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"Drab"
is just not a word in
Carol
Wallace's vocabulary. If there's a dark place, she will give it light. If there is
"hum drum" she will make it exciting.
Carol saw the need for something wonderfully
"fantasy-like" to create some interest in her stairwell to the basement
area. And boy howdy, did she!
The top photo shows how Carol not only created a
faux stone wall going down the stairs, but actually hung a REAL window frame
on the wall! Carol! Your ideas are just incredible!
As you traverse the stairs, (center photo) you find
an interesting mural on the landing (that continues down the staircase) that
includes a faux window, hanging flowers (in the stage of drying), a cat
walking the wall and a potted palm plant.
At the bottom of the stairs, her mural continues to
include a kitten seated by the birdhouse (laying in wait for the birds above
no doubt!) and a colorful flower garden.
Again, the background was laid before the mural had actually begun and lends
to the depth and realism of the wall. Notice that the background is simply
"washing" color to create a "lawn" behind the element designs. It's easy!
Just dilute acrylics to the consistency of 2% milk, use an old sponge or
towel, swipe the color off, then with an old
dry rag of some sort, immediately wipe off the excess to leave just a hint
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