A Home Ornament

There are some random hooks around our house. Instead of removing them, I'm going to work with them. 

One of these hooks is in our stairwell that wraps around so there is a landing and window in the middle of it.

So I sat down at my work table with no plan but knowing I wanted to make something with color for the otherwise drab area. 

At first I thought I would be doing something with gemstones but I changed my mind when I came across these shells in my stash.

The concept slowly came together using the fun patterned copper and brass wires I carry in my findings shops!

With some coils, I was done! 

Here is the view walking up the stairs.

Here is the view walking down the stairs. I had to use my flash for this one with the window light!

It may have a wind chime effect in the summer when we open this window. We will see! I feel like the space needs something more substantial but I will give this a little time to decide.

I painted our front porch black! It was light gray but the black works better.

The black and white combo is quite tricky since any little spot you accidentally get on the opposite color shows up like crazy. So I know why it was not painted black before!  Thank you for stopping by! ~Val