Allow me to introduce a very talented lady from TX.
Aurora
She is a True entrepreneur.
Photographer, Decorator, Public Speaker, and Community Organizer
You can visit her website www.amayaphotography.com
Her twitter account: amayaphoto
Her instagram account: auroradelyla
Her instagram account: auroradelyla
I had the privilege of meeting her a while back
during a Design Consultation.
She is always working on some kind of Project and just
had a few design questions.
When I walked into her home I thought I was in a Model.....
NO KIDDING....
NO KIDDING....
This girl has Creativity EXPLODING EVERYWHERE and I get to share some of it with you.....
The 1st Project is the Bible Verse Room
Aurora's Bible page wall instructions:
I dipped the pages in tea, layered them about 3-4 layers deep
and baked them in the oven anywhere between 150 and 250. The hotter the over the more burnt and crisp looking.
and baked them in the oven anywhere between 150 and 250. The hotter the over the more burnt and crisp looking.
The lower the temp, the more vintage and stained. I cooked it till the pages where dry.
She attached the pages with spray adhesive to poster boards then used push pins to attach the poster boards to the wall. PERFECT idea for an apartment or any wall you want to decorate and not be permanent.
Insulation HEADBOARD!!!!!!
She covered a large piece of outdoor insulation with fabric and the metal side is peeking through giving it an industrial look. This was attached to the wall with screws...
#2 Guest Room
Aurora used horizontal stripes on the walls to create interest.....
She used the same concept for the Headboard.
The drawer fronts on this piece is covered with fabric. She turned an inexpensive piece of furniture into a unique accent piece complimenting the space.
#3 Guest Room
You can do so much with paint and a little fabric....
Aurora's Office
Look at this ceiling!
Shake up your space a little with painting your ceiling
Aurora's Craft Room
She lined one wall with fence slats
and created this fabric storage with curtain rods
Her table project: She sanded the top down,
stenciled this design, stained over the whole thing and sealed it.
Her clever organizing ideas:
Use tension rods to hang ribbon.
She uses this as her gift wrapping station
as well as her sewing table.
This wardrobe cabinet is a perfect fit for her extras.
The hanging rod stores extra fabric
The Media Room
I Love the color choices she made in this room as well as the stripes
#1 Guest Bath
Look how she created the Valance
She used the insulation board again leaving
the ends of the fabric open and pushed it
into L brackets
#2 Guest Bath
What clever ideas to
display and organize items
It's plumbing hardware
She just spray painted the base for a pop of color
Who would of thought to use hangers to hold towels
The Game Room
The Laundry Room
The Main Area
Another Great ceiling color it makes such a statement in this room
Check out this litter box house she created
Entry Table she had custom made WOW...
Believe it or not they didn't have enough
storage space in the house so she made her own...
Using the space under the stairs
The door was made by cutting a regular size door in half
Another clever use of fence slates,
she needed extra hanging room for guests' items
The Living Room
She made the curtains out of indoor/outdoor fabric
and hung them on an electrical conduit pipe
The Kitchen
I've never seen a cookie cutter quite like that!!
Now that's a Pantry!!!!
Now my Favorite Project
Low cost BEAMS.....
The Master Bedroom
Aurora stained these 2x4's herself then had her contractor install them
Fence slates used as a Headboard....
Who would have thought.....
Stenciled Wall
The shades were a bit too high so she made her own tool....
A dowel rod with a hook on the end
The Master Bathroom
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| BEFORE BEAMS |
Aurora approaches decor like she approaches life----
Fearlessly
Her passions lead her to some incredible accomplishments.
× she speaks Spanish
× wedding photographer
× a creative decorator
× public speaker
But nothing touches her more than ministering to people. When they moved into their new home they decided to get out and meet their new neighbors.
They would go door to door introducing themselves.
This soon bloomed into a real close nit community club with a newsletter she writes and monthly themed meet n greets with all the new neighbors moving in
which has now grown to 33 homes.
For example one month the theme was cupcakes, another month was french fries and everyone brought their favorite dipping sauce. They host outdoor movie nights or meet at a local restaurant. She incorporated a group meet app where every "member" is connected. For example if someone has a construction question they can send out one txt and the whole group will receive it.
What a great way to connect!
This is a sample of her newsletter.
The subdivision has grown to 586 homes in all. With the help of a core group of women she is able to accomplish this wonderful connection with her neighborhood. She is currently working on a new idea to beautify the neighborhood by decorating all the trashcans with COOL designed contact paper.
Way to go Aurora!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful accomplishments with all of us....
You are a truly inspiring woman....
Aurora, You continue to inspire me. As I go about my day and sometimes get bogged down with the many cares in life, I think of your story and I give myself a little kick in the pants and get busy pursuing my passions....
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