I have spent many years now telling my boys that you can not ever do drawings on the wall…. Well now I’m going to have to teach them the old saying- do as I say, not as I do!
A leak in our powder room forced my hand in finally doing away with the wallpaper in there. But I really didn’t feel like taking it off- been there, done that, not in the mood. (see previous posts here on light fixture and wall patch)
And the bland, neutral Before…
So I decided to paint over it- the method I used was to paint first with an oil based primer (stinks, wear a mask, especially in small spaces)- then I painted the room Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter- same as in our family room and I had it left over:)
Once it was done, I was pretty pleased- but it was a bit bland and yes, yes… I can never leave well enough alone- so I decided I would try my hand at stenciling. I finally decided on a Royal Design Studio Stencil called Contempo Trellis. I loved it, but didn’t want it too be overpowering in such a small space, so I decided to trace it. First with a pencil, then with a white, Water-based Sharpie. It wasn’t going to look perfect, but I prefer interest over perfection;)
There were sections that I used only parts of the stencil on because I wanted it to fit the awkward wall spaces more uniformly and it added even more character to the room!
Because I always like to mix the old in with the new, I added some of my antique paint by numbers paintings- and I love the wood tones mixed in with the cool gray of the walls.
In a boy house, it is vital to have toilet paper at the ready, and since there is zero storage in our home, I decided, why hide what we all need?! This pretty, antique milk pail makes the toilet paper fancy;)
and a better detail shot…
Yes- this was picture overload! I will share a source list later this week!
Hope your day was wonderful!
xoxo
B
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Woo to the hoo! Looks amazing! Obviously obsessed with the paint by numbers, but the paint pen/ stencil idea is genius!
Thank Char!! xoxo
It turned out so perfect! I didn’t know you loved antique paint by numbers 🙂
Thanks Heather! I am always on the look out for them:)
I love this Bee! It is subtle enough not to over power you, but has just enough to grab you attention! Great job!
Thanks so much Shanna!
Love it…Wonderful job! I like what you did with the stencil and only outlining it. Great idea. I too love vintage paint by numbers! I want to add your two to my collection! 🙂 Beautiful work Bee
Thanks so much Mel! they were etsy and flee market finds:)
Bee!!!! That is just amazing! LOVE
Thanks so much Amy!
Looks FAB! Mega talent Bee….you ROCK! XoXo
Thanks Bonnie!! xo
Oooh, I love it! I love the stencil you chose and those birch branches you stuck in the corner!
So pretty and really lightens up the room!
This is so cool! Just wanted to let you know we are going to feature this on our Saturday Selections tomorrow. Have a great weekend.
Thanks so much- you too!! xoxo
Hey, Bee! I’ve only used a white Sharpie paint pen once and it seemed to be a little transparent… I was using it several months after purchasing so maybe it had expired? Did you only have to do one pass to get it to stand out like that? Thinking about doing this on a mint wall…
I had to use a few and some covered better than others- so I guess I would say it was hit or miss- but there were spots that I decided I wanted to go over a second time- kind of just depends on the look you want! 🙂