It's Me, ChristyB Lifestyle blog of a middle-aged mom of two

The hallway right off the entry of our house is long, white and boring. I found a canvas painting I liked that sparked a mini makeover to add a bit of color to the white hallway. I failed to remember there was an ugly thermostat right in the middle of the wall. I so badly wanted to cover it up with the painting. But my husband…and Google because I needed a second opinion…told me covering up the thermostat could cause the furnace to run more since it couldn’t regulate the temperature correctly behind the painting. My entire vision began with that painting so I took matters into my own hands by removing the frame and taking the canvas off the wooden frame. My husband cut the frame down and rebuilt it to fit the wall without covering the thermostat and I re-stapled the canvas to the smaller frame. I...