Our fireplace wall in the living room always felt very blah. It is situated between two 'doorways' and it needed a little sprucing up.
All of our walls in the living room are the same color, which I can't remember what it's called right now. But, they are all pretty bland. I wanted this wall to stand out and be more defined. We were thinking of painting it a solid color, but then I've really been into chevron patterns recently. So I bought a stencil {over a year ago!} and finally was able to spend two days working on it.
I wanted it to be visible, but still subtle so I chose to use this Martha Stewart paint:
I decided to use pencil and trace the stencil, instead of painting over the stencil, then moving it, and painting it again. Since it was a chevron pattern, I knew it had to be level and straight. Fortunately my Mom was just a phone call away and gave me some tips. Unfortunately, I called her after already getting started, so I was super thankful for the Magic Eraser I had on hand to erase the lines I had already drawn.
I spent about an hour erasing my pencil marks but the Magic Eraser worked amazingly well!
I decided to go with Frogtape because I heard that it works better than the blue painters tape. It was a little more costly, but I knew I needed clean lines so I felt it was worth it.
After I got the pencil lines correct it was time to tape:
and tape...
and tape...
{I indulged in a venti caramel macchiato as a way to keep me going!}
Phew! That was a lot of taping! It took an entire roll plus a little more from a second roll to complete the pattern.
The painting itself only took a couple of hours and two coats of paint.
I LOVE how the gold stands out and shimmers in the light. I don't think that it looks too busy, it just makes the fireplace wall defined which is what I was hoping for. The gold paint reflects some gold specks we have in our tile surrounding the fireplace, tying everything in nicely.
The tape did bleed a little bit in some places so I have some touch ups to do, but overall I am really happy with how the frogtape held up, compared to the regular blue painters tape.
{and I just looked on the Frogtape website and saw that they have shape tape and they have it in chevron pattern!}
For the most part, the lines are crisp and came out exactly as I hoped!
I am so happy with the wall. The paint is great and even with the few touch ups needed, I can take my time with those.
Have you done anything to spruce up your space lately?
1 comment:
Looks lovely!
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