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Ellen Leigh

Fine art in Clinton, Michigan

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Fairy Tale Tower girl's room mural by Ellen Leigh

12 Murals for Children’s Rooms Ideas

Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Looking for some great murals for children’s rooms ideas? There are plenty of them out there, and plenty of them here on the blog. I paint a lot of murals for children’s rooms and the possibilities are only limited by [ . . . ]

Posted in Children, Decor and Design, inspiration, muralsTagged boys, children, children's, girls, ideas, murals3 Comments
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Web Site Design by Ellen Leigh

Posted on February 12, 2015February 18, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Well, THAT was an accomplishment! A month ago I made the decision to completely overhaul both my web site and blog, rebuild the web site on WordPress and roll my existing WordPress blog into the web site. My previous web [ . . . ]

Posted in commercial, Decor and Design, web siteTagged business, web site2 Comments
close-up of window detail in hacienda door by Ellen Leigh

Hacienda Door

Posted on June 6, 2014February 11, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

I love Grand Rapids! So when I was contacted to discuss traveling there again to visit friends to discuss work on their new condo, I was excited! A few years ago I had done some work at their first condo [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, muralsTagged distressed, door, landscape, wood, wrought iron1 Comment

Master Bath Magic

Posted on February 4, 2014February 9, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Al had this really nice condo when we met, complete with an enormous master bath- I love the size of it, we are spoiled. It was in need of a bit of an update- the wallpaper installed by one of [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, inspiration, PersonalTagged bathroom, paint, remodel4 Comments
Metallic stenciled border on Hampshire Taupe. by Ellen Leigh

Hampshire Taupe and Bronze

Posted on November 14, 2012February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

It’s been a long time since I have had the opportunity to paint a room for a sophisticated young lady about to graduate from High School. Her room definitely needed a fresh coat of paint. Years of taping and tacking [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, inspirationTagged bedroom, sophisticated, stencil, teens roomLeave a comment
Hand lettered soffit by Ellen Leigh

Take a Giant Step ~ Warm Brown Kitchen

Posted on September 23, 2012February 12, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

One of the things I really like to do is help people make bold moves. This client called me looking for someone to do some specialty painting in here home and asked if I also might do plain solid color [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, inspirationTagged carmel brown, kitchen, quoteLeave a comment
Front porch ideas by Ellen Leigh

Front Porch Ideas~ Neutrals

Posted on August 2, 2012February 13, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

It was kind of a short month for me last month- a week’s vacation plus a week off as Al had some major surgery, but nevertheless, I did get in some smaller projects. I was able to work a few [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, inspirationTagged neutral, porch, scroll, stencilLeave a comment
door close-up Door makeover by Ellen Leigh

The Door Makeover

Posted on June 18, 2012February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Last week I was offered another challenge- to do a door makeover on some brand new dark stained fiberglass doors match the existing lighter trim in a local home. As another part of the project, I was to stain a [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, faux, inspirationTagged doors, faux, wood6 Comments
under water reflections by Ellen Leigh

Under the Sea~ Under Water Reflections

Posted on June 16, 2012February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

I’ve always wanted to try this technique ever since seeing it done on a seafood restaurant ceiling, years ago. I don’t remember what I ate, but I remember being fascinated with that ceiling. I was thrilled when my friend and [ . . . ]

Posted in Children, Decor and Design, faux, inspirationTagged bathroom, children's, faux, underwaterLeave a comment
fine art prints of original photographs by Ellen Leigh man cave decor ideas

Finishing the Man Cave~ decor ideas

Posted on April 7, 2012February 13, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Whew! We finally finished up the decor in the ‘Man Cave’ bathroom. Al likes to take photos of roads along the way in our travels. He has a nice sized collection of them. It was always my intent to display [ . . . ]

Posted in Decor and Design, faux, inspiration, murals, Personal, PhotographyTagged faux, garage, grunge, man cave, Photography2 Comments

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