One of the things that really sold me on my little condo was the fact that it had a small entryway at the front door. And when I say small, I mean really really small, maybe 4 x 4. But I think it makes such a difference to have a formal entryway, as opposed to a door just opening into a living room- it gives a sense of arrival and ceremony.
When I moved in, the entryway was a drab brown color- definitely Nothing To Write Home About ( NTWHA). I knew I wanted to do something dramatic and fun- to elevate the space that is a guests first impression of my home. At first I tried making my own Moroccan theme stencil..
but I had trouble filling in the stencil with the metallic Ralph Lauren paint (Ambassador Sterling) that I bought ( it wasn't covering evenly). So I started over.
This time, I decided to do a square motify, using blue painters tape as my margins. I cut the ends of the tape using a ruler and a level ( to ensure that the ends would be perfectly flat), which turned out to be rather time consuming ( I know I could have created a grid pattern and done this more quickly, but I was concerned that the overlapping paint might look odd- so I did it the difficult way).
And after hours and hours of taping....voila!
PBTeen- $25
