{Here is an easy and inexpensive way to add a BIG impact in a space}
In my home, there is one loooong, continuous wall that stretches throughout the living room and into the dining room. I wanted to make the wall a focal point for each spaces. So once the colors scheme of sea blues was determined for the walls, I created large, horizontal stripes along the wall to make a big impact in the spaces.
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| I marked the areas NOT to paint with painter's tape. |
How to: First measure the ceiling height of your room. Larger horizontal
stripes are going to make a bigger impact than a lot of smaller
stripes. So with 9' ceilings, I decided to do 7 stripes at about 15-1/2" wide each. Once the base wall
color was painted, I taped off the stripes using a laser level to get a straight line and a little help from my husband! :) Once all of the tape is in place, paint the accent color!! The fun part is stripping off the tape and seeing the results!
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| AFTER: a suttle but huge impact of the over sized horizontal stripes! |
{Artwork Above a Couch}
Keep with the scale of the couch, which in my case was a huge over sized
sectional. I created a collection of artwork that is about 12" in on
either sides of the couch.
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| This amazing driftwood sunburst mirror was the jumping off point. It just wasn't enough of an impact by itself. |
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| Rustic, empty picture frames hung on the wall in pairs of different sizes added the drama I was looking for! |
