In what is sure to become a classic, Jill Slater has sent in this week's video to tutor us all in the fine points of imperfectly but humanely striping your own walls (see before pics here). Dr. Clark ov Saturn, broadcasts this week from somewhere mountainous and woodsy (NORAD?) and doesn't get dizzy. Enjoy!
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Jill, it's awesome. Well done. Fun vid, too.
Never mind the walls (and how long did that take anyway?), how about the VW Bus in the beginning of the clip !
I wonder if a similar effect could be achieved with one of these gadgets: http://www.rollerwall.com/pattern_4031.html
It would eliminate all the obsessive tape cutting and positioning, but maybe that was the fun (?!?) of the project in the first place.
Jill, that is impressive. You're one determined person.
Of course, I would rather spend 3 hours looking thru wallcovering books, find one with this exact organic hand-made effect (and there are many on the market) and paste it on the wall - but where's the fun in that?
Great! Looks phantastic ... and like a lot of work.
so cool. lurved it when your were applying the blue tape, Jill, and lurve it now.
Jill, verrry nice! "Accept the imperfection." I like it!
Jill, it came out great-I love it! how long did it take? Did you do one wall?
Yay! Organic imperfection, made by a person, not by a machine! It looked a little like stripping wallpaper, except in reverse - and of course that you have a beautiful artistic wall at the end, rather than bare unsightly plaster.
I've found that this kind of work can be meditative, as well, so that it's not just a question of "how quickly can I get this done" but of allowing oneself to become engrossed in repetitive physical labor...
Looks great!
I love the organic way it looks on your wall, and to boot you used green paint!
From a far it looks like a bamboo pattern or grass-cloth wallpaper.
Congrats to you for sticking in there and finishing the project!
(no pun intended!)
awesome
I still loved the wall best without pictures on it, it's that great!
I love the process. With the next project, look forwrad tovideo of how you feel doing it along the way.
heather
bravo jill. i would have lost my mind trying to do this. you are truly insane & talented! and nearly as serious as i.
Please, PLEASE, never again spin around doing the film, I am SOOOO nauseated now.
I guess everyone else has zippy connections, eh? It took about 1.3 hours to download the kitchen one last week. And this weeks film is certainly taking it's time here in dial-up wonderland.
Unfortunately, I won't be waiting for the rest of the download, because I have to go lie down after the Clark ov Teacup ride.
I like that. Our walls are not all perfect, but the people before us decided that texture everywhere would disguise that. (It doesn't) - it also looks like a great way to incorporate a bold colour without overwhelming the space. I might have to try this!
I am so nauseous from the beginning part, I cannot even describe.
"embrace the imperfection" -- wish I had friends that naturally spilled those phrases
and I like the mementos too -- always thought they had possibilities
Love it! Looks fantastic! They painted narrow stripes on a wall on DESIGN REMIX not long ago but they did it in a much more conventional way: took a squeegee and cut slots in the rubber to make teeth. And I thought that was imaginative!
And btw, I've only made a few posts and signed them "Holly" but since I have seen another Holly, I've decided to call myself "Holly in Yorkville" to distinguish us. Ta!