![]() Hey everyone! I hope y'all are staying safe during this crazy time right now. Isn't it crazy how your world can flip upside down in the matter of a couple days? I don't want to really get into it because I know it's something we are constantly talking about and fearing at the moment. Let's start talking about SOME GOOD STUFF. So, I know I wanted to do something fun in our master bedroom but I wasn't sure what. I have seen cute geometric walls from Angela Rose Home (@AngelaRoseHome) and @AHouseWeBuilt but I didn't have the necessary equipment like a miter saw and nail gun so I wanted to do something simple. I kept searching and searching on Pinterest until I found something I liked. I kept seeing the cute wallpapers but I feel like I'd mess wall paper up so hard and it just flat out scares me- so that was out. Then I remembered that I follow @StencilsLAB on instagram and almost bought their palm leaf stencil but then I thought it would be too much black. I CANT EVER DECIDE. So I kept searching, and searching, and searching until I saw a lady do a herringbone pattern with a sponge. I kinda liked that, so I pinned it to save for later. Then I saw a post with a lady who did it with cardboard. So I clicked on it and then read that she freehanded some of it to give her the feeling of it not being perfect and the light bulb went off. Why the heck don't you just paint it yourself?! At first it kind of scared me because I thought "what if I mess up? This is black paint??" Ummm yeah, it's paint. You can cover it up. So when I went to Lowes to get the white color for our walls I decided to get a sample of black paint that I wanted for the walls. GENIUS. It was only $3.98. I was going to buy a small paint brush for the strokes and then saw this little stencil brush that I thought would work nice because it has a rounded tip. After we painted our bedroom walls from a weird grey-blue to pale white. ![]() So I started on a piece of cardboard to practice my strokes and how I wanted it to look. Once I got it right I initially was just going to press the cardboard on the wall as a stencil but it really didn't turn out on the wall....like at all. So I just said screw it and doing it myself. YOLO moment. It's in these moments, where I think "WOW, my husband might just want to murder me it I f*ck up. BUT IT'S JUST PAINT." So I just did it. I definitely didn't want the strokes to be uniform and perfect because if something is too perfect, it freaks me out. And plus nothing about me and/or my life is perfect and I don't live my life that way so it's just not....me. HAHA. Rebel without a cause. Breaking all the rules. I'm so0o0o0o0o cool. Ok I'm derailing, bad. The first strokes were the most intimidating. My heart was racing. I held my breath. My face turned blue....ok maybe not blue but I did hold my breath. But after the first couple of strokes, I built my confidence and started to do the stokes at different angles and sizes. Once I got in a groove the strokes got a little longer and I tried to at least have them line up on a straight line. Honestly, the whole wall probably took me like 30ishhhhh minutes?? I was expecting for it to takes me hours...not sure why. But I sure was grooving once I got the hang of it. After every column, I would step back and see what I needed to fix for the next column or what I needed to do differently. You can see that your lines tend to gradually veer off to the left or right and it's kind of funny to think about how your mind works. But honestly, that's about it! It wasn't rocket science and I just went with the flow of what I was feeling in the moment. I think it turned out pretty cute for a $13 project. You can use any color or any paint brush really. Thin strokes, thick strokes. I wanted to do thick strokes because I feel like thin strokes just would have. looked weird on this wall. I can't wait for the next project! Links: Paint Stencil Brush
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HIYYEEEEEEE!!!! I'm so pumped because I just put up the headboard and I think it is so cute! The simplicity about it is what I absolutely love! It was super easy to make too which is a bonus. Because it's so simple, you could definitely add pictures above the headboard if you want that extra finish without it looking too gaudy. Products:
-Any hot glue gun/glue sticks -Scissors -Natural Braiding Cord -Bamboo Trellis (I got 5 packs for our California King) -Command Strips -Krylon Fusion All-In-One Spray Paint (2 cans) Total price: $20.34! Not too bad if I don't say so myself. PRO TIP Tie the trellis together first and then hot glue....it only makes sense to tie together and then secure together. It made my life so much easier. I tried hot gluing it first and then tying but the pieces would just fall apart or I had to sit there a while to wait for the glue to dry....I ain't got time for that. Sorry you guys, I can't add the video directly to the blog here so I'm giving you the YouTube link: Under $25 DIY Headboard In my next blog, I'll be talking about the cute freehand, herringbone accent wall I did in our master bedroom. Also another simple, inexpensive project that makes a BIG impact! I hope you guys enjoyed the video! Comment below if you guys have any questions or ask me via instagram @the.amateur.diy.er Stay crafty, Kimberly Ummmmm..... I don’t even know how to start this so I'm just going to jump right off the deep end. I can’t find any cute beds that fit a California King that’s in our budget. I tried looking for just headboards and same thing, not going to spend $500 on just a headboard. About 4 years ago my husband (boyfriend at the time), and I moved into to our first apartment and I forced him to help me make a tufted headboard. What. A. Disaster. The end product turned out super cute but the process is what almost ended our relationship (just kidding, kind of)! I didn’t want to make another tufted one because I’m kinda over that style of headboard right now and wanted something easier and different. See it here: www.instagram.com/p/BCCU_VGitI-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link How sad do those pillows look though, lol! One of my favorite Instagram DIYers, Kate | Curbside Ninja (@katekeeseeoc) posted this headboard in her story once and the idea popped in my head that I could make this too. I can't really take all of the credit for me creating this brilliant idea, but I am going to put my own twist on it. See it here: ![]() So I'm really itching to get started on this. I'll make a big reveal on Saturday and I'll link the products in the blog post so it's an easier read and access. If there isn't a link to the product on the website, I'll just link the website if there is one. Thank you all SO MUCH for following me and being interested in the shit I do. I think this is going to be so fun and sorry for all the awkward videos and my major lisp. I promise both will get better in time! Stay crafty, Kimberly |
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