Walls with Character

I cant stop talking about walls…. Can I?? You’ve seen my peacock wall… which is my all time favourite… This one… ‘My Wall of Frames’… *smiles* is another special one… Close to my heart!! ... coz I’m not someone who can easily put two frames on one wall… I’d rather paint, than drill and hang!!! Do you have the same feeling??




This one took a while to prepare…. a long time to comfort my heart… that a few holes in the wall only mean a beautiful wall… *smiles* Then came the decision of which wall to do this with?? The wall that we choose had a/c & light controls… How do we incorporate that into a frame wall??




A true labour of love… from start to finish!! All the photographs are clicked by ‘moi’ during our holiday to Jaipur last year and of course some of my favourite photographs… The first step was deciding what I really wanted to do with the wall…. Then the hunt for frames began!! Once I had all the frames… I printed the photographs… Then laid them out of the floor… the way they’d be finally on the wall… That started a series of arranging, re-arranging, viewing… viewing from different angles.. and finally… this is what came out of it….




Oh… The lovely traditional door …. That you see is an exquisite piece of work… artistic and intricate!! I needed something to hide the light switches and the a/c controls on this wall… So off I went hunting for a perfect door… When I saw this…. In my favourite antique shop in Karama… my jaw nearly dropped!! I simply had to buy it….




The wall came together bit by bit…. The individually hand picked frames, the colourful frames, the tambourine, the door, the photographs… Each item to suit the tones & hues.. not only of the pictures but of the room they are housed in as well…



Do you know what’s behind the piece de resistance – that tambourine? Do you?? Take a wild guess?? The A/C controls… Don’t you think that’s a fantastic idea?? Take a closer look and you’ll see them… the door hanging conceals the light switches and the tambourine conceals the a/c controls…

What do you think? Ideas… suggestions… comments… scope for improvement?? Bring it on!!

Linking into a few blog parties..

Wall Project 2

I’ve always dreamt of a Bollywood wall… My cousin went hunting in Mumbai for these posters… and I was thrilled to see them… I’d open them, stare at them, wonder where it would look perfect…. then pack them up again…

When the Film Fare ME office offered us their walls… I was super thrilled!! Couldn’t think of a more perfect place for my posters… We painted the wall an earthy colour…. This was the easy task…

Then stuck posters on the wall… We arranged them on the floor first… then stuck them up with double sided tape….

All in all … a lot of fun.. and a fulfilment that I simply cant explain!! The finished wall… simply is my type!! The kind I always dreamt of…

I'm linking in to these fabulous link parties!

Do you like it?? Any scope for improvement? Let me know…. I’d love to do one of these at home… but cant seem to find an appropriate wall… *smiles*

Walls with Character ~ Rose

I know.. I know!!! The walls with character series… was my Jan-Feb feature… I know!!! But what to do…. I still have a few more walls to show you… And coz I simply love walls so much…. I think I’ll carry this feature on for the rest of the year *smiles* Will you be bored??



This is the cutest wall I’ve ever seen…. One Christmas Rose thought her walls looked rather bare… so went ahead and painted these stick men with Santa hats on….



This wall is effortlessly gorgeous…. A little black paint… a little red paint…. a few ideas… and you’ve got extremely creative wall!!



Here is a wall that anyone could accomplish in their home…. You don’t have to be an artist of any kind!! No excuses for not being creative… really…



Do you think you can be as creative??



Show off your gorgeous walls.... Email me on torresp27@hotmail.com

Walls with Character ~ Shruti

Have you seen the craftiest blog ~ Mindful Meandering…. Here is featuring Shruti’s walls with character….

When we bought our apartment we wanted one room to be kept absolutely empty for Lil P to play in. We kept the floor area clear of any toys or furniture as she was still a crawling toddler back then.

But we also wanted the room to be fresh and colourful. My daughter loves flowers & butterflies. We wanted to incorporate that in a room that was entirely hers.

We bought vinyl wall decals and put them up on the walls ourselves. It took us 2 hrs to set it up and my daughter loved it. Though we no longer stay in that house and had to (unfortunately) leave the wall decals as is, I'm happy to have our tenant's daughter enjoy the same room now.

Isn't that the cutest??? What do you think?

Walls with Character ~ Anu

Hello my lovelies.... this series of 'in the spot light'... was meant to finish by end of Feb... however, I've got a few more walls to show you... so this will blend into March as well... *smiles*... The intention was also to complete two walls at home before this series ended... .. However, that's now a dream... So when I get it done.. *sigh*... 'when'!!... I'll talk about this later...

Today I'm showing you... Anu's wall... overflowing with character... She blogs at a fleeting glimpse!! ~ Over to Anu!!

Both hubby and I are huge fans of comics, starting with Tintin and Calvin & Hobbes to Frank Miller. So this one wall in our room is pretty much comics all the way! The framed Tintin series is from an old calendar. We cut out the pictures only and had them laminated. Tintin and Asterix postcards are framed. Comics (and some other books) stacked up in the shelf...and there's an Obelix ceramic plate in the shelf on the left.

Now... isn't this fabulous!! Hope all these walls have inspired you to do something in your home... and whenever you do... don't forget to share it with me!! *smiles*

Walls with Character ~ Anjum (Kids room)

You've seen the creative Anjum's living room wall... Now check out what she did for her little baby!! Anjum... you totally rock!!

Over to Anjum

We wanted to make Z a different nursery. Not the typical Winnie the Pooh, Mickey/Minnie or Disney Princesses room. Initially we wanted to paint either stripes or polka dots but after some research we discovered wall decals and were fascinated by the ideas! We found a couple of places in Dubai that do decals but they didn't have what we were looking for so we customer ordered all the decals from the US. We chose to have two decals on opposite walls and littler ones around the room.

