Golden explains how she decided on the window and wall treatments for the blue room: the fabric already chosen for the bedding (figure A) contained a variety of soft colors in limited amounts, so she was able to use it to get her color cues. On the windows she used a valance of dotted Swiss (Golden suggests that the length of a valance be 1/3 the height of the window). The valance is hung from a thick wooden rod, and instead of curtain hooks, she has used shower-curtain hooks in the shapes of shoes, flowers and items of clothing (figure B). On the walls Golden has added flowers in a reverse-stenciling effect (figure C), the shape of the blooms taken from the design on the bedding. The stenciling technique is simple to perform following these steps: - Decide on the design you wish to use, and use a craft knife to cut the shape or shapes out of vellum or plastic film. Tape the stencil to the wall.
- Wearing gloves, dip a sea sponge (or an old household sponge with lots of holes) into latex paint in a lighter value than the wall color. Sponge the color on the stencil until the area is completely filled -- there's no need to strive for perfection: any little imperfections won't hurt the design.
- Let the paint dry for about 15 minutes, then remove the stencil and repeat at random around the room.
RESOURCES :
Your Child's Bedroom
Model: 0867308354
Author: Stewart Walton
Lebhar-Friedman Books
$12.95
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