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Monogrammed Wall and a Few Final Accessories Monogrammed Wall and a Few Final Accessories From "Weekend Decorating" episode WDC-302

Monogrammed wall.

Do you like monograms? If you do, how about painting some on the walls of your guest bedroom? You can treat the monogram as if it were a framed piece of art and "hang" it between twin beds, over a double bed, above the door--or just about anyplace you'd like to add a special, hand-painted touch. It's a breeze when you use a computer font to make a simple template and then transfer the design to the wall. Let Nancy Golden show you how it's done--and then get a load of the great accessories she's picked out for her dream guest room!

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Monogrammed Wall

Project time: 3 hours.

Materials
Computer font of your choice, printed out and enlarged (a copy store can enlarge it for you, if necessary)
Painter's tape
Graphite pencil (available at crafts stores)
Glaze mixture left over from shaded area of trompe l'oeil panels
Firm-bristled brush
Metallic-silve paint
Fine-tipped brush

Steps

1. Go to your computer and look for a font that you like. When you find the perfect one, print out your initials and tape them together (figure A) to make a template.

2. Rub a graphite pencil on the back of the template to create transfer paper (figure B). The messier and the darker you get it, the better!

Figure A

Figure B

3. Tape the template in the correct position on the wall (if you're placing it above a bed as in our demonstration, use the headboard to help determine the height).

4. Working very carefully, use a pencil to trace the letters (figure C).

5. After you finish the outline, paint the letters (Golden uses the darker glaze mixture left over from painting the wall panels.) Be sure to use a fairly stiff-bristled brush and keep it as dry as possible to help prevent drips. Let dry.

6. After the paint has dried, highlight the letters in metallic-silver paint (figure D).

Figure C

Figure D

Accessories

• Window treatments that tie shams and ottoman all together (figure E).

• Plates on the wall, lamps and plants (figure F).

  Figure E

  Figure F

  
  

• Pictures and wall-mounted flower arrangements (figure G).

• A rug that ties the whole look together (Figure H).

  Figure G

  Figure H

  
  

  Total time spent: 13 hours.
  

  
  

  RESOURCES :
  

  Tomboy Tools
  Tomboy Tools, Inc.
  Website: www.tomboys.com
  

  Mattress and box springs
  Verlo Mattress Factory Stores
  Website: verlo.com
  

  
  

  GUESTS :
  

  Donna Babylon
  Author / Designer / Owner, Windsor Oak Publishing
  Toll-free: 888-919-8227
  Fax: 410-848-3293
  E-mail: Donna@WindsorOak.com
  

  Jan Haag
  Design professional
  

  Kari Openshaw
  Allied ASID Designer
  

  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  	Trompe l'Oeil Panels
  	Ottomans
  	Painting the Headboard and Secretary
  	Monogrammed Wall and a Few Final Accessories