For years, I have been wanting to learn how to build and install faux ceiling beams. They just seem to inject an amazing amount of character! We were actually going to add beams in our last living room, but we moved before I could get around to it. When we moved into this house, this … Continue reading DIY Faux Ceiling Beams
I painted this striped design on the walls and ceiling of the water closet in the kids’ bathroom and I won’t lie, it was quite the time consuming project. Especially for someone like me who would trade a limb (okay so maybe not a limb but perhaps a kidney? Half a liver?) if it meant … Continue reading Faux Striped Wallpaper : A Not-So-Quick Accent Wall
I have found a new obsession. If you have never painted floors before, go find yourself a floor to paint! Why is it so fun? I don’t know. Maybe it's the soothing feeling of painting walls but without the achy shoulders the next day. Maybe it’s the thrill of painting on the floor, a spot … Continue reading DIY Painted Floors | One Room Challenge Week 4
Brewster Home Fashions supplied the wallpaper for this project. As always, all opinions are my own. When I created the mood board for Elliott’s room, it was anchored on two elements - blue paint (by his request) and modern plaid wallpaper. Well, the wallpaper is installed and exactly what I was hoping for! Doesn’t it … Continue reading Elliott’s Wallpaper is Up and I’m in Love
With Love, Mercedes 