Wednesday, May 25, 2011

DIY Trellis Wall

I am super excited about the project I'm sharing with you today! My friend Shellilee is the DIY queen. She always has a project on the go and doesn't seem to ever sit still. A bit of an energizer bunny! She shares my love of white and isn't afraid to paint anything. Seriously. She'll paint anything! I'm pretty sure spray paint is her best friend!:)

A while ago, she was lamenting about her staircase. It had ugly pink carpet and there was a huge empty wall in her staircase that was keeping her up at night. Should she do a large gallery wall? Wallpaper it? Stencil it? In the end, she decided to do a large trellis pattern using painter's tape. She send me some before and after pictures and I just had to share. Check out the pink walls and carpet!

Before:

The carpet was removed (apparently a huge job which included lots of staple and glue removal. Not fun).
The railing and the stairs got a coat of paint. So much better:)


But the large wall was still weighing on her mind. So she coaxed her husband into helping her tape out a trellis pattern on the wall. I can't imagine that this was an easy task!



Then, a coat of grey paint and off came the tape!


Isn't it awesome?




Lots of work but miles away from where it began. I'm telling you, this girl has vision!
Love it Shellilee!

49 comments:

  1. That looks amazing! I have scrap booking paper that looks just like that wall! Haha I love the black steps and white rises.! She is a master!! :)

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  2. What an amazing transformation. It looks like a brand new staircase!!

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  3. i love that! i have ateeny wall something like that would be perfect for.

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  4. that is fantastic! looks like a lot of work, but totally worth it.

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  5. wow, she not only has vision, but talent as well. I pretty sure that my trelis would not look like hers!

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  6. Wow that looks great! I'd love to hear more about the stair makeover :-)

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  7. Wow- amazing transformation! What a great before and after. Your friend has talent- the trellis pattern is done perfectly!

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  8. That wall and staircase looks marvelous! Your friend did a great job. Love it.


    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  9. Amazing! So much inspiration to spruce up my own home thanks to your fabulous posts! keep them coming!
    www.threegoodgrapes.blogspot.com

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  10. Wow! Such a change. I wonder if the grey paint bled into the lines at all??

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  11. Pretty, pretty, pretty! Love the trellis wall - what a great idea! Looks like she used Frog Tape too - can't go wrong with that glorious product!

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  12. Looks amazing -- all of it! Such a drastic (in a very good way) change from the pink!

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  13. So settle,but soo.. impactful! Very nicely done.

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  14. unbelievable! it looks amazing. If I would have seen this before we re-did our stairs I might have done things a bit differently :)

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  15. That looks amazing! What a difference!

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  16. Very cool!! There is no comparison!!

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  17. That is an amazing transformation! What a talented friend!!

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  18. Looks awesome - and yes, spray paint can be your best friend :)

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  19. This is spectacular and so inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing with us. xo, Abby

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  20. Wow - that looks great! Amazing what you can do with some paint and imagination.

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  21. Oh my - that is awesome! The white paint in itself did wonders for the stairway but the trellis - awesome!

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  22. Oh gosh! This is absolutely fantastic!!

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  23. That is so beautiful! Love it!

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  24. WOW!!! That is night and day different! Looks amazing :)

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  25. Before and After greatness! Well done.

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  26. Wow! It looks so fabulous now ♥

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  27. Knowing Shellilee personally, she has transformed her house from that of a peasant, to that of a prince!!! The staircase looks fantastic!! You should see the rest of the place!! Beautiful!! Hardwork, creativity and abit of risk taking has paid off!! Love it!!

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  28. I can't imagine how long it took to make this transformation. Her hard work certainly paid off, it looks gorgeous!

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  29. That looks so so good. Thanks for the inspiration. I too have a large, totally boring stairwell wall that needs something. Hmmmm.

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  30. I love this! What talent and what an amazing transformation!

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  31. Holy cow! That's a serious transformation. It looks stunning!

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  32. what a difference. It really turned out lovely.

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  33. This is such a dramatic before and after! Love the changes.

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  34. Amazing transformation! Good job Shellilee!

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  35. That is seriously a stroke of genius...I can't believe what a huge difference taking out that ugly carpet and a coat of paint can make, it looks amaaaaazing! Happy Memorial Day, girlie!

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  36. WOW. I don't know that I would be this ambitious, but it turned out beautifully!!

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  37. Holy transformation! I love the trellis wall but I REALLY love what she did with the staircase! Gorgeous!

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  38. genius!!!! just thinking about figuring out the tape part makes my head hurt!!

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  39. woah, this is so amazing and looks so easy!

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  40. Having toured Shellilee's house before the transformation began and then again once it was completed, I can attest to all the work she put into every detail. You really should have her do a guest post and let her share what an amazing job she did. She really is the energizer bunny!

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  41. looks SO good! I've removed carpet on stairs too. It SUCKS. So many staples, it was ridiculous.

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  42. Wow!!! That is so fabulous! I LOVE it. What a difference!

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  43. Wow! That is really something amazing!

    It looks so modern, as opposed to those ugly pink monstrosities she had before.

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  44. Wow! That is really something amazing! It looks so modern, as opposed to those ugly pink monstrosities she had before.

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  45. If possible could you share the paint color?

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