Decorative Sponging on My Accent Wall
by Yelena Kublitski
(Galloway, NJ)
Accent Wall in My Living Room
My living room already had a focal point - the fireplace with some interesting architectural structure surrounding it.
But I wanted to offset those elements even more, so I added some gold to the mantle carving, and painted the "pillars" in tan, which I picked out from the upholstery, lace window treatments and the decorative stones on the fireplace.
For painting the accent wall I used the same blue color that is on the rest of the walls (although it looks lighter in the photo, because of the flash). Then I sponged on the tan color over the blue, which gave the wall the look of texture, the effect I wanted.
Now I just need to replace this old ceiling fan, which is a real eyesore to me (I found the one I like already, it's dark wood). And of course the wall is begging for some artwork, which I already have but it needs to be framed.
Other than that, the room now looks very pulled together color-wise, when viewed as a whole.
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