Embellish

Lovely, huh?  I love the idea.  They are wood overlays that you can glue onto a surface for embellishing, and then paint.  Simple, yet genius.  These girls are so smart.  Check out this bath redo:

Or this headboard:

Here are other options of designs they offer:Melanie Royals of Royal Design Studio likes to embellish too.  She too can transform furniture, but her method is with stencils rather than overlays:

And of course, you can use stencils on any surface.  I have used Melanie’s stencils for years and I love them.  Here is an example of “Moorish Trellis” stencil from Royal Design Studio website:

I used it here in my little man’s room:

This is Melanie’s example of “Donatella Damask”:

And then there are all kinds of animal prints to choose from:

I used the zebra stripes on the back wall of my cupboard:

This is the first stencil I ever used for embellishing.  Here is Royal Deign Studio’s “Acanthus Damask” example:

I applied it over the cooktop in my kitchen:

Cutting Edge Stencils is another manufacturer.  I have never used their products, but I’m impressed with many of their designs.  This one is a beauty:

And since drywall should be going up soon in our addition, I was talking to the girls about how they wanted their room to look.  Ella told me that she was hoping there would be neon peace signs all over the walls.  What?!?!?  I told her that if by “neon peace signs” she means “light blue damask”, then yes, she can have that.  Don’t judge me.  I consider myself a pretty cool mother, and I allow a lot, but there will not be any neon green peace signs in that room.  This is what I have picked for their room.  Those pearls make me swoon:

But for now, there are still just studs.

And is that a hole in the ceiling of their new bedroom?  My carpenter husband went up there yesterday and framed this cut out.  I think his inner 7 year old is about to come out in interesting ways.  I heard him murmuring something of lofts, secret doors, and zip lines.  I will keep you posted.

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