Okay so. I have a niche, that was suppose to be the pantry…(dumb builder) that I turned into a sorta of bar with glass shelving. I have never painted or wall papered the back of the niche, so yesterday I tried.
The paper is beautiful and is left over from neighbor’s house.
1. No glue backing
2. My adhesive didn’t work
3. Even a all purpose spay adhesive didn’t work
4. Cuss, cuss, cuss
5. Rip, rip Rip!
6. I am going to paint another mural…now I need an idea.
So….whatcha think? I need a subject matter. It is in the kitchen and the glass shelving will go back up their when I am done. There is an spot light from above too.
I am blank,
Fledge
p.s. Don’t say rooster.
Reality check…..30 days is up.
Le Sigh
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Aside from color considerations, I'd generally opt for something depicting a view, as it opens the space.
hmmmmmm didn't think of that...
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Check some of the work at http://www.flatmagic.com before he closes down his site.
murals , or any art work for that matter, with strong horizon lines or vanishing points when hung or painted such that horizon line is level with desired body position in the particular space (standing, sitting or lying down), will not only honor the viewer (as horizon lines always fall level with the viewer) but also provide an even more profound sense of a window with a view.
while hanging horizontal art work with horizon line level with eye of person lying in bed may seem way too low (while standing), it will feel perfect when in bed.... try it. It'll improve your sex life as well.... connoting that you're just that much more sensitive a lover.
Ewan Koby
Since it's a niche, how about making it look like a window out into a garden? You can have the most lovely garden of your imagination, then at the near view have the muntins of the window.
I'm contemplating something similar for my daughters room, complete wth dryads. Of course, I was planning to sprinkle a few tiny mer-people in the bathroom scene (sea monkeys?), and THAT never happened.
mer-people LOL. I loved the bathroom; I'm a huge dark blue fan.
Also, a window gives you the option of showing a view looking down on a coastline or up at mountains, or a path or stream to somewhere, thereby giving the false impression there is more room in the room or something enticing outside the room. Somewhere I found one showing shutters (oddly, called shudders on the closeup, but you could do a spooky night scene).
This was a thought....
and then...........
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and then...
I am done!
It all started out to be a sunset picture of the lake behind the house.
Then...thinking of my recent Santa Fe trip, it morphed into a high desert sunset silhouette. I didn't really want to spend any time on this, especially since my realtor called to show after 5pm yesterday, which really piffs me off. Hello....that's my cooking time.
I will post tomorrow.
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Full-Fledged,
One of my husband's co-workers had his house on the market. There were two Sunday open houses, but no serious nibbles. He and his fiance were getting tired of always having everything in the house in "ready to show" condition. One nasty rainy day, with the temps hovering at freezing, they baked bread and made beef stew. They put their little trays by the fireplace and set up for dinner. The realtor called and said she had a couple who were interested in having another look, could they please vacate within 15 minutes? Grumbling, they went out to dinner. They got an offer over their asking price. It was the dinner-by-the-fire with the smell of fresh bread and stew that sold the house.
So maybe your cooking time is your best selling time?
I believe you.
Now, what to cook?
aha, gumbo...and light the fire, then take the parrot and hit the road.
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I can't find my camera!...lol.....
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This one is really hard to see in a pic, but you get the idea.
No wine glasses for the bar...the are packed...lol....
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Love the mural Fledge.
You have to put a few wine glasses stratigically placed. It would be perfect for the open houses.. Gorgeous!
Tanks, cha/sha/dear.
Hubby is thinking of hiding the video camera in a closet to get audio responses.
Great, .......I can hear it now.
"Oh my gawd, that has got to go!""There are feathers in the toilet, what kind of people live here?""Not only that but they like classical music.....ick!"
"Why is there a tree in the study with no leaves?"
Ah, remind me to keep my mouth shut when wondering through an occupied house for sale, k?
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"Not only that but they like classical music.....ick!"
Shorthly after I moved here, my house was burgled. They got TVs, cameras (which I had thoughtfully kept together in one bag), old VCR, but when they decided to take some CDs, they pulled out a handful, said "Mozart!?!?, yuck!", dropped them on the floor, and left the rest on the shelves. BTW, the fingerprint dusting powder police use is powdered graphite, I think, and it does not merely wipe off, no you have to use Windex. They did leave my cigarettes and junk food, so I concluded they were healthy burglars.
lol!
Next time I am gonna put in Back Street Boys just for the heck of it.
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Fledge - I thought you painted a mural in the kitchen...did you post pictures somewhere else? This is the first and only one I've found.Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.Lily Tomlin
That one is in the kitchen. You have been in my house!
Ya gotta know MadMom...lol....
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Hi Fledge,
I was told that you had some pictures of a mural that you did recently? Where is it?
(I've found it now!)
In another post, I have asked for help in painting a mural of the sky. Do you have any advice for me?
TIA!
Edited to add:
I think you should paint it to be a pretty kitchen window. That way the glass shelves make sense.
Edited 10/23/2003 3:17:05 PM ET by Mer
WOW. I love that bathroom. Totally cool, and the effects are grand.This jobless recovery has done more to promote the consumption of exquisite chocolate than the finest chocolatier. Cost be damned.
Hey Mer,
I saw you post in CT.
I think I would need a hoist and a lounge chair to achieve what you want...lol..
The only thing I can think of for you, is to paint your ceiling with the blue part first. Don't be afraid, this will be the back drop. Paint the whole thing a solid blue of your choice.
A fat stencil brush should work for the clouds, in a circluar motion. This is really hard to type instructions.
A wet/dry techique.....
I am not a fan of sponge technique at all, unless it is feathered out later.
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