DIY Wall Treatments Other Than Shiplap

by Kellie from Design Asylum Blog

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Shiplap. It. Is. Everywhere. Shiplap in living rooms, shiplap in dining rooms, shiplap in bathrooms, shiplap in kitchens. Here a shiplap, there are shiplap, everywhere a shiplap. HGTV and Joanna Gaines has taken this farmhouse, shiplap phenomenon to the extreme.
Now, please don’t get me wrong…as an interior designer I appreciate different styles, design asthetics, and I do like shiplap, but it’s being overdone!
There’s more wall treatment options out there besides shiplap so let’s check them out!!! Take a look at a few DIY Wall Treatments that I have completed over time, other than shitlap, I mean shiplap…

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WATERCOLOR WALLS

I’m sure you have seen all of the images of the incredible watercolor wall coverings going around Pinterest lately. They are amazing. I love the fluidity and the sense of calm it can bring to a space. I wanted to create this look in the studio but I wanted to DIY it, rather than order a wall mural.

I created a make-up area in the studio for when we are filming you tube videos. It’s a nice place to be able to double check for holes in my hair or mascara running down my face. It seems The Handler ‘forgets’ to tell me these things while filming our videos. Ahemmm… Check out my you tube channel here!

I wanted to do a cool wall treatment that would peak out from behind the fantastic Rustic Hollywood Mirror we made, but not something that would compete for attention. The process was quite easy.

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http://www.designasylumblog.com/diy-rustic-hollywood-mirror/

Of course I used Velvet Finishes for my DIY Watercolor Wall. Here are the supplies: http://www.velvetfinishes.com

I practiced a couple of different techniques before I found the one that gave me the watercolor look I was going for. I was thinking ‘watered down paint’ but what worked was actually ‘water with a little paint in it’. Of course, just add more paint to increase the depth of color. I wanted a very sheer look. To create the watercolor effect: simply add the tinted water to your brush, place the brush at the top of the wall, and press the water out – just let it flow!

The water takes it’s own directions, rarely running just straight down. I like that in many areas it went sideways, as it created an overlapped and layered effect. If it did not go down the wall as far as I wanted, I simply pressed where it stopped, but pressed a little lighter so it looked consistent, as the color became lighter as it tapered down the wall.

The process was incredibly easy but I’m not gonna lie… It was messy! Be sure you have your plastic well taped on the floor or trim. Definitely do not do this at home with kiddos running around!!!

Since I was so in love with this technique, I decided to do the vanity desk I was going to use with the same watercolor treatment. I painted the table in Velvet Finishes Soulful and after that was dry I turned the table up on it’s end because I wanted the color to be running in the opposite way on the top of the table, from the wall. I did the top and the fronts of the drawers.

So, what do you think?

see the entire DIY watercolor wall tutorial here.

http://www.designasylumblog.com/diy-watercolor-walls/

STRIPED WALLS

It was time for an office makeover at the design studio. I painted my walls orange a couple of years ago. It was bold and gorgeous but it was time for them to go! When I decided I wanted to redo my office area at the studio I knew I did not want solid walls any longer. The space is fairly large and it’s open so I wanted to be bold. Like giant orange walls aren’t, right?

After much thought into different shapes and colors, I wanted to keep it fairly simple. Inspiring but not distracting. I went with multi-colored stripes. I used the Velvet Finishes color palette so I had the Timeless color matched at Sherwin-Williams to paint the walls for the color base. For the stripes I chose Boheme/Eloquent/Enchanting/Glamorous and Bold. A lovely combination, agreed?

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We used Delicate Surface Frog Tape to tape the stripes. The Accomplice taped…And I painted…Remember to pull the Frog Tape off while the paint is still slightly wet. That is important to the crisp lines. And then I painted some more…

Once all the painting was done I was finally able to put my office back together. see more from my office makeover here. http://www.designasylumblog.com/design-studio-office-makeover/

DIY FAUX BRICK WALLS

Painting faux brick walls is easy! Brick walls, brick floors, brick ceilings. Any and all of them. Brick can really give a space a unique and textured look, whether left natural or painted. I decided to add a brick wall section in the design studio for photographing furniture and I wanted it to look old. I wanted character and layers of time.

The process was quite simple! I purchased faux brick sheets from Lowe’s. They come in 4′ x 8′ sheets and run around $27/sheet. Not bad. The space I wanted to have the brick is only about 6′ wide so we needed 2 sheets. And Velvet Finishes did the rest! You can see the entire process, here. http://www.designasylumblog.com/diy-making-faux-brick-walls-look-old/

CLIPBOARD WALL

I’m a visual person. I need everything in sight. That is why I decided to create a Clipboard Calendar Wall. I know many people can work completely out of their computers and run their life out of the palm of their hand via a phone, but ugh, I just can’t do it all inside that little bitty box. I love paper. I like to write. It’s therapeutic and kind of sexy. Heck, it’s practically a dying art!

I bought cheap clip boards and since they are a basic brown, we painted them with Velvet Finishes Boheme. I also wanted to have M – F above the boards. We built the sign with scrap wood and cheap chip board letters from Hobby Lobby. We had already measured how the boards were going to go on the wall so I knew exactly how far apart to place the letters in order to have them centered above the boards. We painted these with Velvet Finishes Stately.

see my full tutorial on how to organize your schedule with a clipboard wall here: http://www.designasylumblog.com/organize-your-schedule-with-a-clipboard-wall-calendar/

I hope that you are inspired by the many wall treatment options that are out there and you let Velvet Finishes help with your next DIY project!

So tell me, are you a fan of shiplap or anti-shiplap? I would love to hear from you!

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4 comments

William on Sep 21, 2016
Love you concepts! Shiplap seems to be a cheap and east way out on the TV shows. Does not always fit all house styles. Its a great coverup for problem walls. And I agree it has been overdone and taken to the extreme. Thanks for the share.

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- Kellie from Design Asylum Blog on Sep 22, 2016
  Thank for reading William!!
  
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Patricia on Sep 24, 2016
My favorite of your walls Kellie is the faux brick wall. The instructions on your blog were clear and it sounds do-able. Thanks for sharing.

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- Kellie from Design Asylum Blog on Sep 24, 2016
  Thank you Patricia! That technique is a little more time consuming but I think it's worth the results!!!
  
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