Wood working

Yesterday I completed the stenciled tv wall!

Last week David cut a craigslist find in half and I painted it.

Once I put it below the tv, the corner was still looking incomplete ...


Kristen at Kristen F. Davis Designs always has amazing projects going on, I especially love her amazing stencil designs, and I have been dying to try something similar ever since!
 
I originally wanted to build and stencil a floor to ceiling panel behind the tv to hide the wires, but since we decided to run the wires through the wall, it was no longer needed

I loved the idea of a stenciled pattern behind the tv, so decided to paint directly on the wall instead

When deciding if I wanted the wall to be yellow or gray I used Photoshop to create a quick sketch ...


 The yellow was too intense with the pattern - the gray was just right!

The gray also balances well with the draperies on the other side of the room


We modified a trellis pattern - printed it and David cut it out for me ...


and I painted ...

I used left over SW Pro Classic paint in Big Chill 





The walls throughout the house have a knockdown texture - not a big fan, but it could be worse!



I only had to buy the stencil film for this project which was about $3 - a big impact for a small price!

I am getting close to finishing the bedroom - check back soon to see progress on the headboard we are building!

I was able to finish up the Kid Table on Sunday.  I smoothed out the table top and applied a good coat of paste wax and buffed out the bottom assembly.  I then attached the two pieces together using pocket hole screws.  I live in Southern California so I dont think that I have to worry too much about the wood expanding and contracting.  2 out of 8 of the screws slightly poked through the tabletop.  I am thinking that I sanded them too much in those areas and made the wood too thin.  I backed the screws off and tapped the holes down and put some extra wax in those areas.  It was very disappointing to have that happen but you live and you learn.