I heard of an app called Waterlogue from a friend, which turns your favorite picture into a "water color." I don't usually pay for apps, but it was only $2.99 and I think it was worth it. I uploaded a few pictures I had on my phone and thought they looked really neat. The only pictures that didn't seem to work very well were ones of people.
The wall space above the dresser in our guest room was in need of an update, so I uploaded pictures of our two favorite places (the coast and the river!) and instantly turned them into "water colors." I saved them to my camera roll, printed them out as 8x10s at CVS, and put them in white frames I had found at Michaels on sale.
I couldn't find a recent "before" picture of the space, but hopefully you get the idea:
And here's the "after" shot:
We had moved the TV to the office a while ago, and I just used a lamp and accessories we already had to decorate the top of the dresser. I absolutely love how the Waterlogue pictures turned out!
Happy Friday. :)