March 30th, 2007

The walls they are a changin

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About 7 or 8 years ago I redid this tiny little bedroom in my home into my home office. It had to be really nice as it was going to be photographed for a book by BHG along with other rooms in the house. See Enriching the Ranch. I’ve loved it immensely but it’s time for a change! 

My idea is to make the walls look as if they were created from a patchwork of Japanese Kimonos and I REALLY need to get this done before I completely tire of this theme. I’ve gotten so far as to get the furniture out of the room and have laid out one wall treatment.

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Each “patch” in the room will be totally unique and a little artwork unto itself. I will be using metallic leaf, paints and plasters to give it all a nice soft shimmer. The Lights and Lovely post on the Art of Living blog shows some possible light fixtures to hang from the ceiling I may make look like a shoji screen. I am still debating if I want to put the art directly on the walls or apply it to canvas or paper and wallpaper paste it up there. Either way, it will be quite the little project!  I think that I will create a little book to sell detailing how to do the finishes. Stay tuned!

March 28th, 2007

Puttin on the Kimono

March 24th, 2007

Floral Carpet Steps

March 22nd, 2007

Another Weekend, Another Project

March 20th, 2007

Progress, So to Speak

March 15th, 2007

Wood you, could you

March 12th, 2007

All in a days work

March 9th, 2007

Project Fire Ring

March 8th, 2007

Enriching the Ranch

March 7th, 2007

Visiting Livias Villa