So my arms are tired but I'm finally done with our birds on the playroom ceilings. I initially had dreams about doing something along the entire length of sunroom ceiling but after just a little while, my arms begged to differ. Working on ceilings sucks.... so we decided to make it look like the birds were flying across the playroom ceiling instead...
I think I like this more then if we did the whole ceiling.
I was really in love with this wallpaper but the price point was a little steep for us and the idea of wallpapering a ceiling is a great way to induce DIY nightmares so I found a set of Martha Stewart Stencils that included a similar bird. I bought the stencil and some foam pouncers and used a combination of reddish and yellow Martha Stewart paint which I still had from our stamped pillows to create a similar look.
As I said, working on the ceiling sucks... gravity just doesn't play nice. To really do this right, you need like four hands so I used some painters tape to help hold up the stencil. I also cut the stencil in half (cutting off parts that I wasn't using) so there would be less drooping in the middle.
Even with that, I still had to hold the stencil up a bit while I blotted the paint on. (taking pictures while working at night is also a challenge... hence the weirdly colored photos)
After the birds were dry, I added detail to the birds with a paint pen. I traced each bird, added feather detail and an eye. This made them look a little less blobby and more like the birds in the wallpaper that I love.
I love this paint pen, the pen goes on smoothly and you can control the amount and thickness of the paint by using the center or edge of the tip.
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This was not a quick project since it required so much over the head work, but it was a great "I have 15 min what can I do" project. I love the birds, and more importantly, Will loves the birds. He also loves his playroom which we have set up even though we aren't really finished.
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Such a cute idea for a playroom!
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so pretty!! great idea :) {came over from that DIY Party}
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