Testing A Sharpie Accent On The Half Tub Wall Design

Right here’s what the painted stencil design appeared like initially…

It was fairly, nevertheless it simply didn’t seem like something particular to me. And it very a lot appeared like a stenciled wall. However after including the black Sharpie marker element, it went from wanting like an apparent stencil to wanting like wallpaper. Right here’s what it seems like at the moment…

See how the black Sharpie marker added numerous dimension to the design?

So remembering that, a number of individuals thought that I ought to give {that a} attempt on the toilet partitions earlier than I determine to scrap the wall design altogether. Right here’s what the wall design appeared like earlier than this little experiment. It’s a colourful sq. spiral design that I taped off and hand painted. It was a really tedious undertaking, for certain!

I don’t remorse doing this design in any respect. I’ve been capable of take pleasure in it for not less than a few years now, however I’m simply wanting one thing just a little extra daring and colourful. I do know that sounds loopy if you’re this design up shut and it seems very daring and colourful…

However if you step again and take a look at it from a distance (and even when standing within the again entry of the studio), the design turns into extra pale and loses a few of that colourful boldness.

I didn’t actually have something to lose by making an attempt the Sharpie marker accents since I had already determined that I used to be going to maneuver on to the following concept anyway (most likely colourful vertical stripes). So I simply picked a spot on the aspect wall, and went for it.

It’s very exhausting to inform what influence it would have from such a small pattern, however I did like the best way it appeared with the black accents. And I did like how the black tied in with the brand new vainness shade.

So I stored going in order that I might see a bigger pattern and see if I might get an concept of what influence it might have when finished on the entire design on all 4 partitions…

In contrast to the music room partitions, the place there was a really clear and apparent distinction between the non-Sharpie components of the partitions and the Sharpie components of the partitions, I wasn’t feeling like this was making a huge impact on the toilet partitions. Right here’s an “in progress” view of the music room partitions. See how big the influence was on these partitions?

I imply, that may be a drastic distinction! That middle half with the black accents virtually appears to leap out at you. It seems three-dimensional in comparison with the remainder of the wall.

However on the toilet partitions, the black was getting misplaced within the design, little question as a result of this can be a multi-color design, the place the music room partitions simply had two gentle and impartial colours on them to start with.

I did go on and perform a little massive extra, however I ended after I had about half of the aspect wall finished. As hopeful as I used to be that it might work and make the massive distinction in right here that it made on my music room partitions, I simply don’t assume it would.

I’m glad I attempted it, although! A minimum of now I do know for certain. And I do like to experiment with concepts, so I don’t think about this a waste of time in any respect.

Nevertheless it appears to me that the important thing to success with the black Sharpie trick is to begin with a stenciled design that’s finished with neutrals. That’s the place you’ll get probably the most influence, and probably the most return in your effort and time. That’s to not say that it received’t work in any respect on a extra colourful design, however the influence goes to be misplaced a bit.

So I’m going to maneuver on to Plan B — vertical stripes. I googled “colourful vertical stripe wallpaper” yesterday, and one of many very first search outcomes actually impressed me. It was this wallpaper mural from Photowall.

I don’t plan to make use of that precise wallpaper. First, the colours are incorrect. My mural doesn’t have numerous yellow. In reality, I’m unsure if it has any in any respect. And likewise, I can’t actually see myself utilizing “stripes” which are so haphazard. For somebody who likes issues to be neat, clear, organized (in design, not essentially in life normally 😀 ), sq., straight, and tailor-made like I do, that’s a bit too “baby’s art work” for me.

However I’m very impressed by the daring colours, and I do like the concept of random width vertical stripes. It’s the colourful boldness of that wallpaper that evokes me, and I can envision it on these partitions. I believe one thing colourful and daring like that might look wonderful in that tiny studio toilet!