Paris Chic Dining Room Walls
Chris Smith recently followed one of Melanie Royal's free recipes that can be found on the Royal Design Studio website. This was taken directly from Melanie's Paris Chic. To begin, walls were base painted with Benjamin Moore's Linen White. Stripes were taped off at 12 inches apart and the entire wall was glazed with Benjamin Moore's [...]
Exploring and Experimenting with Stencil Art
A recent post on DesignAmour prompted me to do a bit more research about stencil graffiti art. There were some great links in Melanie Royals' post that day and if this type of stenciling stirs your creativity, I urge you to follow through to some of those sites to inspire you when it comes to thinking [...]
Tuscany Mural
Stenciling We Love: Day 17 This mural, by Maria Paray, was painted for a small, windowless powder room. The wall directly opposite the mural is mirrored, reflecting the mural and giving an expansive feel to the room. Maria painted the mural on cambric canvas and affixed it to the wall with a Procote Handwaxer. She used the Shuttered [...]
Dimensional Design
Stenciling We Love: Day 13 Polly Mervine & Lynn Kokjohn of Fauxbulous FX, Inc. created this rich dimensional design for a master bedroom accent wall using a stencil from Royal Design Studios. The wall was troweled with a custom blended color using several shades of Lusterstone. Two single stencils were placed mirroring each other to create the [...]
Bachelor’s Bedroom
Stenciling We Love: Day 4 Karla Jones, of Elegant Effects, created this upscale masculine room for her bachelor client. Using the Moorish Trellis all over repeat design from Royal Design Studios, Karla gave this accent wall a lot of interest and depth. This close up shows the details. The basecoat was Modern Masters statuary bronze. A drop shadow [...]