Yes…I have MORE art today. π When you can’t paint the walls, it’s the next best thing. So, I hope you can bear with me.
I’ve been bitten…badly… by the home project bug.
We started changing things in one room of our apartment/town house and pretty soon, I was elbow deep in changing most of the house around, much to my husband’s chagrin. π
Everything just plain started to bug me. I wanted to revamp it, or get rid of it. I can be a pretty sentimental person, but if I get in the right mood I start purging and editing like crazy…which is me to T these last few weeks.
One of the areas that I was really interested in changing up was Natalie’s room.
Before she was born I made some DIY art her her nursery. Just a grid of 9 12×12 inch canvases with flowers on it.
This time I really wanted to punch it up with some color.
I grabbed some pretty paints and just dove in head first hoping it would pan out…with my camera in tow of course. π
I started with two milder colors. I squirted a bit here and there right on the canvas, and painted it on with a foam brush to get some good coverage over the old images.
Then I let it mostly dry. Acrylic paint dries fairly quickly, about 15-ish minutes will do ya (depending on the thickness of the paint). Don’t skip this step. If you rush it too much between coats you could end up with a muddled brown mess.
Then I added another layer of some more of the relatively milder colors.
Next, it was time to really add bright color! Instead of a foam brush, I decided to use a nice DRY bristle brush and blend the brighter colors in to really make the whole thing pop. When it got too saturated I got another smaller dry bristle brush to continue the job.
I LOVED how it looked on the table, but when I got it up on the wall… :(. Maybe it was the scale or just my sentimental side telling me a shouldn’t mess with a good thing. I was not happy.
After whining on instagram about it…ha. I got brave and I got some gold paint. With a nice thin wash of gold paint, it looked much much better. With the brush strokes dancing across the canvases. I think it looks happy and fun…just like my Natalie.
I also added in more red accents to the room to help bring it together.
I’ll share more of the room with you soon, including an fun recycled mobile. It isΒ her first mobile actually. In fact, this might be the only mobile any of my kids have ever had. Better late than never I guess!
Happy Wednesday!
Lisa says
I love it! Why does something so simple just make the biggest impact? It's fabulous!
jackie says
I think it is fabulous.
Lynette @ My Craft Discovery says
Oh how fun! I really like how it turned out. I did that same type of method with a few canvases for my vanity (just a sink and mirror outside the real bathroom)and family room with just two colors and added vinyl sayings over the top. I love what a little bit of artwork can add to boring white walls!
Felicia says
I love your new all art! So creative and beautiful!
kristin says
love the art, and love how fresh and clean this room is (with just the right amount of color). beautiful work!
kate says
love how it turned out!
ReStitch Me says
It’s beautiful! Perfect, really.
The Miller Five says
That is so unique and pretty! It turned out fabulous!
Jennifer Finn of Imogen Lovely says
beautiful!
Jess@craftiness is not optional says
I love it! It adds such a fun pop of color to that wall!
being mom{me} says
I love this artwork redo! It looks fabulous…I love the punch of color too. It’s so simple but makes such a statement.
Rhiannon
clara says
Good work! I like it! Good Delia!
Lydia says
I love it!!
Tina Peterson says
Very pretty – =D You have a very nice blog & I’m really enjoying my trip through…. and I’m following ya too!
tina ‘the book lady’
Delia says
Thank you Tina!