Sunday, February 5, 2012

Betsy McCall Fireplace

Start with the hearth, I say! I stole a little bit of time this weekend to address the fireplace in my Betsy McCall house, which is in a large living area just begging for some renovation.

I was inspired to use some very unusual textured paper that I bought at Lee's Art Shop in New York City -- even the checkout dude was like "Now this one is cool!!" I thought it looked like stone and I do think it does the trick. I am going for warm, ethnic, crafty (and vintage) vibe here...I added some graphically strong paper from the Paper Source for the walls. I debated about this for a while and decided to go for it. Not sure what is going on the other two walls -- any ideas?





I only had a small amount of time to work on this over the weekend because I am working on a miniature styling job for a major book publisher! It's very exciting and extremely fun, and I hope to share more details once things are farther along and my work is finalized (and I can talk about it).

Stay tuned and wish me luck...!

The time it took me: 1-1/2 hours over the course of the weekend.
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10 comments:

  1. JaieFebruary 5, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    I'd go with a solid on the other walls, and then use die cut pieces in the opposing color (black or white) to be wall decorations. maybe even get some tiny LEDs and backlight them. No idea if I'm explaining that well at all, but maybe laser cut wood ina modern shape that can sit slightly away from the wall to be more 3 dimensional.

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  2. HeatherFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Oh wow, it looks amazing!!!

    I have some of that paper in red... lol... not quite fitting for posh house styling XD But your use of it is amazing!!!

    Your stuff is really, really amazing.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    Yay!! i like "TOP SEKRIT" tasks XD Can't wait for your reveal! ^ ^

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  4. MiniAussieFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    Wow that looks awesome! Love the choice of textured paper - what a great find :)

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  5. callsmallFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Wow, Jaie! Awesome ideas! I love the die cut concept, and I do think plain is the way to go. :)

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  6. callsmallFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Hi, Heather! Thanks! I didn't realize that paper came in red too. It's very cool, I think.

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  7. callsmallFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    Hee, hee, Cindy! Hopefully, I can share more soon, and fingers crossed that all goes smoothly.

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  8. callsmallFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    Thanks, much, Mini Aussie! Glad you like it!

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  9. KathiFebruary 11, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Hi! The loft kit went together in minutes. Easy!
    I'm really liking your black and white graphic paper. Love the textured paper too.
    Decisions, decisions... that's the hard part!
    Congratulations on your new project! Can't wait to see it. :D

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  10. callsmallFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks, Kathi! I ordered one. I love the paper too...it was a bit pricey for a sheet, but one sheet does the trick!

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