The other week, I had one of those days where I could NOT look at our half finished hallway for one more minute. You ever have a day like that? One where you think, “I need to fix this immediately.”
This spot is very much still a work in progress, but it’s one we walk past a bajillion times a day.
We still have to add a ceiling treatment since removing the attic fan and paint the box molding wainscoting a contrasting trim color (if I could just ever decide on a shade I like).
I was dying to hang this antique mirror I found to make this small hallway look bigger, so we moved our Nest thermostat to the adjoining wall.
And then I had an idea for a simple way to hide the thermostat! Okay, it’s not exactly hidden, but there’s a reason for that.
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Why You Shouldn’t Completely Cover a Thermostat
Several years ago, I hung up a piece of art to cover the thermostat, but apparently that’s a big no-no since the unit can’t accurately read the temperature in the room while covered.
Best Picture Frame for a Nest Thermostat
I found this ornate gold round picture frame that was the perfect size to accentuate our Nest thermostat instead! That way it’s still open and able to work as it should.
If you have a different type of thermostat, just measure it and look for picture frames slightly larger than those dimensions. Remove the glass and hang the frame directly over it. It hardly warrants a blog post tutorial, but whatever.
Maybe it’s not technically “hidden”, but it looks a million times better.
I’d much rather have a thermostat that works properly uncovered than one that’s fully hidden and could potentially waste a lot of money in energy bills.
Simple Way to Hide a Thermostat in Plain Sight
I had the idea to make a mini gallery wall out of it, so I printed some vintage art to place in 4 more picture frames above and below the thermostat too.
Now it looks like this!
Free Printable Vintage Floral Art Set
I made a set of 6 vintage floral art still life portraits you can download to use anywhere you’d like. I printed them small in a 4×6 size to trace the round frames and cut out to fit. But you can get oversized prints made instead, if you want to use them to fill more wall space.
You can access my vintage floral art to use for yourself in the Bless’er House Printable Library. Just click the button below to be added to our subscriber list.
(If you’re already subscriber, the printable library link and password are at the bottom of every email I send.)
I definitely wouldn’t call this space finished. We still have a good ways to go.
And I’ll probably stare at paint samples for a few more weeks before making a final decision. It’s an analysis paralysis situation over here. 😉
But this space already feels happier!
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How to Hang a Gallery Wall Perfectly Every Time
Where to Buy Vintage Art Online and How to Print Digital Art
