Fall Into the Holidays ~ Bedroom Ceiling Pizazz

Welcome to week two of  FALL INTO THE HOLIDAYS, a four week series
 where we'll be sharing ideas for sprucing up our homes before the holiday season kicks into
 high gear. Our lovely hostess Lisa @ Shine Your Light came up with the idea by asking friends
 what they'd most like to see on blogs - hands down, simple, do-able ideas were the favorite!

This week we're focusing on the BEDROOM.  

Don't miss my talented friends at the end of the post, you'll want to pop over and check

 out their fun ideas too!   

Today I'm sharing my friend's ceiling in her guest bedroom. She painted it a bold accent
 color and it added so much pizazz! Its a simple, budget friendly way to inject a fun look
if your guest room needs a refresh before holiday guests arrive.   

I love the vibrant coral, rust shade that she pulled from her blanket, custom pillow and
 roman shade. It's Sherwin Williams 7600 - Bolero. 
 

We still have a plan for black and white artwork beneath the sconces to
finish off the room.

I think it's the perfect unexpected bold choice and totally makes the room.

We'll be back next Tuesday sharing a new room idea, and if you missed last
week I dished about an easy kitchen update here. 

Don't miss these friends' ideas, too! 

Lisa of Shine Your Light

Katie of Miss Dixie

Julie of Less Than Perfect Life Of Bliss

Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles

Shelley of Crazy Wonderful

Becky of This Is Happiness

DIY Graphic Nailhead Ceiling

Hey friends, hope you spent some time over the weekend soaking up summer, as it is
 flying by! We only have three more weeks before school starts. : (
I'm on a roll, finally sharing tutorials from Another Craigslist Bedroom Makeover Reveal,
  from the One Room Challenge a couple months ago. Last week I shared the 

Anthropologie Knock Off - DIY Weathered Gray Dresser
 and today the Graphic Nailhead Ceiling. My clients' tray ceiling was the perfect backdrop
 for a statement and, of course, one of my favorite ideas was a
  Nailhead Ceiling similar to my dining room that I DIYed a few years ago,
 and they were game.  

(Btw, I love how the ceiling pattern plays off the bases of the benches.)

Since we were working with a large space with awkward angles and a ceiling fan
off center I knew a repeating pattern may end up looking off balance, and being a
 nightmare. I had hoped to come up with something random that wouldn't draw attention to
 the angles. This graphic wallpaper was the ticket!! Our goal was to create a more open

 and less busy pattern.  

Designer Benjamin Vandiver - Nathan Followill Home

PRODUCT

 French Natural Nail Head Trim - 36 yd rolls @ $33 ea. x 2.5 rolls  = $82.00

1 Box of Nails @ $20 

TOTAL $102.00

 Here is an online source, DIY Upholstery Supply, 

we purchased ours locally at Western Upholstery Supply in Denver. 

For reference our room is 21.5' x 16'

PROCEDURE

The nailheads come in a roll, every fifth nailhead is open to secure the strip with a 

nail. We found they easily pressed into the drywall ceiling in most places. They also

 easily cut apart when you reach a stopping point.  

We started by outlining the perimeter of the ceiling and then creating our random pattern

 inside the border .  

To create the pattern we began with a couple longer perpendicular strips and

intersected smaller strips from those lines.  

And just kept going.

We worked in large sections and would get down from our ladders to look at the pattern

 from different spots in the room (as you get a different perspective) to determine the 

direction of the next few strips. It was truly random, but looked best when we varied the size

 of the spaces, for example if we created a large triangle we would aim for a smaller one or 

different shape next to it, or if we ended up with a wide space, we'd try for something

 narrower next to it. 

At first we simply held the strip up to the ceiling and when we had it situated in a direction

we liked we began nailing, but some of our lines were ending up not quite as straight as 

we liked. We found by using a yardstick and lightly drawing a pencil line to use as a guide

to align the strips it solved the problem.  

It took my client and I about 7 hours and then she and her husband finished up

that evening in another couple hours. And NO, our necks didn't hurt, neither of us

were even sore the next day, except my thumb was numb for a couple days after from

pushing the nailheads into the drywall. It isn't hard, but a LOT of climbing up and 

down ladders. We also stood on a long dresser and moved it around the room as we

 progressed. I highly recommend doing it with someone fun, the time passes quickly

 and you'll get in lots of girl talk!        

If you'd like to check out a similar look and tutorial for creating a pattern my

 dining room ceiling here and here was a fun project that I did when I first started

 blogging, so please excuse the bad photos and styling...cringe! :) 

2012...project review

Did you all wonder if I was coming back?

School doesn't start back until the 9th of January for us, needless to say,

 I've been in full vacation mode and have not accomplished a thing.

Thank goodness I have this recap of last year to show you... 

JANUARY

Fish Scale Lamp Shade here using leather and craft paint.



Nailhead Ceiling here, I still love it!

FEBRUARY

Anthro-A-Pologie Pillow Knock-Off here



DIY Leopard Tray here using a $3 plastic Ikea tray

MARCH

 'A Pretty Party' for a friend's birthday here



Spring Mantel & Bookcase here
Remember I showed you how to get an inexpensive collection of vases...
Goodwill and Spray Paint

APRIL

My first Fashion post here.
I'd forgotten how much fun that was, I'm ready to do a new one.



Black Lacquer Table, using my favorite paint here

MAY

The most popular post of the year...Brick Herb Markers here
Quick, easy and free!

Our yard decked out for summer, including the potting bench reveal here.

JUNE

I must have been focused on our summer fun here
 because I wasn't working on projects! :)

JULY

The outdoor solar chandelier here

Sally Wheat inspired diy here


  

AUGUST

Teen Boy's Bedroom Reveal here, this is what we worked on all summer!

SEPTEMBER

Exterior decked out for Fall here



Must be a lot of old brown sofas out there, because this post on ideas
to freshen them up is still a favorite here.

OCTOBER

Paint a Rug Challenge - DIY Suzani here



Painted and reupholstered dining room chairs here.
Exactly one year later and the dining room still isn't finished...2013???

NOVEMBER
We hosted Thanksgiving dinner, our table setting here 

Craigslist Hutch Makeover here, my first project using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

DECEMBER

Christmas 2012...Home Tour here



Pottery Barn Knock Off Pillows here



Thanks again for hanging out with me, your enthusiasm and support
motivate me to attempt new projects all the time, it wouldn't be nearly as
 much fun without you along for the journey!

I'm excited to share some plans for 2013 tomorrow!

Joining Stephanie Lynn  @

dining room bling...

Do you know it has been exactly one year since I told you I was planning to update
 my dining room, and get rid of the brown here.
I can't believe it's still not finished...maybe 2013 will be THE year!
I have a plan to change out the high-end cabinet and replace it with the free one we found
 on the sidewalk in our neighborhood here..more on those plans after the holidays.

Speaking of holidays, I went with over the top more bling in the dining room,
 but only on the chandelier and kept the rest of the room subdued to compensate.
 

Since we went with the unconventional tree here we had a lot of
ornaments we weren't using, so...I blinged out the chandelier!
The reflection in the mirror shows the nail head ceiling here.

The view from below, I simply hung a collection of high-end and low-end glass
 ornaments from their hooks.

I like the glam with paired our farm table.
The only other decor I have in the dining room are some crispy evergreen boughs,
pine cones, a glass bowl of more ornaments on the table, and simple arrangement
on the cabinet.

Remember how excited I was to find the chairs with the open backs,

in anticipation of using accent pillows that would be visible...I made the first ones.

It's called White Bunny Fur, it's soft, cozy, (and made a big mess) perfect for winter, and

my favorite is the texture it adds to the smooth high gloss finish on the chairs and the

rustic wood table.  

I had the captain's chairs professionally re-upholstered, they had a roll on the
back I wanted removed and thought it was best left to the pros.  The Vermicelli fabric
brings in the modern look I'm going for (not there yet) and has a great texture, almost
embroidered looking.

A view from above...



Be sure to stop by tomorrow, the winner of the present will be announced.
Have a wonderful day, friends!

what motivates you?

Having house guests, inviting the neighborhood for a bbq, hosting holiday dinners,

 your turn for the gourmet group, your annual Christmas party?

yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes

Telling your blog readers you're going to complete a project - YES!

Lisa @ Shine Your Light is one of the sweetest in the blogosphere,

and she has a St. Bernard (near and dear to my heart as I grew up with them).

Her announcement of her First Before & After Party was my motivation

to get moving on my dining room.

First Friday in January we posted what we would complete by the last Friday in January.

Come over and see the before & after projects, I've had some peeks and you're in for a treat! 

BEFORE

Although I didn't get to all of my goals I shared here, I was happy to have this complete. 

AFTER

New paint and nailhead ceiling you can read the details here and here.

I think I should link it up again next month to keep the motivation going! :)

focus!!!

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In yesterday's post I said I was going to concentrate on the dining room

before starting another project.  That lasted about 12 hours! Seriously???

I was reading this great roundup of DIY lighting projects from Darlene at Fieldstone Hill,
this morning and saw this...

Isn't it gorgeous?!  What do you think it's made of?
 It was created by Emily from the blog Newlywife, she and her cousin, both newlyweds,
share their projects, recipes and ideas. Amazing job!

I had this lamp just sitting in my basement waiting for some inspiration to strike!
I spared you the scary scene and brought it upstairs!

A Goodwill find for $35, not my typical score, but it was brand new, without a scratch.

I asked the clerk about it and she said sometimes they get items directly from Target, huh?

No details from her, but sure enough...here it is for $69.

This is what I've done so far...

Testing..1..2..3

First light coat (the trick to spray paint..light coats).

Check back on Monday for the reveal and the material it's made of.

And then I'll be back to focusing on the dining room!

Have a wonderful weekend friends,

 hope you'll be focusing on FUN!

In all of my excitement over starting the new project...

 I totally spaced I was supposed to share a completed project

at Lisa's Before and After Party, so you'll be getting another post from me today, too!