Remember the wall mural I was working on that I showed you a few months back? I had been working on transforming my hallway into a magical forest, using only Sharpie markers. Well it's finally complete and I'm so excited to show you the finished results
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Here we go...
The original inspiration can be found from this post from Katie's Pencil Box that I stumbled upon through Apartment Therapy. Here are some close up shots of the details.
I probably used about a dozen Sharpie pens. My walls are textured which I think made drawing the trees easier. I drew them freehand and each tree took about 45 minutes.
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I was originally going to replace the ugly gold doorknobs but when I realized how expensive doorknobs can be I ended up just spray painting them black.
Before:
After:
I like those old Alice in Wonderland type doorknob plates but unfortunately those are pretty expensive too. I drew a stencil and used a sharpie again to draw the frame and keyhole around the knob.
The original light fixture was an old ugly white glass globe. I thought a bright chandelier would look much better. I found this white chandelier that I decided to paint:
After
I used a bottle of craft paint for the dollar store and took off the ugly foam glitter flowers and added some glass cabs instead. They were also from the dollar store.
The whole thing took several months. I had no idea it would be so much work when I started but I am really pleased with the results.
How do you think it turned out?
Kathy says
AMAZING
Lotti says
Amazing, and what a fantastic job you have done .... sooooo creative. Love it.
ElfRenee says
It looks absolutely amazing!
foodfeud says
SO beautiful! And fun! I love the color of the chandelier.
OnePerfectDay says
It's fabulous!
I love your trees!
Kathy says
This is a totally amazing transformation. There is nothing I love more that seeing someone who can see something for what it can be and not what it is. Bravo! You rocked it!
FabricFascination says
This is wonderful, what a great reveal.
sydthewyd says
Looks amazing! Your dedication is inspiring 🙂
Shannon says
This is an astonishing project! Magical!
Lostlemonade says
Oh my goodness, that is fabulous! Amazing what a few sharpies and a LOAD OF TALENT can accomplish!
Duni says
WOW!! Amazing!! You are so talented!
SisterBatik says
Stunning work all round!
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Annette says
WOW!!! I'm just in awe! I hope you are proud of yourself for accomplishing such a spectacular work of art. The chandelier and doorknobs are perfect! Wow!!!
AsteropeBC says
Wow, that is an amazing change!
Mamma says
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paige (Final Clothes-Out) says
This turned out GORGEOUS. Pinning you right now.
1 Busy Mom says
Wow, that's amazing! I wish I was that talented! My favorite by far are the doorknobs. How classy and all it too was spray paint, a stencil, and a sharpie. Fantastic job!
Sweet Fix @ Maria Corcuera says
WOW!!! really amazed!!!! I really love it!!!
Melissa says
I love it! That is an amazing result, and must have taken an crazy amount of dedication.
Loulou says
This is amazing! What a fantastic transformation and the addition of the blue chandelier takes the cake. Way to go. You must be thrilled with the results.
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