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By Victoria Larsen
I wish now, that I would have taken photos of this room when every inch of
each wall was completely covered with heavy metal posters, glow in the dark
alien faces and trivia... where clothes were thrown in the floor and the bed
was never made.... but that's the life of a teenager, isn't it?
Once he grew up and moved out on his own, this room was MINE!!! ALL MINE!!!
I reveled in the thought, the planning, the cleaning and the destruction of
"teenville".
I began by repeating a white raised plaster border on the white walls of
"Raised Plaster Victorian Roman Urn". In between each repeat, I placed cast
plaster "Oasis Medallions" from our mold design.
I turned the bed angling the corner and used an "up-light" behind a low
table I used as it's headboard. A container of silk fern leaves casts
shadows on the wall and ceiling as a result.
The window coverings were easy. Simple panel curtains were hung with a
draping of cream colored sheers above. I hung a tassel right in the middle
for added interest and created my own tie-back by taking a length of heavy
braid fringe from the fabric store, adding plastic rings for hooks to latch
on to a decorative hook in the wall.
Photos taken from my husband's trip to Egypt and a a new comforter with lush
pillows complete the look.
I learned a valuable lesson doing this room because I found that since the
walls were deeply textured, it was difficult to see my raised design unless
the light was just right. So my recommendation to you is that if your walls
are textured, either pre-paint them a slightly different color (deep cream
would have been lovely in this room with that detailed white design), or
pre-tint your plaster a slightly different color so that your creativity is
clearly visible the moment you step in to the room.
This room is now our guest retreat, complete with coffee maker, fluffy robes
and slippers in the closet and scented "everything". The problem is, they
never want to LEAVE!!!
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