Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Painted decor link party!



Today we are over at Flower Hill Design's  link party talking about a painting project.  Here is what we did in Bethany's hallway:

Remember this post on zhushing up my hallway?





I started out with this 'inspiration pic' from Atlanta Homes Magazine.

                                                 

I wanted to do wallpaper, but since we don't plan to stay in our house forever, I thought I'd better save it for the master bedroom.  So mom and I got to work making a stencil. We made a pattern similar to the inspiration pic. We used acetate folders from Staples to make our stencil and some leftover paint from my office (you would be suprised how little paint this took up.  We maybe used a half of a cup of paint).  The project cost us a total of $2.


Since I wanted the walls to look more like handpainted wallpaper versus stencil-y, we painted it with a paintbrush following the stencil as a guide. 


 The stencil and the laser level kept us on the right track and made the pattern uniform. While our application of paint was very measured so it would looked handpainted.


Ta Da!





~Nancy and Bethany

If you are looking for help with your home, we'd love to work with you! Contact us for a listing of our services and prices. Nancy and Bethany

22 comments:

  1. Holy cow...this is fantastic!! I am loving this. On my way over to check out the party.

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  2. Amazing! Glad you're keeping that light fixture!

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  3. Oh I love it Nancy, it looks so beautifully executed and a great design!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  4. This is really beautiful. I want that stencil in my house too!

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  5. You two are amazing, your inspiration photo is one of my favorites! It looks fabulous!!!

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  6. How awesome are you two?? I love how Bethany's hallway turned out. Really fantastic. And, I can't believe you spent so much ;)

    Thank you for sharing with us!
    xoxo
    L

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  7. I would end up with one big mess on this, so my hat is off to you! Looks fabulous!
    Happy Wednesday.
    Teresa
    xoxo

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  8. Wow! I wish I had your patience. Fabulous work!

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  9. love the finished product! it looks great!

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  10. Wow--it looks amazing! Was it very difficult or time-consuming to do? I'm thinking of stenciling a wall in my dining room.

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    1. Hi Beth, It took one day to do it all, and we nixed the idea of the opposite hallway way since the pattern was so "busy". Give it a try! what have you got to lose except time!

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  11. WOW! That looks amazing. I am hoping to stencil something here at me casa, especially since I can't wallpaper!

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  12. That is gorgeous! You must smile every time you walk through!!

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  13. I've seen that wallpaper before and absolutely love it! Beautiful stencil! I love when you can reacreate a look for so little money! And thanks for linking to the party!

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  14. Bonjour!!!!

    Merci mille fois for coming to comment! And you answer your question about the GIFS, I don't know....I just download them onto my draft page as I compose my post and I am fortunate to get them to move!!! I only had ONE situation long ago where the gif wouldn't work but they are working for me now!!!
    Have a great day! Anita

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  15. Oh my word! You two are dangerous when working together, this is just amazing! And to think is just cost $2 and a little bit of your time... LOVE!

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  16. wow! looks fantastic! i love wallpaper, but love a GOOD diy even more.

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