March 5, 2012

DIY - Chevron pictures

My apartment is slowly coming together. I've been decorating for the last two months and it looks a lot more like home. With a limited budget it all goes a little slowly, but steadily.

This week I decided to add a little color to one corner of my living room. I have been obsessed with chevron prints lately. I have seen it everywhere. Jess of Makeunder my Life has been known for her chevron obsession as well and when I saw her awesome DIY, I just had to try it.


Finished Project



What you will need:

empty canvas - in my case two 40x40 squares (each 3,95€)
about 100ml of acrylic paint - in my case leftover wall paint from my living room
masking tape
pencil
set square
brushes
chevron pattern print - I used the same one Jess used for her DIY


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Mark the pattern on the canvas and add the masking tape to it. I considered the tip given by Jess to use a credit card to even out the edges of the masking tape so no paint can get under it.

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Paint the free space of the canvas (don't forget the sides, as they will be visible when looking at the hanging picture from an angle) and let it dry for a bit. Take off the tape, but be careful. You gotta take it off when the paint is semi-dry, otherwise it could crack and peel off some of the paint as well. I also had the issue of uneven borders. I got an art scalpel from another DIY and used the tip to scratch the edges of color off a bit. It made a huge difference, but you need a calm hand and patience. Watch out for your eyeglasses (if you wear them) as those little flying paint pieces can stick to the glass.

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The finished project is hanging over my vintage dresser in my living room. It is a great repetition of my wall paint and looks awesome! 

9 comments:

Doreen Westphal said...

Das sieht wirklich toll aus Anja - klasse Idee!!! Ich mag das Muster auch sehr gern. Für kleinere Deko-Projekte oder für deine Scrapbooks hätte ich auch Stoffpapier mit Chevron-Muster anzubieten ;-)Wenn du beim nächsten Bastelabend dabei bist, kann ich es dir gern mal mitbringen.

Hab einen schönen Tag!
LG Doreen

hannah @ The Braided Bandit said...

This looks amazing! I have a huge U.O. chevron rug in my room and it really pulls everything together! (its also my blog header haha!)  Happy monday :)
xo Hannah

Crystal said...

love the chevron wall art!!

Girl and Closet said...

I adore this print too, so cute!! And I love that you added these lovely prints to your space, great job! xo

meagan said...

I'm obsessed with chevron patterns too. These look gorgeous! Great job!
-Meaganwww.brassinpocketblog.com(formerly Spunky Chateau)

Agnieszka Socha said...

These look really great :) I'm starting to like chevron patterns myself :D

xoxo,
Agnieszka

Anja_AHeartandSoulStory said...

Danke Danke!! Schaun wir mal beim nächsten Mal wie wir das verwerten können!

Anja_AHeartandSoulStory said...

thx so much! I love your rug, sooo pretty!!

Anja_AHeartandSoulStory said...

thx so much! Hope it was a bit of an inspiration!

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