We've visited this local pub a number of times but "the band room" has always been dark and the focus has been on the stage.
This weekend, we had the chance to visit this establishment in the daylight hours and one of the first things we noticed was the ceiling. The beams caught our eye but we were even more entranced with the texture. Sure enough, those are finger marks in the plaster and we've got to imagine that was a ton of fun to create.
Jump down to see why we love a textured wall (or ceiling) so very much...
Our home is in the ground level of an 100+ year old building so we've had to accommodate our share of wall nicks, cracks, and gouges. Once we realized that our walls will never be perfectly prim and straight, we decided to work with our strengths and play up the texture.
when i moved into my 50 year old condo, the last time any redecorating had been done was the 80s so there was quite a bit of tacky wallpaper up. the problem was that when trying to take it down, i ripped down most of the top layer of sheet rock too. since i couldn't afford to put up new sheet rock, i resorted to using drywall compound as a texturizer. my wonderful boyfriend did the living room with a large flat putty knife, a la Italian stucco. and i did the kitchen with my fingers in kind of swirly starry night patterns. four years later and i still love it. it was definitely a cheaper alternative, and i think it looks really unique. i always get compliments on it.
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My mom made cool circular textures on our ceiling using a broom dipped in a paint/plaster mix. I love this idea.
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oh my god the walls of my entire apartment in Lakeview look like the ceiling in this tavern, i hate it. the problem is that when it was done, i think 20 or 30 years ago they didnt keep to an uniform "texture" so it looks like someone with an air gun shot out spit balls of all sizes across the entire apartment. it collects so much dust! Plus in the bathroom there was probably some really great art deco tile that went half way up the wall, they just spackled it over... now over time the "textureing" material has started to set into the tile so you can see the grout lines. anyway thats just me venting.....lol
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Finding creative alternatives to what I call "design problems" is inspiring! I love how you worked with what you had.
@TNstyliegal: Any chance you've got pix? That sounds absolutely gorgeous!
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