World Map Wall Painting
I’m in love with Madison’s World Map Wall Painting! Now that I finished installing the wood floors and all the trim is back in place, I think it looks awesome. I’m tempted to put my office back in here! LOL
Madison Googled “World Map”, found one she liked and we used a projector to trace it. Then we painted it by hand. All three of us spend most of last weekend with little artist brushes on this baby! 🙂
As you can see, there is more in store for this wall. I think, as is, it WOULD be a really cool backdrop for an office. But we’re going to make it a really cool girl’s room.
What else did I cross off my To-Do list for this room? Re-texture, paint, lights, fan, floors, baseboards, door casing and feature wall (mostly).
…as opposed to most that are not even started and a couple that are mostly done.Feeling really good about one COMPLETELY done room after a year in this house. LOL
I have to warn you not to expect anything that would hold up in a Social Studies class! LOL (I’m already getting comments on Facebook. Oiy!)
Thank you Letti.
I mix up some joint compound to the consistency of thick pancake batter then use a large trowel to coat the wall. It doesn’t take a thick layer. I generally end up doing two layers to get it smooth. You may not be going for smooth though. Maybe you want a California texture (I call it hand troweled) where you want a little texture here and there? Just depends on what you want it to look like. Getting it perfectly smooth is a little tricky. Just make sure you use a work light to wash the wall with light so you can see everything. After you prime, you’ll probably find some areas that need a little more attention. I usually do anyway. 🙂
Thanks Wendy. We’re loving it.
Love it! I just showed this to my 14 yr-old daughter. She thought it would be so cool to stick thumb tacks into the wall to show all the places you’ve been. Just more holes in the walls! Haha, fortunaly most of hers would be easy to find in the US.
Can’t wait to see the finished product!