Designer Kari Elwell Katzander has painted a wall for the PNC bank building in Pittsburgh...
and, it's alive.
Any active home eventually results in some damaged drywall. Nail and screw holes, banged up paint jobs, even cavitiy-ish gapes from errant doorknobs, tools, and other sharpies.
Thankfully, it's an easy(ish) fix, and HandymanHomeRepair has got a perfect how-to for getting the job done.
Although this spider & web vinyl decal ($22) from Vinyl On The Go would be PERFECT for Halloween, it's so cool, I'd be tempted to leave up all year.
If arachnids aren't your thing, how about this bird in cage ($15)? Very Raven-y, no » READ MORE
Sometimes, you simply can't have what you want. That one-of-a-kind painting, or that original handbuilt Shaker side table, a whole room of attractive party-goers?
So, take a cue from Charlotte Mann, and doodle your own. Her complex black line drawings liven two-dimensional white walls into explosions of texture and scale.
Krylon.com offers a great DIY project featuring some of their less Crayolaish colors. A bit of tape, some actual leafs to stencil, and the result? A very fine natural modern print with a bit of glam.
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MaterialsMatt had a blank wall. And, so, he decided to do something about it.
"I wanted a solution that was cheap and easier than painting. Then it came to me—common crepe paper party streamers. They come in a variety of colors and cost as little as five bucks for a 500-foot roll. The only other thing needed is a little double sided tape to hold them in place at the top and bottom."
Super cheap, and super effect. Visit Readymade for Matt's technique an » READ MORE
Nope. This isn't the result of a fun new (giant roll) wallpaper, or those new fancy new vinyl wall decals. These brightly colored orbs are the handiwork of good old stencils and a paint brush. Holly from Decor8 passes along this great .pdf from Elle Decoration South Africa full of stencils. Click here for the good stuff.
Make this easy silhouette art using posterboard, a marker and a flashlight.
Details at examiner.com.
Those living and working in tight quarters will always agree... the trick to making your organization work? Vertical storage.
The same rings true in workshop, basement, craftroom, or garage. Getting your gear onto the walls leaves you more space to work, keeps your spot clean, and provides inspiration and a reminder of all the tools at your disposal. Those clever folks at Apartment Therapy are certainly hip to such a technique, and provide five » READ MORE
With two working-class science teachers for parents, we were rarely allowed to have snacks at the movies, to buy toys outside of holidays, or ambitious vacations. BUT, we ALWAYS were allowed to buy souvenirs from museum and zoo gift shops.
So, having grown up putting together T.Rex skeletons and playing with molecular models, I have a soft spot for the flat-packed, Cardboard Safari approach to wall decor.
From Inhabitat, "The Charlottesville–base » READ MORE
Do It Yourself magazine offers thirty ideas for DIY scale-able wall art. Using materials as diverse as drink coasters and doll clothes, there's certain to be a project to suit everyone's taste.
Letters in themselves are lovely. When they're really big and tarted up with paper they become wall art. This REALLY EASY and INEXPENSIVE project from Belinda requires just a few supplies, which include:
Oh. My. Goodness. Sometimes there's those projects where you're like, "Oh, how clever" and forget about them. Sometimes there's those projects that you appreciate, and them recommend them to someone that might be able to make use of them.
And then there's those projects that you simply HAVE to make for yourself. This paint swatch wall is one of those for me. Perhaps its the use of the gradient colors against white. Perhaps it's the geometric rep » READ MORE
If walls could talk, mine would say " I hate you, I hate you so much that I ooze ugliness because I like seeing you cringe..."
Well I'm ready to fight back. But I'm not prepared. I heard a few people say that TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) will give the vinyl a good 'tooth' for the paint to adhere to. So I guess I have to invest a good week and a ton of muscle into just scrubbing the entire house down.
But then I don't know which primer to use and wha » READ MORE
2modern spotted this charming bundt pan wall on flickr. It's a perfect example of typical 'folksy' items displayed in a fresh, new way. 2modern suggests making over old, less colorful bundt pans with spray paint. Great idea!
Those in the home of DreamBird Designs really love typography. And they're right: it's bold, playful, and surprisingly distinctive when on a wall or pillow rather than a page.
This large X painted on the wall adds heaps of flair, and they detail their process for inspiration. The couple used Adobe Illustrator and ALOT of printed pages, but a projector may do the same, if you can place it far enough away from the wall.
Going green is an idea which comes in mind a lot of people nowadays. It helps to reduce bad effects of human race to the planet ecology. Green furniture is the way to create more healthy environment in our homes by adding there living plants. Thanks to designers soon there are going to be a lot of furniture pieces which would aesthetically put living plants in any interior.
Whether for your new 5.1 surround sound system, your cramped media room, or when just wiring your home to fill it with music, it's best to get speakers off the ground, furniture, and other resonant surfaces, and up to ear level. And since non-powered speakers are actually not heavy at all, with less than $2.00 in materials and an hour of work, it's surprisingly simple to create custom brackets for mounting them on walls and ceilings.
Mater » READ MORE
Home Style Guide has collected three big impact projects for large scale wall art.
This collage of vintage wallpaper by Sweet Jessie
Repeated patterns with Stencil 101
Big fabric panels from a CRAFT video podcast:
