For each panel, you'll need a cloth dinner napkin. Napkins come in many sizes, so determine how many you'll need and how large they'll have to be to cover the width of your window. Fold one napkin in half diagonally and take a couple of stitches at the corner to hold. Attach a napkin ring (or whatever you've chosen to add weight to the corner) at that point, stitching by hand to secure. (Tip: If you're using solid-color fabric, your stitches are more likely to show than if you're using a print.) To hang your new window treatment, you'll need a tension rod. Simply run the rod through the opening in each napkin, adjust the fullness and hang the rod at the window. Decoupaging Ceramic Tile Jan Lovelace, a DecoArt representative, demonstrates a technique for decoupaging tile using paper napkins. She chooses a napkin that coordinates with the fabric used for the window treatment. Given the type of design on the napkin, there are a couple of approaches that she could take: use the entire area, which is a fruit arrangement with a solid-color border, or use just the fruit design. She chooses the former and decides to apply the design to a group of four tiles, allowing the grout lines to show. - Cut out the design and peel the paper layers apart.
- Carefully cut one design into four squares. (Note: It's a good idea to work with one napkin at a time; otherwise, you could get the squares mixed up and end up with tiles whose designs don't precisely match.)
- Using a wide, flat brush, apply a generous amount of Clear Coat to the four tiles. (Note: There are a variety of products available for a project such as this. Lovelace chose Clear Coat, which can be used on ceramic tile.)
- Place one square at a time on the appropriate tile, patting down with your fingers or a sponge. Check to see that the corners and the design match up and that the grout lines are all equal. If any corners don't adhere, brush additional medium under them and pat down. Any tears in the paper can be painted in with Patio Paint.
- Brush a coat of medium over the papered tiles to seal and smooth the surface. Clear Coat can be smoothed out or left textured. It isn't necessary to get all the bubbles out, unless you prefer a perfectly smooth finish. Apply several coats, allowing at least an hour's drying time between each coat. The tiles will have a washable finish when all the coats have dried thoroughly.
- An alternative to decoupaging wall tiles is to frame individual tiles to hang or stand on an easel. You could also decoupage porcelain plates (for display purposes only).
The Bare Facts: In France lace is the window treatment of choice, but in Holland most homes do not use window treatments.
RESOURCES :
Amerock Corporation
The producers of Bare Walls would like to thank Amerock Corporation for supplying fcabinet hardware for this room makeover.
Amerock Corporation
Website: www.amerock.com
Lillian Vernon
Website: www.lillianvernon.com
GUESTS :
Jan Lovelace
P.O. Box 327
Stanford, KY 40484
Phone: 606-365-3193
Fax: 606-365-9739
Email: paint@decoart.com
Website: www.decoart.com
DecoArt Representative
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