(More) Cheap and Easy DIY Wall Art

The mister and I are taking a little staycation in our hometown, so this post comes to you via a gorgeous hotel room with the most incredible views of the city. It's so pretty!

Even better? My mom and dad graciously volunteered to take Buggy Boy for the night, so we're kiddo-free! Hey-o!

What better way to spend a child-free evening than sipping red wine, staring at the beautiful view and writing while the hubs soaks in the tub? 

So, while I have the time (sans Bug tugging at my legs and bringing me his beloved copy of Giraffes Can't Dance to read for the millionth time), I thought I'd share some fun diy wall art we recently tackled. 

I have a confession: In general, I'm terrible at choosing wall art. Aside from my entryway gallery wall, my dining room recipe art, and a handful of other meaningful pieces here and there, our walls are pretty bare. 

Exhibit A: Our (terrifying, narrow, I-get-knee-pain-just-looking-at-them-steep) stairway. 

I have done literally nothing with these walls in the three years we've lived in this house. Partly because these stairs scare the bejesus out of me, and I have every intention of ripping them out and redoing them in a way that doesn't make me count my blessings every time Buggy Boy makes it up or down alive.

That day is a few months and many, many dollars away, however, so I figured the time had finally come to do something with these sad, lonely walls.

Enter these sweet diy arrows made from leftover pallets and some super cool boxcar lumber we bought at a great architectural salvage shop in St. Louis called Refab (We've gotten some pretty awesome stuff there before, including a fun vintage light fixture and a ton of gorgeous reclaimed beadboard. Stay tuned for that project!). 

It's a little tough to read, but the arrow on the left (that will point up the stairs) says, "To bed! To Bed! You sleepyhead!" And the arrow on the right (that will point down the stairs) says, "Away! Away! To start the day!"

These were relatively easy, although I made some poor life choices in regard to the font. I decided I was too cool for a stencil and should probably make my own using a word document and transfer paper. Fast forward to me crouching over the coffee table at 11:00 on a Tuesday with the world's smallest paintbrush and an empty bottle of wine cursing my husband, supportively snoring on the couch next to me. Stencils, my friend. Always choose stencils.

Unfortunately, because our stairway is so narrow, I couldn't get a decent picture of these actually hanging. But you get the idea, right? 

I'll have the tutorial up later this week in case you'd like to try your hand at making your own. In the meantime, I've got a date with a handsome man to get back to! 

Happy weekend!