Amélie used a textured effect on her walls that gives an interesting backdrop to decorations or can keep a large expanse of wall from being an eyesore. You can recreate this swept finish using the following steps:
1. Add water to a premixed drywall joint compound until it looks like thick pancake batter.
2. Apply the compound to the wall with a flat trowel.
3. Use a texture comb and sweep the compound into the design you want. It's best to always sweep in the same direction. Experiment with the pressure you use and the length of the sweep to get a design you're happy with!
For more tips on adding texture, check out http://budgetdecorating.about.com/od/usingtexture/a/wall_texture.htm Note the tip to never texture over wallpaper! It can get messy, and then you'll have two jobs... cleaning up the mess and then redoing your walls.
Amélie also used various style and color frames to create an interesting wall design. While these are all high quality frames, keep in mind that any from your local second hand or dollar store will work fine. Don't like the finish? Repaint it or stencil it! You can even paste on an appliqué! If you have a focal color for the room, such as an accent of bright red, this is a nice place to incorporate that color. Just don't go overboard! I think the most important thing to remember is spacing. The design will look cluttered if they are too close together, yet put them too far apart and they won't look like a set anymore. I suggest using Amélie's design as an example. There's about two or three inches in between each frame.
I hope you've enjoyed these tricks! Thank you to Amélie for letting me share these ideas!
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