DIRTY PINK
In the late 90s my dad signed me up for a class with this lady, who just returned from the USA. She was teaching a paint technique with special wall paint, sponges and some other tools. I took the class, I loved it so much, started painting my bedroom and all over my mom’s house 🏡 🇸🇬😅.
Fast forward today, I am still doing what I learned from that lady but a simplified version of it. I loved textures, imperfections, aged, “dirty” walls and if you do too, this maybe something you would like to venture into☺️.
📝 You will need 2 colors of paint, a paint roller, a brush, 2 sponges and a spray bottle filled with water.
These are colors I used:
📌Base color : BEHR Dynasty Marquee Bubble Shell
📌Top color : BEHR Dynasty Marquee Pink Quartz
🌈 Start with one coat of base color using a paint roller and a brush for the edges. I don’t fuss with perfection or making sure the entire wall is covered in paint. If I missed some spots, l am okay with it.
🧽 Once the base color is dried, with a sponge, dab some top color paint onto the wall, spray some water on it and smear it over a section off the wall.
💧With a new dry sponge and spray more water onto the smear paint and work in circular motions to dilute the paint to till your desired effect.
There is no right or wrong way to this. Have fun and enjoy the process 💫💓.
Metal book shelves are your best friends when hanging over oversized objects📚🔨🪜
Metal book shelves are your best friends when hanging over oversized objects📚🔨🪜. They are sturdy and they can handle some weight. Best of all, they magical disappear on the wall and let the object be the subject of focus 🪄🙌🏼! Thank you @turquoisevintage for sending Tony to me ❤️.
Gold metal bookshelf 📌 @CB2(old)
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DIY CONCRETE WALLS
I have always loved the look of concrete. It’s timeless and if you are about imperfection with texture, this could be something to venture in 🙂.
We use the brand HENRY 549 feather finish. Instead of making a big batch of concrete paste, making smaller batches as we go along seems to be more manageable 🪣.
Unfortunately, measuring isn’t our thing and I can’t tell you exactly how we do it 😅. We use about 1/2 cup of mix with a small amount of water and mix it till the mixture becomes a paste. Kinda like a pancake paste 🥞. This is something you have to experiment with and find out what sort of consistency works best for you 👩🏻🔬🧪.
There isn’t a right or wrong method when doing this. It’s really about experimenting and playing. So enjoy the process 👏🏼🥳
HOW TO CREATE A GALLERY WAL WITHOUT USING A MEASURING TAPE
I am not sure if I can explain a theory or methodology to my madness on how to create a gallery wall without a measuring tape 📏🖼️📐. But this is how I do it 🤓👇🏼
1. Look at the back of the artwork and estimate the highest point of where the artwork might be hung from 😅.
2. Eyeball the placement of where you wish to put your artwork 👀📍.
3. Double check the estimated artwork placement 🧐.
4. Say a quick prayer 🙏🏼.
5. Hammer the nail into the wall 🔨.
6. Hang the artwork and hope the eyeballed measurements all worked out 🖼️🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼.
No math or fussing with a measuring tape 😅. It relatively simple, just takes lots of trust and faith to get done ☑️🤓♥️.
