Making Personalized Initial Art To Hang Over The Bed: a house log

Let us talk about bed letters. (Did I simply make a “bed wetters” pun? Gross, I did). Now that we have all moved past my fourth grade humor, let me tell you why. It was the ideal way to introduce the answer to a question that we have been asked a lot lately: What is in those three frames above your bed?

The answer: “J and S.” Call it a monogram or, more functionally, our designated sleeping arrangement, but either way this lively little take on our initials was all Sherry’s genius. She simply found three differently designed letters (a curvy spiral staircase inspired J, a sign language A-N-D and an architecturally drawn S). Then she framed them separately above our bed to fill that long, awkward space under our long, awkward window.

While we are on the topic, the opposite side of our bedroom boasts another three-framed art piece. And this one’s my creation. Back when we first painted the bedroom blue, we looked for some “warm” art to cozy it up. We struck gold with a sunset photo I took in Santa Monica on our quite first vacation together.

Having only struck metaphorical gold, however, the three-frame design was in fact inspired by our compact budget. Sizing the image across three 11″ x 17″ Ikea frames was the economical way to create big impact on that wall, especially since we got the images printed at Kinko’s for low-cost (around 50 cents each). And now every morning we wake up to the sun and the sea. It is like an ocean view on a budget.

Despite both being plain projects, they are two of our go-tos – and have literally hung in there for nearly two years. Which is practically a lifetime considering how frequently things change around here.