We all love the challenge of re-inventing the wheel... because it is possible (right?!). This was my chance to reinvent the lovely birds and branches we always see. The challenge was making it soft enough for the new baby, Ruby, but not making it to girly girl, and tying in the Dwell Studio sheets from Target.
The end result is a room that has a zesty pop, yet calming feel all in one breath. How did I accomplish that? I put a pop of color on the ceiling and window wall. This wall already had a bit of action on it with the window, and the dormer style roof slope, so that’s where I put the ‘accent’ color. To balance off the boldness of the green I added a soft latte color for the surrounding 3 walls.
For the branches and birds, I created a template of 3 birds that I created free-hand to keep the sizes consistent through out the room. Since the green was bold and the branches holding the birds could
be too busy for the size of the room, I decided on picking 3 spots around the room to place the branches and birds. I also made a template out of circles on my computer, printed it out and cut them out as a template that also picked up the circle pattern in the bedding to sit as flowers in the trees. If you look closely you will notice that the green flowers are not the same color as the ceiling. I used a lighter value to give the room some movement without changing to much. White flowers were also added to give some depth from keeping things from looking too flat.
Wa-la! We have a little girls nursery all ready for her when she gets here in April!
P.S.- I had to top off the room with 2 little birds flying off!
Here's a before and after of the sitting room... I'm working on the faux bricks in the shelving area right now.
Once again, here I go trying to break the mold of traditional faux finishes. I developed this finish for a very special client of mine. They have no restrictions when it comes to texture, deep colors and shimmers. So that's what I gave them, and we ended up with an ultra rich finish with tones of lavender, so refreshing I'm not sure if they'll leave the bathroom(I'm joking ;))
I've finally sat down and discovered how to show clients how their room will somewhat look. By photographing my finishes, and using tools from a designer program. This way I'm able to give clients a feel for what certain textures and colors will feel like. Sometimes it's a huge jump going from white walls to color, so here's our answer!
You can see the progression starting with the last photo... (I will upload the pictures that got missed when blogger is fixed... Sorry)
Here's a proof of a kitchen mural I will be doing. It was inspired by this arched wall that I had previously done. Instead of reproducing the previous mural I mixed up the colors with light peaches and apricots vs the neutral colors. It'll be interesting to see this up against the cabinets that are in the kitchen. I have a feeling that it will make the kitchen flow more rather than be choppy.
We all love the challenge of re-inventing the wheel... because it is possible (right?!). This was my chance to reinvent the lovely birds and branches we always see. The challenge was making it soft enough for the new baby, Ruby, but not making it to girly girl, and tying in the Dwell Studio sheets from Target.
be too busy for the size of the room, I decided on picking 3 spots around the room to place the branches and birds. I also made a template out of circles on my computer, printed it out and cut them out as a template that also picked up the circle pattern in the bedding to sit as flowers in the trees. If you look closely you will notice that the green flowers are not the same color as the ceiling. I used a lighter value to give the room some movement without changing to much. White flowers were also added to give some depth from keeping things from looking too flat.
