Progress on the wall as of yesterday morning. I would say it took about 6 hours. With natural daylight, the colours are really what they are supposed to look like! Haha! NOT red, but a nice raspberry.
This is what the wall looked like yesterday when I was done. About 3 hours later. The flowers in the middle, the darker ones, have two coats of raspberry and are much closer to the finished product :)
So far I've learned:
- painting by hand is hard work
- but FUN work
- I wish I had actually purchased the wallpaper, than I realize that painting over all of this in the future will be much easier than removing wallpaper
- I'm a crazy person, and should stop coming up with insane labour intensive projects to torture myself with
- All that red/pink is giving the walls this wonderful glow. NOT stark white, at all. Love it.
- I really hope this room comes together before Jan 1st. Please please please.
It's looking so incredible! I admire your drive and dedication! :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely and yes, you are a crazy person when it comes to paint (I remember basement bathroom). This also reminds my of Young House Love office stencil job that took her hours on end to complete.
ReplyDeletewowie! What a big job with a fabulous result! It really looks great.
ReplyDeleteumm...can i say, major TALENT? great job.
ReplyDeletethank you all so much! just don't ask me to do this again any time soon. I'm exhausted and I'm not even half way done. There's still a SECOND coat of raspberry that must go onto all the flowers up there.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part is finding the time when Baby C is occupied, but not sleeping! :)
thank you for stopping by and for your encouragement. I really need it :)
Love it! Its looking wonderful!! I did a mural in our bedroom when my 2nd was still cookin' and probably didn't finish it until he was 2 mths old:) all the hard work is worth it-I love our accent wall! Can't wait to see the finished product!
ReplyDeleteIt looks incredible!!! It's worth every second! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteCOME ON! I love this - you are super-talented - x
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