During an attempt at an afternoon nap, I became fixated on the empty wall-space above my headboard. I thought of the wall-decals at Hobby Lobby, but I didn’t want to spend $25 on wall-space that I should just be content with. Then, I thought about the uses of contact paper on a white wall. This idea didn’t seem ideal because contact paper would not correctly stick to the wall. When I finally decided my plan, I immediately drove to Wal-Mart for supplies, or rather ONE supply: Foam Board!
My design was to create a Zebra picture for above our bed. My aim has been to create a more modern bedroom to compensate for some of my traditional/vintage apartment decor. I purchased black folding foam board ($8) and gathered scissors and contact paper. What an easy project!
The trick was to cut out lines that weren’t to curvy but not to straight either. It helped to use a picture of zebra print from my phone as a reference. I laid the strips of un-peeled contact paper onto the foam board before peeling them.
Sometimes Zebra print is over-done and it probably won’t be in style for forever, so I’m glad I only spent $8 and 30 minutes on this project!
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Anna that looks amazing! Great job!
Wow woman! How creative, it turned out great!
Wow! It seems very simple way to make one. It turned out fantastic!! I’m in love with animal prints. I’m wondering if we can make leopard. I’ve done DIY projects and posted on http://www.makemania.com Hop on and swap DIY ideas and feel free to promote your blog!
Thank you Sophia! I love animal prints too, it seems like a stencil would be ideal for trying out a leopard print. Let me know if you ever try it out!
Awesome project!!! ha ha…i guess it won’t be too hard to create a leopard print also..