomchallenge and betterhomeandgardens for this amazing challenge.

Thank you everyone for coming along on this fun ride with me, all of your advice and support. It’s been the best time.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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May 7

This pandemic has given us plenty of time to paint and color rainbows. Our kitchen is one happy little rainbow of hope and fun. Now if I could just figure out how to turn this into tiles and keep it forever. Kid art will always be my favorite art #rainbows #rainbowkitchen #rainbowofhope🌈 #color #colortheworld #livecolorfully #kitchen #colormadetheroom #colorismyjam #colorfulkitchen #rainbowdecor #colorfuldecor #kidsart #bebold #apartmenttherapy #apartmenttherapykids #crafttherainbow #fiestaware #kidsdecor #givemeallthecolors #banyanbridgesbold apartmenttherapy acolorstory crafttherainbow fiestatablewarecompany banyanbridges

Oct 28

Sponsored 🖤 by ruggable. How amazing does this new rug from Ruggable fit in the kids school space?✨

I was really wanting a rug in this space to give it some warmth! With how messy my kids are, the fact that this rug can be washed in my washing machine is amazing! Also, their rug pad is nonslip, so it has stayed in place perfectly as we have utilized the space!

I am giving a closer look in stories!💫

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Jul 2

Grit 🖤 You know that point in the DIY project where you are questioning all your life decisions?😵‍💫

Yeah, I hit that point with the skim coating.

Pushing on, still a tad bit nervous and mostly excited about the accent wall coming together!! Projects always bring out the mess and some chaos, so I’m thankful for a pretty spot of retreat like this to enjoy in the midst.✨

- Loving my new chair from thejungalow justinablakeney Target collection.
- The art was a DIY from last year 👩🏽‍🎨

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Nov 26

Mailing out some ornaments and tapestries to stock banyanbridges shop at urbanitepdx today! If you’re in the Portland area, check out Racheal’s storefront, she has the most joyful colorful items, I SO wish I could see this storefront in person! Goodies will be there hopefully by Friday! 🤞 #thepapercommittee
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Jul 5

I murales di banyanbridges in questo appartamento a San Francisco sono un'ondata di energia 🌈 #ThatsColore⁠
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Come alternativa alla carta da parati, le pitture a parete possono fare davvero la differenza all'interno di una stanza un po' spoglia.⁠
Li avevate mai presi in considerazione?⁠
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Jul 10

I needed a pick-me-up so I finally finished a couple of little projects for Jovee’s room and decided to clean it and take pictures. Ross did such a great job with the playhouse! That thing is crazy sturdy. Jovee and I made those pennants on the wall together and she picked all the phrases 💛. It’s kind of a wild room, but she’s kind of a wild girl, so it works out 😁.

#banyanbridgesbold

Mar 25

Sharing a progress pic today because good things take time...AND because Emma's closet is the rainbow we all need on another rainy day!

How perfect are the baskets from hobbylobby?? I can send you a link if you need to grab some (they have about 10 colors and two sizes.) I may be resisting the urge to buy more...

What do you think so far? See the vision yet??

If you don't have any rainbows in your home, I highly recommend it! (Yep, learned that from aestheticsofjoy!)

P.S. thanks again for the idea morganannehome! And #banyanbridgesbold for the encouragement to just pick up a paintbrush!

Dec 3

Tada! 💫 This has become a give a mouse a cookie kind of situation. Now that I’ve painted a mural in Nat’s room...I can’t stop! Not even to put up Christmas decorations. 🤭🤷🏻‍♀️😂 But really, 2020 mixed with the holiday season is putting me in a very weird nesting mood!
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I made a Reel of this entry way coming together, but if you prefer still shots like me...👉swipe for the before, the after, and the REAL after. 😉
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When I styled the shot, my husband was like, you know it’s not staying that way right? A girl can dream! 💁🏻‍♀️😆 honestly though...that “real” shot is just as beautiful to me too! 🥰
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P.S. Can we all take a minute to swoon over the new miriamtribe art I framed from her new calendar? I love it so much!
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The crocheted bag is my free sturdy market tote pattern. 5+ years and still a favorite!
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#banyanbridgesbold #wallmural

Oct 23

10 out of 10 ten year olds agree that everyone needs some kind of 80’s graphic basketball-Cali-sunset-esk inspired mural on their bedroom walls. There’s still 2 more blank walls in room so stay tuned 👀😏✨

Also if you need to hire me to make your walls happy and smothered in good vibes, hmu. I’m available.

