the past couple of days, i've been working on a nursery for a little baby girl that will make her way into the world in may. her parents commissioned me to paint a crib & changing table set they bought on craigslist, and to do a patterned wall where her crib will be.
they painted the "accent" wall a pale pink, and the rest of the walls are white.
before:
after:
i borrowed the pattern from centsational girl's trellis wall, and i made my own stencil. as you can see, mika helped:
it's a very subtle pattern, but i like it! so soft and feminine. as usual, the colors in the photos do not do the room justice, but hopefully this gives you a nice idea. i'm trying to figure out white balance on the program that i use for my camera, but i've yet to do that. anyone know how to do it with the canon rebel "digital photo professional" program? if so, email me!
i love this pattern in the soft colors, but think it could be great in a bright orange or another color with the white trellis pattern, too!
i also white-washed the crib and changing table for them:
Love the wall! looks fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. It looks like the walls are covered in ribbons. I love how it came out!
ReplyDeleteA little and big girls dream come true!
Kristen,
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a nursery and am about to attempt to paint a crib. I was wondering if you used any sort of special paint (like no VOC) or any poly sealer. I'm trying to minimize any paint off-gases, but make sure the finish will be safe and stand up to teething, scratching, etc. We are adopting so I won't know the sex of the baby, but I wanted you to know that the stenciled grey and pink girls nursery and the birch trees boy nurseries are my inspirations! Thanks for sharing all that you do!
My goodness, how many projects do you work on everyday? No wonder you are so skinny. These are fabulous as always.
ReplyDeleteConnie
http://thecrafterbug.blogspot.com/
Beautiful work
ReplyDeleteYou must have SO much patience.
I'm working on a chevron design in my dresser and it's wearing my patience.
I've always wanted to try stenciling a wall with a simple repeating pattern like that - would you do a post on how you cut the stencil and tips for applying to a wall?
ReplyDeleteI love your work but live pretty far from ATL so any DYI suggestions would be so helpful!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteloves it! so awesome- Im such a fan of the stencil to look like wall paper painting- its totally awesome- it's on my to-do list!
ReplyDeletethat is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm such a big fan of your work, I check your blog every day!
ReplyDeleteLike my fellow reader above, I would also love to see a post with tips on how to cut and apply a stencil to the wall. I'm obsessed with it since I saw the gray-on-gray wall you did on a bedroom wall a while ago. It would be so much easier if I lived in Atlanta... I would just hire you!
Keep up the good work! You are a great inspiration!
Do you have a how to create your own wall stencils? I wasn't able to find it anywhere and i've always wanted to be able to make my own! Great work!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty Kristen, you do such an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteThat wall is sooo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFrom drab to fab! Lovely job!
ReplyDeleteturn up the rad
Great choice.. I really like your work and the color combination is very nice.. I am wondering to see the complete picture of your room..
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteNice work done.. The crib looks great. Waiting for your complete project..
Best of luck!!
Your work is so impressive. I like the color and the furniture that you have there and planning to put there.
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