Super Easy Snow Storm Project- DIY Wall Texture

I got a little hut happy during one of the recent snow storms and decided to deck out the boy's room  with some wall pattern.  I was going to stencil it, but I was coming off a stencil bender and needed a break.  Instead I pulled out some paint pens and got busy drawing on their walls.

It took most of the day, but hey... I was snowed in and going nowhere.

To do this you just need some heavy cardboard ( I used mat board), an Exacto knife, a design (I went for a repeating rectangular line) and a few paint pens.  I used Krylon Short Cuts and Sharpie Paint Pens in white. I liked the Krylon, it just flowed and covered much better.

 Draw out your design and then cut your tracing template...

 I used tape to hold it in place and I traced away like a crazy lady.

And traced...

Important...

Start on a wall at the top left corner and do a full line of repeats across the wall.

Be sure overlap the last part (one rectangle in my case) of each repeat so it stays seamless.

Move down to start your next row, and repeat...

Bourbon drinks were had, and things got a bit unleveled in a few spots.

I also eyed the spacing between rows, so its not perfect.

But hey, perfect is boring... right?

At least that's what I like to tell myself.

You can do any pattern you like.

And hey, if you get sick of it-

it's only paint.

???? and the traveling art/lamps

I'm stuck folks.  I have been sporadically painting and rearranging between working and the kids being home all week. Spring fever. I started a stencil in my bathroom earlier this week that I have yet to finish because as soon as I started I saw the Designers Guild crazy gorgeous Madame Butterfly paper from my last post and can really see that in here with a white linen roman and banding. Run on sentence, sorry.

Here is the space...

+ this maybe

Should I attempt to paint something like the above??????

I had originally wanted to get some yardage to do some pillows in my living room, but now I just don't know.  This is where I hate design and the prettiness overload on my brain. 

MAJOR BRAIN CRAMP!!! 

So for now the bathroom is dormant.

SO in other areas, we had the house reappraised yesterday to do a re-fi since we decided to stay in "el rancho".  Let me tell you, there is nothing like an appraisal to get your ass in gear and your house spotless. I spent all yesterday cleaning, rearranging, etc.  In the process I found some old treasures.

My Genie Lamps came up from the basement and into my bedroom...

I had forgotten all about a pair of pretty crystal candlesticks I had too. Need shades.

I am ALMOST done with the family room!

I moved some art around.

"Big Pink" came out of my office and over the fireplace, the black round mirror moved to the entry...

(hello, pig butt)

I still need to schnazzle up the bar a bit...

 and my lotus candle holders I got from Sissy's Blue Hudrangea Bazaar now have a place on the buffet...

and that is all I can show you because my camera died.  

So tell me now, do I paint craziness in the bath or go the safe and geometric route?

My weekend is in your hands.

XO

Danika

Pattern Obsession of the Week

I saw these hex/honeycomb walls and went into stroke mode. I have been obessed with the hex lately, especially since I saw it done in tufting on upholstery (see here).

This house, created by architects Rajiv Saini and Associates, is chock full of cool schtuff and patterns I'm currently digging. (note the above coffee table) Its a bit more barren and lacking in textiles than I normally like, but who cares when it has these elements...

Check me in, its like a resort.

Note the shattered mirror coffee table above, another pattern I'm obsessed with.

That huge gold vase thing on the table is mighty cool too.

Now look down, or should I say up at that cool ass faceted mirrored ceiling...

 I love how that table reflects onto the ceiling...

 The table/ nightstand goodness...

 Its own nightclub vibe, it really is like a resort...

 The above and below black metal lights...

 The veneer walls...

 Another fantabulous table...

 The artwork...

 These crazy mirrors that look like crumpled tinfoil...

 The floor and wall here...

 And more honeycombs...

I'd say see more here, but I think I might have shown you the whole thing.

Happy weekend!

Maze Craze-Idea for Kid's Room Wall Design

I have one kid that loves to do mazes, so when I was designing their bedroom I originally was going to paint one wall a giant maze with navy chalkboard paint and white paint (and lots of blue painters tape).  It would have looked someting like this...

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My design for their room has changed, but I still love this idea.

Just think of the minutes of entertainment it could provide (I say minutes because my kids rarely stay still for more than an hour).

Mazes give you a great graphic punch and pattern, and can almost be done to resemble wallpaper. I found a site full of free maze patterns here.

Now just picture them in color..

These would also make cool patterns for rugs, tabletops, floors...

The possibilities are endless.

Take two and call me in the morning

I seem to be fighting whatever sickness my kids have,  so this will be short. I'm going to curl up with some tea and  catch up on my online mag reading (keep em' coming!). I'm currently on Ivy and Piper and just loving the Diane Bergeron spread. Just what the doctor ordered, major pattern and pop. Click on both links for some major fabulousity and thank me later. Enjoy...