Swipe for some bts of these #crispaf lines 🙌

Apr 5

Here she is!! I'm delighted by how this turned out. I was afraid the colours weren't working right at the end but I'm happy with it! For now anyways.. Maybe I'll get sick of it in a couple of months.

I was so afraid to start this overwhelmed by all the ideas I had. But I had to just jump in. I didn't even bother drawing it out 🙈 otherwise I never would have started!! Would you like to see a time lapse of the process? I was going to post it but wasn't sure if everyone was as obsessed as me.
I hope you like it ❤️ What type of projects are you doing at the minute?? I'd love to hear!! I'm obsessed with peoples tap to cleans and big decluttering... But its not motivated me yet.. I must do some today.
Definitely inspired by jes haus and her stunning calm space for this.

For those interested in the colours chosen by Adele Roche. Ie ; Base colour is Rivera, main mountain colour is siesta ( mixed with some testers at home #shoppingathome) and sun is taika sole km. Ceiling is nukke. These colours are from Carlow Paint Hub
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Oct 26

Feels so good to start my work week here! The last few months we’ve been slowly but surely updating our guest room to be more optimized as an office, given that working from home doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. I’m also proud to say that almost everything I’ve purchased for the new version of this space, except for a few items from cb2 and paint from sherwinwilliams, is from a woman, BIPOC, local or LGBTQ+ owned business. Sources are tagged!
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Swipe through to see all the corners of this little space, and a couple “before” photos. (We have moved a LOT of plants around!) I love evolving with this home and changing it up to shift alongside our post-covid lifestyle.

Apr 9

Every time I post a video to my stories with these stripes in the background people have asked to see the full view of them! I just hadn’t totally loved them when I first painted them. BUT banyanbridges inspired me to fix that! If you don’t like it, change it! So now I’m in love with this little view after changing and repainting a few things! Can you tell what I changed?? ALSO, looking for a red/orange/yellow doormat to go right in front of the door. Holla if you find one!! #banyanbridgesbold

Sep 22

Sooo deeply grateful to be included in the uniquely curated home of @abinteriors, who had me laughing so hard I cried and treated me to the most relaxing mural install I’ve ever had.

Thank you so much Andrea, it was such a pleasure!

Aug 7

Happy friday guys! My fence mural is finally done!! Perfect timing as my banyanbridges sticker arrived yesterday !! Thanks Racheal ♥️

I love how this has turned out. What do you think? Would you try this out yourself?

It was a lot of fun I have to say. I really love how the dark leaves give it depth.

I'll write a blog post for those who would like to try it.

Colours from carlowpainthub are tiffany, cucumber and daydream. The dark green is farrow and ball studio green.

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Sep 24

$15 dollars and 3 hours of work (including disassembly and dry time 😂🤩👌🏻) and we have the faux vintage minty oven of my dreams!

Okay, maybe not of my dreams, but that’s only because I don’t want to splurge on one of those fancy ovens for the sake of aesthetics 😂 this is freaking rustoleum SPRAY PAINT YALL.

Me and all of the other people who paint our walls and houses with bright colors always say “it’s just paint” and... it is! Albeit this would be harder to get back to stainless, but not impossible? 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

I have always wondered what a spray painted appliance would look like, so I decided to find out for myself. And I’m here to tell you: if you follow the directions, it looks pretty damn good! 🤩

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Aug 11

I gave a tour of the apartment I built for my dad yesterday in stories and remembered I had never shared this mural timelapse with you! Watch for the clouds like 20 seconds in—they’re my favorite part!!

Jul 12

Shelfie Sunday.. finally finished the arch I painted a few weeks ago, couldn’t wait any longer for my husband to hang them so I did it myself, one went perfectly one did not, learnt some lessons and next time I’ll just trust myself and won’t wait for brendanbyrneactor which he’s probably cheering about 🤣

Jul 21

You know that feeling when you’re doodling and you go off page? That’s how I feel this mural is. A continuous story between walls. A mystical trail leading you someplace magical. You know, like the basement bathroom. Magical ✨

Thanks so much Lauren for letting me go to town on your basement! You two were a pleasure to work with. Please throw out that hard boiled egg 😂.

