Others of us like the color of our rooms already. We think they look nice, but still feel they're missing something. They're a little plain or boring and we're not sure what we can do to spruce them up, to infuse some life into them, without completely overhauling them.
That's been the point for the last few entries: small projects that will hopefully infuse some life into your home without giving you a project that's going to take you weeks to accomplish.
Well, today I've got one that's really suited for a kids room or maybe a back entry--some small room where you can branch away from the norm for a little bit without throwing off the decorating scheme of your whole home. Anyway, if you've got a room like that, think about this: what if you'd paint some shapes onto the wall?
Now, I know (I know, I know) that sounds boring. But I'm not just talking about basic squares or circles or geometric shapes. I'm talking about being a little more creative than that (though I'd still argue that geometric shapes on walls can be tremendously creative and interesting if done right!)
Anyway, even though those basic shapes can be creative, that's not exactly what I'm talking about today. See, I've never had the right room to do this in, but I've imagined a cool kids rooms where you take some stencils of letters and combine them with some square shapes to create letter blocks on the wall--you know those little wood ABC blocks kids play with and chew on? Anyway, paint the blocks in a corner--make them large (1-2 foot square)--and stack them. Stagger the stack or paint them in a tumbled heap in a corner. You could spell out ABC's on the letters or a child's name. You could craft some other message: Family or Faith or pretty much anything you want.
All it takes is a little time, a small amount of paint, and a helping of creativity.
Anyway, even though those basic shapes can be creative, that's not exactly what I'm talking about today. See, I've never had the right room to do this in, but I've imagined a cool kids rooms where you take some stencils of letters and combine them with some square shapes to create letter blocks on the wall--you know those little wood ABC blocks kids play with and chew on? Anyway, paint the blocks in a corner--make them large (1-2 foot square)--and stack them. Stagger the stack or paint them in a tumbled heap in a corner. You could spell out ABC's on the letters or a child's name. You could craft some other message: Family or Faith or pretty much anything you want.
All it takes is a little time, a small amount of paint, and a helping of creativity.
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