WRITING ON THE WALL: CREATING UNIQUE ART IN YOUR HOME

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Oct 1

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“We live by the belief that there's no better place for experimentation + creativity than your home. It's our little lab + playground for all things creative - design, art, music, books, etc.!”

-Michel Van Devender

Looking for a fun, imaginative way to personalize and inject soul into your home? How about writing or drawing on your walls? Did I hear a gasp? Just to clarify, not all of your walls (unless that's your jam), but designating one wall or a small area in your home.

Many of you may cringe when I mention writing or drawing on your walls. I know, I know, there's definitely a risk associated with this. What if you make a mistake? What if you don't like it? I've always been one of those people who operates with the attitude if it doesn't work, I'll just paint over it! Nothing is truly permanent, right? After all, I've repainted rooms multiple times when I couldn't get the color exactly the shade or depth I envisioned in my mind. It's all part of the creativity and experimentation of design.

In our modern houses, I've really grown to love white walls and the blank canvas they provide for creativity and artwork. In my previous life, every room in our house was different, either painted a color or wall papered in various patterns (This Old House of Mine). A different form of creativity for sure. I still love seeing those homes out there, but personally evolved into loving mostly white walls, or at least for now! The white wall is the perfect place to put your paint and/or markers and imagination to work.

When we were planning and designing the spaces for our new house, I knew I wanted to designate a wall where we could write and draw. Our side entry mudroom ended up being the perfect spot. It's a small area we frequent as we come and go in and out our side door, the place where we drop our belongings in cabinets and place our shoes in bins. It's been a fun family project, each of us adding to the wall. Whether it's an inspirational quote or phrase, a doodle or sketch, we've all contributed a little something. It is still a work in progress that will continue to evolve over time, as the wall art grows, and we fill in the gaps. And, when I walk in our side door, seeing the wall just makes me happy!

Honestly, there's nothing quite like handing your kids some permanent markers and letting them have at it, with your blessing! This actually makes me laugh as we spent so many years trying to keep our sons from writing and drawing on our interior walls. I may even recall having to repaint a wall after one of our little guys went to town with a box of his beloved Crayolas. And now, here we are many years later embracing this form of wall art.

So if you're looking for a creative alternative for your walls, writing or drawing could be a fun way to infuse a different type of art to a room or space. Whether you love writing, drawing or graffiti, you can adapt to suit your interior style and make it personal to you and your family. The below inspiration includes some great examples of how this can be done successfully.

What do you think? Yay or nay on this one?

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P.S. If you have young children who do not understand the concept of writing or drawing here, but not here, this may NOT be a good idea. Your littles could end up writing and drawing on all of the walls in your home!