Painting plain curtain panels allows you to get the exact design and color you want. I always seem to have a hard time finding curtains that I like. I searched around looking for striped curtains. I was inspired by the Crate & Barrel Alston Panels for $99 a piece. So they were either way out of my price range or not long enough. I decided to customize some plain curtain panels from IKEA by painting gray stripes on them. They look amazing and totally changed the look of my family room.
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I am not the first nor the last to stencil a rug. It is such a cheap way to make a graphic impact in a seating area. The girls from East Coast Creative guest posted here on their stenciled outdoor rug. After I hit publish I immediately went and bought the $18 indoor/outdoor rug from Home Depot. Add in three cans of spray paint and some fabric sealer and I have finally completed my outdoor living area.
I have been wanting to make an upholstered headboard for a while now but finding the perfect fabric often proves difficult, unless of course, I was willing to pay $50/yard. Why not stencil your own fabric? You get the color and pattern you want without the hunt and the cost. So I made a stenciled {…Read More…}
