Look What I Found!

Ok, so you know (if you read my list) that part of the plan for the year is to paint & stencil the dining room ceiling.  You also know that I tested my color idea and pattern on a large canvas to make sure I liked the look before putting a semi-permanent kink in my neck 🙂  For those that just recently jumped on board this crazy train, I need to let you know these three things (because everyone else here already knows):  1. I’m a little crazy (I fly my freak flag quite high).   2. I’m always changing things in my home because I’m always changing my mind.  3. I don’t believe in the idea of “finishing a room” because for me it’s never finished.  This enables me to take my time, enjoy the process, and laugh about the never-ending mishaps 🙂

That being said, you’ll never believe what I found on Etsy!  Once again, I have to say that I’m soooo glad that I did my little paint test because I discovered that I love that stencil but not for the dining room ceiling.  I realized after seeing it in my chosen colors that the scale of the pattern was a little too small.  I started searching for a larger pattern.  I googled.  I blog stalked.  Then I checked to see if Etsy had anything to offer.  Oh man, did they ever.  I just bought this.

                                         

That stencil literally had me at hello.  I’m still planning to paint the base color Martha Stewart’s Macadamia that I had color matched to Behr.  Now, I’m thinking I might do the stencil in black or maybe a dark charcoal.  Thoughts?  It’s still going on the ceiling in the dining room, of course.  I love this stencil so much though, I may use it in the kid’s/guest bath which is also on the list.  This way I can really get my money’s worth 🙂  We’ll see.  I’ll be sure to let you know how I like working with this stencil.  Check out some of her other designs.

That nautical chain has some serious wow-ness!

This mod pattern is really fun!  I think it would be great in a kid’s space.

And, if you’re like me and you’re a little scared of putting up wall paper, how great is this?!

I could literally list every one of her stencils here.  They are all really great designs.  I found them to be really different than what’s being offered by some of the larger stencil companies.  Like this for example.

The jellyfish are really fun and whimsical.

Anyhow, I’m not being paid to say all this.  I just wanted to share my recent find with you all.  I can’t wait to get a kink in my neck now 🙂  I’ve been crushing on the Ikat patterns I’ve seen in my glossies and throughout blogland for quite awhile now.

So, have you made any great discoveries this week?  Share with the class.  It’s more fun that way!