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You are here: Home / Uncategorized / How To Fill The Area Above Your Sofa

How To Fill The Area Above Your Sofa

Mar 5, 2017 By Layla

Hi, friends!

I don’t know if you remember or not, but a while back I shared this photo in one of my “5 Photos That Stopped Me In My Insta-Scroll” posts:

It was posted by a gal named Danielle who writes a blog called My Lived In House, and I contacted her about the beautiful art piece above her sofa the day I published my post because I just *had* to know more about it. In my post, I mentioned that I thought it looked like she had figured out a brilliant way to visually increase the size of the (smaller) scripture sign, and cover up the wall light cords. Turns out that was exactly what she did, and today, she’s here to tell all of us a little more about her awesome project.

So without any further ado…take it away, Danielle! 🙂

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Hi!

I’m Danielle, and a few years ago I built this large wooden “board” (I’m not sure what else to call it?) to help fill the large, open wall space above the couch.

My husband helped me add spotlights on either side, as we needed more lighting in this area. We fed the cords through the metal pipe you see on the right side to help hide them. I loved the whole idea of it, but I recently decided that this space was just too dark.

So how could I lighten it up? A white couch? Absolutely not. Three little kids and a white couch just doesn’t sound fun to me. Not to mention the cost. So, I opted for painting the board white instead. 😉

First, I lightly sanded the whole thing…

…and then I painted it Swiss Coffee:

I came across the beautiful “It is Well With My Soul” sign (from Between You & Me Signs) and knew I wanted it in my home. I had the perfect spot in mind!

It’s amazing how much paint can change the look of things, isn’t it?

I replaced the brown (slightly sparkly) spot lights with these black farmlights from Home Depot:

We have had one in our nursery/guest room for a while and I liked it so much, I decided we could use a few more in our home! 🙂

I am so glad I decided to lighten this space. It didn’t take much work but feels so much more open and cozy to me!

Thank you so much for reading about my little face lift of this area, and please let me know if you have any questions about the process!

xoxo,

Danielle

 

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  1. Mandy

    Mar 6, 2017 at 4:20 am

    That’s a really great idea. Considerably cheaper and visually lighter than buying a larger print.

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:26 pm

      Thank you Mandy! 🙂

  2. Karlene

    Mar 6, 2017 at 7:21 am

    What a great solution, and the large board would make it easier to move around artwork or groupings ( easier to patch wood holes vs walls!) and if you have heavier pieces and the location of wall studs doesn’t align with where you want to hang something ( always the case at my house!) your board solves that problem too! Brilliant!
    Love the choice of lighting too!

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:27 pm

      Thanks Karlene! I like to move things around every so often so I don’t feel as bad if its not permanent on the wall 😉

  3. Angie W

    Mar 6, 2017 at 7:50 am

    What a difference some paint can make! Love the new lightened version!

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:28 pm

      Paint is such an easy way to change things, isn’t it?! Thanks!!

  4. Jan

    Mar 6, 2017 at 7:51 am

    Love the change. Great idea!

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:28 pm

      Thanks:)

  5. Caren

    Mar 6, 2017 at 7:52 am

    A lovely idea for lots of spaces.

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:32 pm

      Thanks for reading Caren 🙂

  6. Dana Browner

    Mar 6, 2017 at 7:58 am

    This is brilliant but I really need to know the make and color of your wall paint! Its my perfect color!! Love!!!!

  7. Linda

    Mar 6, 2017 at 12:28 pm

    I Love your new version of your wall board. I especially like your new lights. A very good idea.

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks so much Linda!

  8. Charlotte Lindsay

    Mar 6, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    This is great, such a simple fix. I especially love that all of the cords are covered, I can not stand seeing hanging cords and with little ones around I am always afraid that they will pull on them. Thanks for sharing with us.

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:30 pm

      Yes…the cord coverage credit goes to my husband:) He spliced the wires and made it work! Thank you!

  9. Kim

    Mar 6, 2017 at 4:22 pm

    I love the dimension it gives to the wall – great job!

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:31 pm

      Thanks so much!

  10. Maryjane from MB, Canada

    Mar 6, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    I think I missed where you found the “it is well with my soul” print. It’s lovely and I’m wondering if there are other bible verses – since I still can’t quite wrap my head around how Layla did the bible verse artwork for her friend Carlie’s bedroom makeover. I love it but couldn’t figure out how to get the words on the board to create my own.

    As well, like one of the other readers says it solves the problem of “studs that aren’t in the right place” (yes builders can laugh) where you want them for hanging art (or curtains, grr!).

    And I love the name of the paint colour; “swiss coffee”. Love it! Lovely job.

    • Danielle

      Mar 6, 2017 at 11:32 pm

      Lol, yes, i fee like the board makes it easier for if i want to move things around…not as permanent 😉 The sign is from betweenyouandmesigns on etsy! They have some great stuff!

  11. Aubrey

    Mar 7, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    How is it attached to the wall so that it stands out a bit, leaving clearance for the cords?

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