DIY Watercolor Wall Art
If you read about “vomit gate” last week then you knew this post was coming! Finally my bedding has recovered from poor Buddy’s  late night sickness and I’m ready to share my DIY Watercolor Wall Art.
I’m not reinventing the wheel here, there have been lots of other bloggers who have  played with the cool Waterlogue App  (I think it’s only available for iPhone and iPads, sorry android users), but this is the first time I’ve ever actually had them printed off. It definitely won’t be the last time, I love how they turned out!
This one on my side of the bed is a shot I took of the lake out back this summer and it is especially nice to look at while the lake is frozen over and covered with 2 feet of snow.
If you remember the mirrors that were here before (you can see how to make them here) they were one of my very first blog posts (the photos make me cringe and if you need a laugh go check them out) and it still remains a really popular one! I do still love them and they actually found a new home in the playroom, but they have been hanging in here for 3 years and I was ready for a switch.
You’ll notice I kept the dock cleats and rope that the mirrors were”hung” with. They aren’t actually holding anything up, the art is hung up on a nail and the rope is just tucked behind the photo. Such an easy way to add a little detail.
Here’s another easy trick, see the large square frames? I didn’t spend zillions to have these prints custom framed. I bought some really ugly prints on clearance for about $10. Then I just used a knife to open up the back, removed the ugly prints, popped my own print in and duct taped the whole thing back together.
This photo is from our family Mexico trip this past December. We stayed at an all inclusive resort and my kids discovered the joy of ordering fruity frozen drinks whenever they wanted. This shot was taken at their “favorite bar” – Â it has swings instead of bar stools (because if you are under 6 and have a favorite bar, it should have swings and superman drinks) and obviously the view isn’t bad either!
Little man keeps asking me if we can get a swim up bar in the lake this summer ha! Not a bad idea actually :)
If you haven’t heard of the Waterlogue app before, all you do is upload any photo into it and it turns it into you very own watercolor painting. You can play around with it a bit and change the tones and colors as well, but here I’ll show you the original photo so you can see what I mean –
and here’s what it looks like printed out! It cost me about $5 to print these off from snapfish when they had a half off special, so all in all it cost me about $15. I love that they look great and I can sit in my room with a fruity drink and pretend I’m in Mexico…
minus the sunshine…
the view…
and not to mention the bartender :)
You can see more of my master bedroom here, here and here!
What about you? Have you ever tried Waterlogue? Warning you will become obsessed!
PS I’m WAY behind on email and comment responses. We have had a few snow days and I’ve been busy sledding with my kiddos, but I promise I will catch up soon!
Would you share your prints to this land-locked MidWest gal? I would love to print and hang them in my home as the colors are perfect. Beautiful home full of calmness and love. Thank you
I know I’ve already commented but I’m so excited!! I just posted some of the watercolor art I did with this same app :) Thanks for the inspiration! I can’t wait to complete my wall gallery now. Liz http://www.4evermysweetpea.com
How refreshing the designs were! Awesome..Thanks for sharing.
Kelly, These are really wonderful!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you for your awesome app!
Kelly, where can I find again how you did Ikea nightstand again. Still love yours, and could use three extra drawers. Thank you in advance.
If you search Ikea Hack in the search bar on my site you should find it!
OMG I am in the middle of downloading this app as I type this. It’s going to be perfect to do some of our Panama prints with!!! Can’t wait to see what they look like in person :) Thanks for sharing!!! xo Liz http://www.4evermysweetpea.com
What have you found is the best way to print from this app? I tried printing at work on our Color printer (parchment paper) the results on the paper were great but I cannot get the printer to print 8 x 10. It’s printing on two sheets
I ordered my prints from Snapfish because I needed such a large size. It was really easy to upload and not very expensive either.
What kind of paper are these printed on, they are fabulous .
I just ordered them on matte photo paper from Snapfish.
I am so bummed. I am an android user. I love the photos you selected to use for the watercolor project. Nice job!
oh man :( maybe they will come out with an android version soon!
That is super cool! Why am I just hearing about this now?? looks really nice!
Thanks mom!
Love them! You can also print them at home on card stock, if you don’t need a larger than 8 1/2×11 :)
Debbie
That’s a good idea too Debbie, these were large! I think 14 X 18?
I love that app. I’ve done water colors of landscapes, flower arrangements and pets. People turn out terrible. Have you done Buddy? I did my daughters dog Harley — he looks like Buddy only Harley is black. He turned out so cute. Your bedroom looks very nice and I love how all the colors have come together. Great job!!
Oh I should do a Buddy version for the playroom, great idea!
I too, would like to know what type of paper it was printed in. I have had this app for over an year and do have a color laser printer at home, but wondered if you used photo paper, card stock, or something else!
So I just printed them off at snap fish on their regular photo paper except I chose the matte finish I believe.
LOVE this idea! I kinda sorta did this by printing out of of my daughters pictures on Waterlogue using my home printer and throwing it in a frame. What kind of paper did you use from Snapfish and where did you get your frame? Thx!
The frames were from Home Goods and the paper was just matte photo paper. :)
What did you have it copied 5×7 or 8×10 ?
It’s actually really large, their poster size. I want to say something like 14 x 18? Then I cropped it to fit my square frame.
Love this! What kind of paper did you have your pictures printed on? Thanks! By the way, I am a new reader from the GR area.
Hi Kim! I was just in GR at the Downtown Market Friday :) So it was just matte photo paper from Snap fish.
Wondered what paint and color is your bedroom? Looks nice with those sea glass colored accessories! Painting a newly purchased home and need suggestions for neutrals?
Thanks
Susan
Its called Arctic grey from Benjamin Moore and if you search paint colors in my search box on the blog it should pull up a whole post on my fave paint colors :)
Omg! I did not know this even existed. I will be doing this today after work.
It’s so fun! I could play with this app for hours!