Hallway Stencil

Sometimes images get you into big trouble.
This story started with one such picture.

Rachel Halvorson- Nest Egg

Finally, I knew what I wanted to do with my boring beige hallway.

This Farrow and Ball Wallpaper is lovely, but it comes with a lovely price tag too. 

Farrow and Ball

It's no fun dealing with buyer's remorse after the wallpaper installer has left the building, and this design impulse could have gone either way. 

Operation Stencil was a go. 
More fun, and definitely more affordable!

Olive Leaf Stencils had a design that captured the same feel so we ordered it up, broke out the rollers and tape and got to work.

Some left over paint from the dining room was applied over the stencil with a small roller and the pattern took shape .

Kindred

Close up..

Kindred

Visitors are always surprised that the design is stenciled, and I have learned to appreciate the flaws in the paint job over time. Every once in a while, I'll take a q-tip dipped in the original wall color and do some touch ups, but I'm crazy like that.

What do you think?