Hopefully the rain will end tonight and I will be able to cut the grass and work on spring beautification projects.
If not my son wants his room redone and he talking 'gothic' style after reading the Harry Potter series.
I have all the components, so I don't have t buy a thing, it's just a matter of doing it. He wants my Dad's old four poster, and wants a leather technique in 'harlequins' on the wall. Oh Joy! He doesn't have a clue how hard those are on crooked walls!
If you have any tips on measuring out harlequins around the room, I'd appreciate them.
I was thinking of making a template out of heavy paper and lightly tracing it around the room and fudge the corners or crooked parts. We shall see
I hope it's pretty!
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A large diamond=shaped pattern? String line the diagonals and then use painter's tape. Whatever you do, in an old house, do not use a level ;).
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Sondra
I totally agree with puhleez. :)
To say the least...I am mathmatically challenged. I have a laser level that I can set in the middle of the room and tilt in any angle I need so that I can give the illusion of a straight room.
I was stressing on the corners but if I make the template, then I can mark and tape.
I am going to go very subtle doing a tone on tone harlequin, so that it will appear to be more textural, not like a black on white visual.
I will be using a semi gloss gold/tan, and on the harlequins that I want to highlight I will be doing a technique, of stippling on a burnt umber glaze to create an aged leather appearance.
I am also going create a shadowing effect on those harlequins as well, thus creating more visual dimension.
I'll be over after school. LOL
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