DIY Trend- Birch Tree Wall Murals

I've seen Birch Tree Wall Murals all over..

and I wanted to put together a list of 
my favorites for inspiration/direction for 

those of you who want to try out this DIY Project!

There are a variety of ways you can achieve this look.. 

I haven't decided yet HOW I'll do it..Free hand or with a projector screen..

but I know I'm going to do it somewhere in our new place! I love the look.

All of these examples 

come from AMAZING blogs.. 

So once you hop over to check their project out you'll 

get drawn in wanting to read all their posts! :)

Jen loves Kev

"I drew out my birch trees and then scanned it into the computer and printed it out on an acetate. I then used an overhead and projected it up on to the wall so that I could trace from my drawing. I painted the birch trees just a few shades lighter than the wall. I didnt really want it to be in your face but just sort of there." - Jen

Fresh Crush

"I decided a free-hand attempt at painting was best. After all, there are no straight lines in nature anyway… nothing to get too picky about. I began with a very light first coat — a general guide to follow along…

Once the first light coat was done, coat number two was easy. Behr Premium Paint-and-Primer-In-One cut down on project time and the coverage was fantastic. I used under a litre of paint for this project." - Fresh Crush

Allyson Baker Design

"I really wanted to paint birch trees in our nursery but I didn't want it to look like a mural. I wanted it to look more like wall paper. So I got a quart of the same paint and had it mixed at 25% lighter than the wall paint. I used a small roller to paint the trunk of the tree. Then I went in with a smaller brush to paint the branches. Next with the same brush I painted the darker bark marks with the original wall color." - Allyson

Thanks for posting your fabulous rooms ladies!
Feeling Inspired.
Can't wait to try this DIY project out myself!

Pattern Love-DIY

With planning in the works for our new place...

I've decided patterned walls are a MUST.

I'm going to be doing a couple different walls in the house..

and here are some photos I used for inspiration! 

I loved the richness and glamour they add to the space.. 

and some of them are so whimsical and fun!

A little pattern (big or small) can add a wow factor to any room. 

You can get these looks with stencils, painters tape or stamps!

It gives it a designed and styled look for cheap! 

Not feeling that crafty? 

you can try and track down some inexpensive wall paper. 

(but good luck..i'm on the hunt right now!.seems like all my faves are in the uk. and that is not in the budget for this busy budgeting mama... any advice ladies??)

Don't these rooms just make you swoon?! Love.

follow the links for the images above them.

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I'm still trying to decide which stencil company to go with for some of the designs.. but i'll be doing a stripe in the girls room..and I think our dining room will have this DIY painted wallpaper... You can download the stencil here..gifted to us all by the lovely jonesdesigncompany.com

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Stenciled Accent Wall-Quick and Easy?!

I love Accent Walls. I love stencils. And i LOVE what Patrice over at Lemon Tree Creations did!
I've created looks like this in my own home using supplies from Michaels.
(one was a stamp..one a stencil)
What a great transformation. a little detail that added such vavavoom to the room!
 It immediately looks more decorated. 

Hop on over to the full post here to get all the details. It ended up being an easy and quick project! She used a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils: Allover, Hourglass Stencil. Great job Patrice!