tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2043457812637546330..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Make Your MarkLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32881451809733232962010-05-07T19:39:24.496-04:002010-05-07T19:39:24.496-04:00T. Anne, I feel the same way about my home.T. Anne, I feel the same way about my home.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46814935974092068462010-05-07T19:37:40.100-04:002010-05-07T19:37:40.100-04:00Your daisies sound like fun Elaine. I'm surpri...Your daisies sound like fun Elaine. I'm surprised to hear how many crazy painters like me there are out there. Fun. Fun. Fun.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-49529295108211978232010-05-07T18:27:18.582-04:002010-05-07T18:27:18.582-04:00What inspiration and just above the entrance to yo...What inspiration and just above the entrance to your kitchen! Your house is amazing!!! Mine is a special little gift from God that I am learning to appreciate more and more every day. :)Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-36628857127639033692010-05-07T17:34:28.694-04:002010-05-07T17:34:28.694-04:00After umpteen years of living in apartments and re...After umpteen years of living in apartments and rented space, when I first bought a house (9 years ago), I enjoyed the opportunity to paint. I started with freehand painting three feet tall daisies on the wall at the foot of my bed -- just because I could! And the daisies were there for several years before I repainted the whole room.<br /><br />We went a brick red in our living room last Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-72310397305668782212010-05-07T13:50:09.595-04:002010-05-07T13:50:09.595-04:00Do it, Susanne. Do it! I love red walls. My only c...Do it, Susanne. Do it! I love red walls. My only caution would be, there's like a bajillion shades of red, so be sure to bring home samples and make sure it looks good with everything. Test it in different lighting throughout the day.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15100774203473243862010-05-07T13:46:49.459-04:002010-05-07T13:46:49.459-04:00Wow, I wish you all could come over and help me wi...Wow, I wish you all could come over and help me with my house. We have a bit of a weird floor plan and I am not sure what to do about my long, long wall. I am in need of friendly reassurance before I paint it red. Or leave it taupe, or whatever that color is, but I love color.<br /><br />I don't have as many insecurities playing with decorating the bedrooms, however, and when we moved here, ISusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-21509513288869449432010-05-07T10:46:53.053-04:002010-05-07T10:46:53.053-04:00Niki, great tip on the vinyl scriptures. I've ...Niki, great tip on the vinyl scriptures. I've never seen them. The painted ones took a long time. I used stencils with a pencil to get everything perfectly measured and even, and then painted them in. But, I've had them for seven years already, so it was worth it.<br /><br />Go artsy Inkies, by the way!Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2310853018203533232010-05-07T10:33:00.160-04:002010-05-07T10:33:00.160-04:00Oh goodness, more we all have in common! I've ...Oh goodness, more we all have in common! I've done all manner of painting in my houses, too. And at the church. From a giant nighttime city skyline to life-size Veggie Tales characters at church to turning my daughter's bedroom into a flower garden with giant flowers growing up out of the green-painted concrete floor. Every wall in my kitchen is a different color. And my most recent Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90887184695471259562010-05-07T09:46:09.041-04:002010-05-07T09:46:09.041-04:00Wow, Lisa, who knew we were such an artsy group. I...Wow, Lisa, who knew we were such an artsy group. I suppose we could have guessed you were, though, by the lovely backdrops and headers you design for us.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58496700364741212922010-05-07T09:22:30.258-04:002010-05-07T09:22:30.258-04:00I love painting and decorating like this. In our f...I love painting and decorating like this. In our first nursery we painted three Beatrix Potter murals. Last year when we moved into a temporary apartment. I wanted the kids to be excited about their room (which they had to share.) So I got some of those vinyl stickers. Just different sizes of 'dots' in all different shades and put them randomly on the walls then all different colors of Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83452862374722087572010-05-07T09:08:12.327-04:002010-05-07T09:08:12.327-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22766517305797315612010-05-07T09:08:10.862-04:002010-05-07T09:08:10.862-04:00Angela, after I did the big makeovers on my kids r...Angela, after I did the big makeovers on my kids rooms, I helped some of my friends do it too.<br /><br />We did one girls room with water halfway up filled with dolphins and then a pink and purple sky with a sunset.<br /><br />We also did an accent wall in a boys room that looks like a wall sized shark tank.<br /><br />My friend Angela sketched the dolphins and sharks. I'm just not that goodDina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68499426097947521172010-05-07T09:05:56.149-04:002010-05-07T09:05:56.149-04:00Deb, I've always wanted to try something like ...Deb, I've always wanted to try something like that tile idea, but would probably start with something simple like a coffee table. The broken dishes sound really beautiful.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60930579045059537132010-05-07T08:22:03.485-04:002010-05-07T08:22:03.485-04:00That is an awesome bathroom! I did something simil...That is an awesome bathroom! I did something similar in my son's bedroom (sans spongebob) and made it an underwater room by streaking dark denim waves over a light blue and then using fish stickers and water bubbles and whatnot. :)Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76386146402089207842010-05-07T08:16:00.741-04:002010-05-07T08:16:00.741-04:00Great job on the post and the paint, Dina!
I'...Great job on the post and the paint, Dina!<br /><br />I've done about every type of wall decorating/painting I can think of but have not yet done 'words'. I love what you chose.<br /><br />I have one accent wall in my living room that my friends and I painted as a team. Everyone had a sponge with a slightly different shade of sky blue and we got to work. Yes, I know...sponge painted Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com