Okay, the house containment is getting interesting! This past weekend I felt the need to paint and give my living room a bit of a refresh. Since I am trying to budget right now, I used leftover paint to create a DIY large scale painted wallpaper focal wall. This isn’t actually wallpaper, but mimics the look with a large scale sideways rainbow pattern. It was suprisingly simple to do!
I love the handdrawn look of the arches and that light pink on white is perfect for the warmer months ahead.
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This focal wall in my living room is right next to the stairs, but is the perfect size to fit a small gallery wall. Just look at what it looked like before!
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Isn’t it so much fresher and vibrant now?
The process to paint your own DIY Large Scale Painted Wallpaper is pretty simple! You just need a piece of scrap cardboard and a pencil along with a small paint brush and your paint.
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I cut out this arch, but I didn’t want to go full rainbow, so I turned it on its side and used a pencil to trace the inside and outside edge.
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Next, I used my small paint brush and my latex paint to trace over the lines to create the pattern.
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I continued to do this across the wall. I changed up the direction of the pattern and just eyeballed the spacing. But I love the way it turned out! The process only took about 30-45 minutes since the pattern was so large scale and spread out.
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Once the paint was dry I threw up some art from around the house to recreate a more vibrant gallery wall.
I love how the quick afternoon project turned out! The only problem I see now is that no space is safe in my house! I have a feeling by the time quarantine is over I may just have repainted every wall in here! Ha!
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