Black striped wall

I’m always looking for fun (& cheap) ways to make my apartment more unique. One of my favorite apartment upgrades is painting! It’s a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to change the look of your home in a big way.

Well happy Friday everyone! I can't believe we're in to November already. I am officially finished with a re-do of my daughter's room (for now!) after adding one more punch this week, and it was one with BIG impact. I love all of the bright, colorful, fun fabrics that we've used in her room but I thought there was still a little something missing. I made a lot a changes in her room, but tried to have everything still coordinate with her wall color. She liked it, it wasn't horrible, and I…

Technically, it's "Alabaster."

Neutrals always have their place, but decorating your home with bold features can really bring it to life. I wanted my entryway to pop so I decided to go daring with black and white stripes on the foyer walls. Follow the steps below to learn how you can paint your own walls with stripes. What you will need: Drop cloth Paint brush Paint roller 6' level Pencil Painters tape Eggshell white paint (White Dove OC-17 | Benjamin Moore) Semi gloss black paint Step One - Prep and Paint Use a damp…

black & white stripes ❥ via #martablasco ❥ http://pinterest.com/martablasco/

A new apartment calls for a new accent wall, so today I’m bringing you another DIY striped wall tutorial! This time I’m painting glossy stripes on a matte black wall as part of my Moody Master Bedroom Transformation for the One Room Challenge.

Foliage- A mural by Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges. A mural with shapes like foliage and a ribbon of black and white stripes through it.

Every once in a while when I’m scrolling through Instagram, a room or project will literally stop me in my tracks of just glazing over images and mindlessly double-tapping. That happened to me this past weekend, and I thought I’d share what it was because, well, I haven’t felt this inspired to pick up a paint brush in a while. Take a look at artist and designer Katie Sarokhanian’s entry here, shown in the images both right above and below.

When Talia O’Connor and husband Chris Taylor along with their family moved to New Zealand, dealing with the challenges of renovating a villa was completely foreign to them. Having lived in new builds in Melbourne and previously in Europe, the wonky floors and layers of ancient wallpaper of their Dunedin villa had them scratching their heads.