Using items I already had I incorporated:

  • Layers
  • Texture
  • Contrast
  • Color


It looked like this last week. But it was missing some umph.


It started out with a pretty but pipsqueaky little raised embellishment. So I made a tiny nail hole and hung a wood carving over it to bulk it up a little.


Here’s the before.


Here’s what I added. I wonder what it will look like next week.

Wait till I show you the 5 minute fireplace surround upgrade tomorrow–it changed the whole room.