Walls with Character ~ Emreen

I simply love it... when people make most of the space or area they have... and create something gorgeous... in their own little way... Here are a few walls from Emreen - who blogs at Liven Things Up ...

These pictures are taken from my parent's home. This is in their bedroom, the picture of the 2 birds sitting on a tree branch are a grouping of tiles, that was selected by me when I was in my school days, and the borders (black, ash and gold combination) are from a different set of tiles..

Here is a close up of the same pic...

These are open shelves (thick glass cut in the shape of arc) placed between two walls, where a vase with artificial flowers is placed..

Actually these shelves are placed 1 feet below the ceiling in the living room, dining room etc..., so that they dont consume any space and can be used for displaying anything of your interest....

Walls with Character ~ Anjum

When I first saw this wall I couldn’t help but think that it was bubbly, fun and full of life.

This deliciously cozy set-up belongs to an old college friend Anjum, who has always been a creative soul - do you see it in this room?

The splashes of color in the table cloth, the chair cushion, the knick knacks on the decorative shelves..gorgeous!

But the wall is one of my favorites bits of her home *smiles* Anjum and her hubby have covered it in comic strips of her favorites, ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ – I loved the idea and can’t wait to try it out as well.

Imagine having your morning cuppa at that table and smiling to yourself as you read off the wall – what a great way to start the day!

Anjum says ~

Here we wanted to do something different on the wall, something other than just painting. The idea began with old newspapers, then old advertisements and then one day I said hey, why don't we use my C&H books and make a comic strip wall. I'd read the books a million times over!!

Walls with Character is in the spotlight till the end of February... so do send in your entries.. We'd love to see what you've done to your walls...

Walls with Character ~ Rohini

…. I’m not going to say much at all… I’ll let the pictures do all the talking… .Here is a home… where not only the walls… but the cushions, the frames, the candles, EVERYTHING… simply start talking to you!! Over to Rohini for more ~~

I am a software professional turned visual artist of Indian origin based in U.S. I am a self -taught artist and work with various media like painting, photography, sketching, mixed media and sculpture.

I live in a tiny rented apartment in Ames, IA. Given the fact that I cannot use nails on my walls, I managed to hang most of my paintings using push pins.

All the wall decor and paintings in my living room are hand-made by me. Most of them are created using recycled materials. I love the idea of transforming everyday trash and mundane into works of art.

The tree is created using yarn/wool and leaves are made using toilet paper rolls and tissue paper.
In the tree pic, you can also find painted toilet paper rolls stuck in a shoe box and Origami shirts made out of scrap paper left overs.

Ice cream sticks/ popsicle sticks are painted and used to make a photo frame

the peacock paisley artwork is created on a poster board using toilet paper rolls, pistacho shells, acrylics and beads.

Here, beer and plastic bottles are recycled using wool.

In this pic you can find recycled bamboo lid beside the cushions.

I also added some mirror embellishments on one of the cushions.

The peacock painting is again created using recycled paper. Paper quilling technique is used for the body.

Aren't you waiting to find out more about Rohini Kummitha and her stunning work!! Go on and check her link... dont forget to leave her a note about her amazing walls...

Walls with Character ~ Kalyani

Hello my lovelies... I only have 10 mins for a quick post today... and I'm guessing it will be like this till about end of April.. *sigh*... I feel as though 2011 is going faster than expected... Anyway... This whole week is dedicated to 'walls with character'.... I've got some gorgeous posts... in store... but sorry... they will all be really quick posts...

Now... over to Kalyani who blogs at Vistas of Life... and her gorgeous walls... and the challenges to make her walls look magical... Do you like the terracotta squirrel... *smiles*

How I wish to do a makeover to the walls in my house ! Staying in company accmodation some times becomes a hurdle and a husband who never finds pleasure in disobedience adds to the pain.

I am a person who tries to get pleasure legally and ethically. None has any problem with my wall art ,infact my little neighbour rushes to help me. It is her weekend wrap up and I enjoy the luxuary of changing the decor everyday.

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Where there is a will there is a way.

Where there is wall there is art ..

Tell her you simply love her enthusiasm... isnt it?? Hope on to Vistas of Life... to know Kalyani a little more... Do you have a wall that we can all talk about?? email me at torresp27@hotmail.com

Walls with Character ~ Bedazzled

In the spotlight for all of February ~ Walls with Character... Don't forget to send in your entries at torresp27@hotmail.com

Here is a wall that truly tells you a story… Living in a rented apartment is no reason not to have a gorgeous wall!! I admire Bhargavi and her zest to create a personal wall…



A bit about the wall-

The wall I've sent you pics of is from our living room. Like I said, I love colour and wanted to get the wall painted red or in some luscious colour. Alas,the landlord didn't want us painting the walls in deep colours, so we had to find some other way of brightening the wall. Another constraint we had was that we couldn't fix too many nails, so out went the idea of hanging lots of wall-art on the wall.

During a visit to the local Homecentre outlet, I discovered the vinyl patterns and knew that the stickers would be perfect for the living room wall. The puppet hanging amidst the flowers is Chi chi :-). I also like shuffling wall hangings at least once in 2-3 months - one of the pics is of a painting we bought from China Town in Singapore. It's one of my favourite places to pick knick-knacks and there simply isn't a thing that you can't buy there.

Do you have a wall that can tell a story?? Do you have the enthusiasm to fill your wall?? Walls with Character is in the spotlight for all of February... so go on... and share pictures of that gorgeous wall... Email me at torresp27@hotmail.com