Painting A Wall Mural Of Trees Alongside Chalk & Paint

When Yansy sent us her remarkable forest-inspired bedroom makeover we could not wait to share the play by play. Here is her letter:

I hoped to share with you my wrapped up master bedroom since you were the inspiration behind the Forest Wall. I would enjoy to know what you both think of it. Of course I borrowed the idea from your old dining room chalk project. But instead of doing chalk and sealer I simply used white chalk to trace the pattern on the wall and painted over it instead. I did not copy the pattern from anywhere (it is something I came up with and that is likely why it took me 5 hrs from start to finish). I would suggest that people use chalk first as opposed to going right to paint, that way they can make sure that they are glad with the end result (strong idea folks!). After months of trying to come up with things to do in this room (and since the wallpapers I like cost a small fortune) I chose to create my own. I must say I am quite pleased with the way it turned out! Thanks for the inspiration! -Yansy

Here is the room before the big makeover:

And here is the same space after Yancy’s excellent Hands-on Forest Wall:

Is not that an amazingly lovely bedroom to retire to after a long day? Thanks so much for sending the vivid before and after photos our way Yansy! What do you folks think? Do you enjoy how she created her own wallpaper of sorts for a fraction of the cost? Oh and do not forget to drop in on her journal to learn more about her project from start to finish!