living room part 1

hey followers! did you notice i was a bit MIA this week? want to know what i was up 2? well- again- i am one to be known to change things up more frequently then one should- but- when you stay at home all day and look around at the same walls and same decorations- change is really a must for my well being! ha!
i recently found some owl prints on etsy- they are printed on old dictonary paper- so cool! I really like them and they are a great addition to our living room- but-once i saw my favorite blogger share her new entry make over with some stenciling- i had the idea to spruce up my owls. here it goes- beware- this is so fun!!

before

after- it added so much to the room! eeeek!

before

after

so- are you in love 2? this is how i went about making over my walls-

first- i went on line and found a pattern i liked- you can order stencils but they can be kind of expensive- so i then enlarged the pattern i found and printed two onto stronger card stock paper that i had- then cut it out. second i measured the space around the pictures i wanted to frame in- using a measuring tape and level- i used paint tape to frame it in- i used the same paint i had previously used to paint the mattes the photos are on-

tape your stencil well onto the wall and paint away- as you can see i used a sponge and tapped the paint onto the wall- i was glad i made two stencils- half way through i needed a new one- the other was falling apart-

this is where i finished up one night and started with a new stencil the next night- once it was done- i wanted to frame it in- i went to my local hardware store and got molding and a can of black spray paint- semi gloss. sprayed them and let them dry over night- then my go to guy ( carl- he is the best at all things handy- thank god for him!) measured and cut the pieces to fit perfectly!

here is carl and i working away! well- carls doing the work i am just holding stuff in place- the staple gun FREAKS ME OUT! so every time it went off i would either make this face or yelp!

once again the finished product! i LOVE it! shea likes it too! he is so good about letting me decorate and create and not fuss at all-  thank god for him too!  keep checking back for living room make over #2- i am starting it this week- but still need to make some estate and garage sale stops to find a few pieces- it will be a fire place/mantel make over!