A little of this, a little of that...

I was gone for the holiday weekend and majorly slacked at getting my butt back into blogging but I'm back on track! I had a nice night, I was able squeeze in a little exercise and settle in with some reality tv and spend some quality time with my hubby and step-son. I started thinking about all the little things I've done around the house and actually felt good tonight when Reid (my stepson) complimented the living room he said, "it's really come together in here and it looks designer-ish in here and I know you guys didn't spend a lot of money." It felt good to hear him say that because he knows what a deal freak I am, I've even dragged him with me to pick things up from craigslist. The truth is I'd say 85% of my living room is from Craig's, rummage sales, or estate sales. I decided to showcase a little picture combo I have hanging on my living room wall that I really just love. It's actually an old and truly kick butt picture of my grandpa wearing a fedora and a leather jacket looking 50's cool. I loved the picture so much I wanted to feature it somehow in my house. I decided to frame it in a dark beat up frame...and I picked up the outside frame at a resale shop for literally like $1.00 or something. I played around with the placement for awhile and literally just decided to hang the smaller picture inside the large old beat up frame. I thought it turned out quite nice; it's not the best photo but you get the idea. I love blending old with new and I think the pairing gives even more character to a picture I love dearly.