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Sunroom Dots

May 10, 2011

The dots! They’re done!

Maybe. Things like this are sometimes an eternal work in progress.

But the originally-envisioned scalloped dots have made their way around the perimeter of the sunroom (with a custom-made stencil that only permitted me to do about 3 feet at a time while waiting for the paint and stencil to dry).

Finished dots. And a margarita.

Regardless of how long it took me to do this (3 weeks) and how close I am to being done (unknown), I’m really happy with the result to date. The stencil worked like a gem, and I gave you a little sneak peek about how I had decided to modify the straight-from-the-can paint color by mixing it with some of the original gray floor paint that coats the entire surface, which not only helps to subdue the bright sea foam green color but also should help to make the dots a little more ready for whatever wear and tear it’s about to endure between sandals, summer sun-exposure, and dog toenails.

It should also be strong enough to endure having furniture resting on it for seasons to come. That’s a wicker loveseat that I scored at a garage sale a few summers ago and power-washed/re-stained. It’s now home to some very sun-bleached Pier 1 cushions, but it’s a good place for me to sit and work while I admire my new stenciled dots. There are also a few little Bombay Co. side tables that I bought awhile ago and don’t really like anymore, hence they’ve been relegated to the sunroom for no one’s eyes to see regularly, except when I take pictures like this.

Dots under the chair legs.

The Bombay Co. table isn’t good for much hidden away in the sunroom, but it actually does make a nice resting place for my big plastic box o’ seedlings; they’re doing quite well these days, and surprise-surprise, the basil hadn’t even starting popping up yet last time I updated you; it just kind of surprised me one morning, looking like a mossy cover in that round container.

Plants flourishing in the sunroom.

But, back to that stencil. I’ll keep you updated if I make any more tweaks to the design (more likely, it’ll just be added intricacies that were painted on a whim). Maybe polka dots around each polka dot, or a detail within the stripe. I don’t know. Any ideas?

Dotty edge of the sunroom.

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12 Comments


Ashley@DesignBuildLove.co
May 10, 2011 at 12:16 pm
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oh my gosh! That looks fantastic! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the pattern!!! Nice job on the design and execution Emily. :)



    Emily
    May 10, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Thank you Ashley :)

Laurel
May 10, 2011 at 12:35 pm
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Wow that looks amazing!!!
On another note, I hopped over here real quick to say Anthro has a Bernese Mountain Dog dish towel on sale… I’m sure you already know. But if you didn’t, you are definitely the girl who must own such a towel lol.



    Emily
    May 10, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Hey Laurel! Thanks for the kind comment! I LOOOOOVE that towel and even though it was sale marked at $9.95 I somehow resisted temptation. It was too nice for me to wipe a mess off the countertop with or even use to dry off my dishes; I couldn’t figure out how to own it and still preserve it in all of it’s cuteness and successfully left it in the store to be someone else’s good find.

Erin-richmondthrifter.blogspot.com
May 10, 2011 at 5:43 pm
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WOW WOW WOW! That looks amazing! Your hard work definitely paid off! Its so charming and welcoming!



Kendall
May 10, 2011 at 11:27 pm
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This looks wonderful!! Great job! I love your blog.



    Emily
    May 10, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    Thanks Kendall! I just checked out your site; you’re filming with My First Place? Wanting to know more!
    And I’m glad you like my site: head on over to Facebook and like it there too if you’re so inclined! http://www.facebook.com/merrypad

Cait @ Hernando House
May 11, 2011 at 9:31 am
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Argh I thought I commented on this yesterday!

I love the way it turned out! If you want to add to it, maybe a detail inside the stripe could be good or something small on the other side of the stripe?



    Emily
    May 11, 2011 at 9:49 am

    We’re on the same wavelength; I’m thinking maybe a hand painted stripe just on the inside of the gray line (or maybe on both sides of it)… and maybe in another color, like grey-scaled blue or gold-y like the rest of the house.

    Cait @ Hernando House
    May 11, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    I like the sound of that! :)

Lauren McP {The Wee Lass}
May 12, 2011 at 1:38 pm
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Love, love, love this! Such a great idea and the colour palette is fab.



    Emily
    May 12, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Thanks for visiting + your kind comment, Lauren! My original plan had been to use a whole rainbow of grey-muted tones… like pinks… and light blues… and yellows… so it’s more tamed back than I planned but I’m so happy with it!

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