Saturday, July 25, 2009

Girl's Dream Bedroom - Chandelier Trim Design

"Update: This project is attending Kimba's DIY Day at A Soft Place To Land!"
DIY Day @ ASPTL



Ah, finally, some progress to report on one of my projects!

Back when the Girl's Dream Bedroom was started the ceiling paint was extended down onto the walls a few inches, to create the look of crown molding. Below this trim line a chandelier inspired pattern was be painted around the perimeter of the room.

After hanging the wall mirror yesterday (we decided to leave it gold rather than refinish with another color, and it does work), I started the task of painting the trim design. The pattern is being traced and hand painted onto the wall. A similar look could be achieved with a stencil or by applying decorative wall decals.

How many linear feet of this design is left to paint?! One option is to run the design around the room in a continuous pattern. The second is to paint a random pattern, leaving a few blank spaces here and there. Because the random option would be significantly less work I am going to try that approach first...I can always go back and fill in the skipped spaces!

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