Sunburst In The Dining Room
I've been looking for a round mirror for the stenciled wall in the dining room but have had no such luck. We tried a larger piece of art on that wall but the colors and patterns didn't mesh well with the stencil already there. I needed something dark and pretty solid to stand out against the stencil. I decided a sunburst mirror would fit this space nicely. I made one for my daughter's room with skewers but knew that one would be too small for this spot. I wanted it to be thick and dark. After seeing several versions, I decided to use paint sticks. They are free and thick enough to make an impact on the wall. I had some extra in the garage at home since we had started painting other rooms in the house already. I would always grab a couple extra on each paint trip to Home Depot. I also bought a 12 inch round beveled mirror from Hobby Lobby. It was half off candles sale so it came to $4.00. I had the rest of t...
My daughter's favorite color is pink. I did NOT want to do a pink room :) So, so far I have hot pink and lime green bedding, accessories, etc. My plan for the walls is to do the top 2/3 a off white, and the bottom 1/3 lime green, and (one day) put in a chair rail where the colors meet. Having a hard time picking the green color - want it to be fun (she's 3) but don't want it to hurt my eyes either. What green did you go with?
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