Painted Walls + Stair Runners
As for getting my walls done during week 5, let’s just say “disaster” would be an understatement. But since I’m all about putting it ALL out there for you guys–the good, the bad, AND the ugly–the photos below will give you an idea of last week’s shenanigans. I definitely don’t make things easy for myself. LOL
I was looking to transition some colors from the lower stairway to the upper stairway in a fun, bright way, but after playing around with multiple colors and designs, I wasn’t feeling it anymore. It all distracted too much from the blue palm wallpaper in the guest bedroom, which is my pride and joy. Plus, all that orangey-red was giving me an eye twitch!
So, I was reminded of that old U.S. Navy design principle, “KEEP IT STUPID SIMPLE,” and painted the entire stairway and hallway in those fabulous Valspar Glistening Aqua and white stripes. Much better, right?
Speaking of changing my mind, I was going to have the same runner for both stairways as well as the hallway that joined the two, but now this whole situation was just turning into a STRIPE-A-PALOOZA, which I wasn’t feeling anymore either. So, back to hours, and hours, and hours, and hours of online shopping I go!
The hallway needed a good color mix–along with some graphic and textural intrigue–to tie the stairway, hallway, guest bedroom, and living room (my next ORC revamp) together, and this super-fantabulous Ourika Berber-style Runner from La Redoute Interieurs was love at first sight! (I Photoshopped the rug into this image from ORC Week 3 to see how it would look, and I’m not ashamed to admit I’m all GIDDY about it!) Hopefully this little honey will get here before reveal week, though.
Speaking of super-fantabulous, here’s a closeup of those sexy little Salvador sisal stripe stair runners from Stair Runners Direct. I chose a dark blue edging to give the other colors that extra pop!
Needless to say, this week it’s gonna be ALL ‘BOUT THE STAIRS:
- Tearing out carpeting
- Priming
- Painting
- Installing stair runner
While I’m doing all that, go check out all the One Room Challenge Featured Designers here and Guest Participants (like me) here!