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A colorful kitchen and living room from the pages of Crafting a Patterned Home: Painting, Printing and Stitching Projects to Enliven Every Room. From Crafting a Patterned Home by Kristin Nicholas © 2018 by Kristin Nicholas. Photographs © 2018 by Rikki Snyder. Reprinted by arrangement with Roost Books. Boulder, CO.
IMAGINATIVE DESIGN Add Personality and Pizzazz With Fabrics, Patterns and Stencils By Marsha Canright
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trong colors, a playfulness with texture and scale, and the courage to experiment with new techniques will result in a style that’s uniquely yours. Whether you’re a DIY goddess or simply curious about stencils and creative paint techniques, there are plenty of methods for transforming a humdrum space into something vibrant, joyful and extraordinary.
STENCILS The 12-foot walls in Jill Peveto’s small butler’s pantry were blank and boring and called out for “something” to add interest. Peveto and her husband Robert, who own a 19th century 18 house& home | June 2018 | www.houstonhouseandhome.net
house in Galveston, decided to paint the walls a deep khaki color – Gobi Desert by Behr – with a simple stencil overlay in creamy Cottage White. The room came to life. “I was surprised by how much it transformed the space,” Peveto says. “The pattern gives it a subtle Victorian feel without overwhelming it. Now, it’s the room visitors most admire.” The use of stencils and decorative painting is practically part of human DNA. It dates back 65,000 years to Neanderthal art in Spanish caves. There you can see outlines of repeating handprints alongside primitive etchings of animals and scenes from daily life.