Sunday, February 6, 2011

a dream wall!

the completed brick living room wall ~ all natural lighting...
It is fake...but it looks real!  It is something I have ALWAYS wanted, but never thought I would practically get.  I love the old vintage look and this to me adds so much to my living room.  I hired a lovely lady named Adrianne to do this for me.  She had never done this type of thing before, but with her enormous creative abilities, I knew she would do me a lovely job...and she did!  I highly recommend her if you are interested in any type of work done like this. 

Here are the samples I gave her as "ideas" to work off of:

this one was my favorite with all the muted and layered tones...


this was the type of color I wanted to achieve to match the fireplace on the opposite wall...

we discussed adding a design, but opted against it...

loved the texture on this wall...

oohhhh, even looks good in the Kitchen!

neat individually varied tones...


Here is the final product:





Let's not forget what we started from:
in case you wondered what it looked like "BEFORE"...plain cream wall

What do you think?  You would have to see it in person...it absolutely looks and feels real!  I am tickled pink red with it!  Thanks Adrianne for a great job!!!


She started this back in the summer and finished it early fall.  I am just now getting around to posting the pictures!  Please forgive me for being behind in one of many things.

1 comment:

  1. I love your wall! I have a stucco type fireplace with brick surrounding the opening. The previous owners had painted the brick the same color as the rest of the chimney and the walls. I really wanted to strip the paint off those bricks. The guy at the paint store suggested I just paint my bricks to match my hearth. So I did. I also painted gray grout lines. It looks so real. You can't even tell it's not the original brick color. What a great idea for your big wall. Kind of gives you that warehouse/loft effect. Love it.

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