#banyanbridgesbold

Apr 14

Jul 10

Happy Fri-YAYYYYY!!
Who’s looking forward to the weekend?!
Me! I am! And rumour has it the weather’s on the turn.....for the better! 🥳
I’ve got a weekend of up cycling projects to get stuck into and I’m hoping to take them out and get them done in the garden.
I just need to get through today, with lots of little errands to run, then it’s ‘bring on the sunshine for the weekend!’ ☀️🙌🏼
(perhaps a tad optimistic....but just no rain please!!)
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Nov 21

I painted something not black or white! 😱🤣 🌈💙Natalie wanted blue walls and I decided to throw in an “all will be well” rainbow into mix too because I think we need it now more than ever.
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Painting has been such a great way to work off the stress of this year...add that to a long list of things I never thought I’d say. 😂 Painting used to feel like such a chore!...maybe because I never used color? 🤷🏻‍♀️2020 has definitely changed me, mostly in good ways...I think. I hope.
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I’m so grateful for the inspiration and tutelage of banyanbridges and house.of.esperanza that made me feel like I could tackle this project successfully. I love that Instagram has become a sisterhood of DIY that has pushed me to try new things. This is my first mural and definitely not my last...but I’ll probably go back to neutrals. 🖤
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Have you discovered the magic of murals yet?
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#givethanks #allwillbewell #banyanbridgesbold

Aug 20

It’s been a few months since I painted my banyanbridges inspired mural in my sewing room and it has me itching to paint all the things! It was a super fun weekend project and if you are after some satisfying visual content may I suggest swiping to see a video of the tape being peeled back from the top of the stripes. Who knew painting crisp lines would be so rad?!

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image description: a vertically striped multicolour wall mural is painted on a white wall. there is a lemon print in a wooden frame at the top of the mural and three sewing machines and three orchids at the bottom of the mural.
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#banyanbridgesbold #sewingspace #sewingroom #janomeaustralia

May 11

Wowwww well after yesterday I don't think I have quite landed yet! 🤸‍♀️

Thank you for all the lovely messages yesterday on my 10k! 🥰 I was blown away and every single one was much appreciated. I'm still replying! 😄

So to carry on the celebrating am sharing this one freshly finished, freshly snapped this evening, not even edited but a bit of a treat for the eyeballs, esp if you have had a bit of a crumby day, eh? 🌈 🙌 If so, this one is for you!

If you have watched this one develop slowly over the last few months during the Design Challenge & then my online Upcycling course then YEP I DID go dark! I mean, you know me, right? 😄🖤

I actually really loved the white idea but the wood wasn't up to it sadly in the end and, now it's done, it's just taken it 'there' for me.

The colours really 'pop' even more now, I think. What do you reckon?! 🌟

More to come later this week... full frontal / the inside delights 😉 and YES I am delighted to say this available...if I can let it go!!

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Jun 27

Ta-Da!! ✨SNUG REVEAL✨ (part 1)
It’s a little premature but I just couldn’t wait any longer to show you what I’ve done so far in my snug makeover!
My scalloped border was the result of a masking tape catastrophe above the picture rail and actually, I rather like it. As a result of the aforementioned issue, it became apparent that I was not going to be able to use any decorating tape at all, for what was meant to be a a very structured mural......instead we got curves! I’m a clean, straight lines kinda gal normally & consequently spent many hours sketching, planning, drawing, rubbing out and eventually just going with the flow!
There’s still a lot to do....my gallerywall, for one, which will be going up here amongst the swoosh! I’ll be showcasing LOADS of gorgeous new artwork by lots of talented creatives.....but in the meantime let’s embrace the fact that there’s colour on the wall & my sofa is no longer covered in a dust sheet!!
Can’t wait to hear what you think so far....
** Paint by earthbornpaints (gifted)
Dalmatian stencil dizzy_duck_designs (gifted)
Sofa dfs (part of previous paid partnership)
Image shows other previously gifted items, tagged.
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May 21

This makes me so incredibly happy. 🌟✨

As the sun set last night, it hit the rainbow window cling and brought in a beautiful rainbow to our dining room.

