Waldorf Lazuring children's walls? - Page 2

[E&Gmommy]

OMG that a beautiful effect. I'm going to have to try it out, or at lease something like that.

[treehugginhippie]

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[pjlioness]

Yeah, I would love to do this to our guys' playroom that will eventually be their bedroom (still co-sleeping, here). Ds1's favorite color is yellow and ds2's is red, so an orange/peach color would probably go over well.

[AngelBee]

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[Treasuremapper]

I am thrilled. MDC is so wonderful. Last night I learned about survival. Tonight I am learning about lazuring walls, a concept I never even knew existed, even though I love the look more than any other I have seen.

This is what I have been looking for.

[Treasuremapper]

What kind of room decor would you use for the rest of the room to give a Waldorf bedroom sort of feel? I am trying to expose my daughters to some furniture and decor alternatives to their first beloved choice (white with painted pink roses and crystal knobs from Rooms to Go, advertised heavily here).

I can see artwork and such at our local Waldorf school, but what about furniture -- real furniture that has a magical feel to it and is reasonably priced? I prefer something that will work up through the teenage years, but I am getting more flexible every day.

[CorbinsMama]

I really don't see a reason that you couldn't use regular latex paint. I mean, if you're trying to get this effect without buying expensive, special paint. You could also keep watch over the "oops" bin of paint and try to find colors that would work.

I have painted lots of walls and have also done faux painting. To get this effect all you need are two colors of wall paint, a sponge, and some water. If you apply the paint with a wet sponge you will get a nice wash of color. If you find that the color is too saturated, you can spritz it with a spray bottle of water and then rub the sponge over it.

When we get a house and can actually paint things again, I would love to do the baby-to-be's room like this.

[CorbinsMama]

Originally Posted by inezyv

What kind of room decor would you use for the rest of the room to give a Waldorf bedroom sort of feel?

Waldorf uses more natural tone woods like unfinished pine:

http://www.rosiehippo.com/categorysu...&subdeptid=502

http://www.waldorfresources.org/gall...playstands.php

IKEA has some nice stuff or you could try an unfinished furniture place locally.

And then there's the playsilks that go so beautifully with the Lazure painting: http://www.willowtreetoys.com/category/8/?s=15&p=2

HTH!

[Theloose]

show and tell!

[CorbinsMama]

Originally Posted by whoMe

show and tell!

Waaaaah! I wanna see, but the page never loads. :-(

[Treasuremapper]

Can we have a new linky? I can't get it to load, either.

[Theloose]

sorry, my internet went out last night, all better...

[SugarAndSun]

This may be the answer to our family bedroom woes.

I am thinking that I am going to find some cheap clearance fabric for curtains first and then hit the oops rack at Home Depot and hope for a match. I would love to make a patchwork quite. I have never quilted before. Maybe I can make it out of old clothes since I am in the act of purging.

The link didn't work for me either... I'd love to see a pick though.

[cyrusmama]

Originally Posted by whoMe

show and tell!

That is beautiful. Do you have pictures of the rest? Are you done? I love the way it looks. Byw, which room is this? Are you doing only certain rooms or all of them?

[SugarAndSun]

Wow! This thread has inspired me. I think I am going to do this in the faily bedroom. I am also going to make a big frame out of trim above the family mattress and have put ds1's and ds2's hand prints all over inside it (good luck to me). Now I just have to choose colors.

I am thinking....

green and blue

or

terracotta and yellow

[runes]

wow, whome, that looks awesome, can't wait to see the finished wall!

i had never heard of this technique before reading about it in this thread, it's so cool!

[sincitymama]

I have never heard of htis before and suddenly I am in love :

This may be a perfect solution for our entire downstairs, all open, high ceilinged blinding white walls. I could pick a general color 'scheme' and graduate it htrough different areas, rathe rthan pick one solid color for ht ewhole space or try to artificially break it up.....hmmmm......

Thanks so much for the inspiration!

[sincitymama]

Oh hey, is htis easier or mor ecomplicated than setting up for a regular paint job? I assume I still have to go through all the pita stuff of taping off doorways and all. I hate that part

[CorbinsMama]

Originally Posted by SarahNH

Oh hey, is htis easier or mor ecomplicated than setting up for a regular paint job? I assume I still have to go through all the pita stuff of taping off doorways and all. I hate that part

Me too! But, yeah, I would tape it. Since you're going to be using a sponge or something like it, the chances of splashing on the trim or ceilings is pretty high!

But you won't need rollers or brushes.

[SugarAndSun]

Originally Posted by SarahNH

Oh hey, is htis easier or mor ecomplicated than setting up for a regular paint job? I assume I still have to go through all the pita stuff of taping off doorways and all. I hate that part

I am thinking it will be easier though since it's not an exact science. Every spot doesn't have to be covered, etc. Keep a wet towel to wipe anypaintoff the trim. I have brand new carpet in the room I am doing it in so I am a little nervous. I also havea toddler so that makes me even more nervous.

I can't find any info on colors. Anyone have any suggestions. Also, do you think it is really necessary to do the top glazeor is that just if you are using special paints (which I would love to buy... but we are broke).