#ColorMadetheRoom

Window cling by linebaughstudios

#RainbowWindowCling
#BanyanBridgesBold #Linebaughstudios
#PaintedMural

Apr 11

Loving the way these areas play together. Also, no I don’t paint this side of my fridge, and I kinda hoped you’d never see that 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Dec 8

There’s this misconception that happens on IG where you see a clean styled space and think it’s representative of someone’s reality.

Here to remind you that if one space is clean, then 75% of the time it’s because a photo is being taken.

If the house is a mess it’s because all my energy is going elsewhere.

It’s impossible to be everything all the time, so here’a to giving yourself the grace you need, and for weekends off where you can maybe muster the energy to clean that expletive filled house (which I clearly did not get to yesterday 😂).

Also, for those who will ask, the fridge is covered in paintable removable wallpaper! And I DIYer the handle. I have a whole highlight about it, including links and closeups.

Jun 18

Murals are everything!
I love the contrast between the palette I chose, the natural wood and the black.
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May 20

I spy a white beam! Although to be totally honest I haven’t gotten around to doing a second coat yet. A large ladder looks good in my living room, no worries 😂. I’ll finish one day?

Sep 22

Here she is guys! Delighted with how this has turned out. It was difficult to get a calm colour combination with the navy included but I think this works. (I wanted a dark colour to disguise my computer screen here.) I'll show you how it looks once I have the room back together. It may take a while 😂 I have to varnish the table top, a job i hate so i will be putting that off during my week off.

How do you separate work from normal life if you're working from home??

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Aug 11

There are so many things I love about painting, but my favorite is the infinite chances to get it right.

Something doesn’t feel right? Paint over it! Still doesn’t feel right? Paint over it! STILL doesn’t feel right? Go buy more paint and paint over it!

Life lesson: keep trying. Enjoy the quirks. Embrace your “imperfections”, cause they’re evidence that you’re human!!

I LOVE how this mural turned out. It feels playful, delicate and interesting. Thank you so much to Kristen for having me!!

#banyanbridgesbold #swcolorlove

Nov 22

The most beautiful house I ever did see. Painted by curtis_hylton for annabelinnes in #southsea. Apparently he did it all free hand and it only took two days! Utterly mind blowing.
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Sep 15

Annie Sloan Painter in Residence Jeanie Simpson was inspired by patterns from the 1960s and 1970s when painting these drawers. We are feeling alllll of the retro vibes from this beauty! Did you know you can do this too? Here’s how:

• Jeanie first stripped the varnish off these drawers as she wanted a smooth, matte finish on the wood.

• She then drew her wave design on, painting it in Chalk Paint® in (from top to bottom) Honfleur, Barcelona Orange, a mix of English Yellow and Arles, and Old White.

• For a smooth and flat finish she used a slightly watered down solution of each of the colours and an Annie Sloan Flat Brush.

• Jeanie then stained the remaining wood around the wave design using a watered down wash of Primer Red mixed with a little Honfleur, leaving the grain of the wood still visible through this rich golden background colour.

• Finally, a coat of Clear Chalk Paint® Wax protects the piece.

• Stop by the shop today to pick up all of the Annie Sloan supplies you need to take on your next painting project!

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Aug 12

So here’s the thing; I read something last year about how in the era of target & Joanna Gaines & ikea so many homes look the same because we’re all after that hgtv look.

It hit me h a r d 💥 I didn’t want my home to be a replica of someone else’s… I wanted my home to be an expression of ME. Kinda fun, kinda homey, kinda bright and kinda funky. So I started doing things to make our home feel like a home, feel like a little bit of my heart, feel like OURS. It’s not for everyone. I get that! It’s not supposed to be. That’s the point.

So here I am hugging a toilet bowl trying to reach into the back corner to cut in around our tile and paint a mural that may or may not work, but ya know what? No risk—no reward. Here we are ✨

Dec 3

I don’t have a before photo of the light because I always cropped it out. Lol. Maybe that says enough on its own. Love this new piece in here, even though we still don’t have chairs 😂. Baby steps.

Jan 4

I have two goals for 2021: more silliness!! And to have the biggest, most ridiculous, fanciest mask-free New Years party IN THE REDONE BARN to celebrate 2022 🤞.

So really one goal and one solid wish.