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15 Decorative Painting Ideas: Walls, Floors, and Furniture

Painting is a quick and affordable way to liven up your home. From decorative painting ideas for kitchen walls to adding visual interest to your bathrooms, we rounded up these ideas to help inspire your next home decor project.

1. Paint a Colorful Patchwork Floor

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A ho-hum foyer can become a focal point if you have a few paint leftovers and a bright idea. Armed with five half-full cans of interior latex, Arlene and Seth Perlmutter pictured a patchwork quilt opened up on the floor, but finding the right proportions for a 4½-by-13-foot space required some tinkering. "The rows had to be at least four squares across to give the pattern symmetry and proportion," Arlene says.

After cleaning the floor, Arlene taped off 13-inch squares, allowing partial squares to bump up against the thresholds at each end. She painted most of the squares the same color as the walls. Then she worked her way down the hall, using a 2-inch painter's brush and four other shades—deep blue, brick red, bright red, and teal green—in a semirandom fashion, as if stitching together fabric scraps. The elongated petals, in white, went down with the help of a hand-cut Mylar stencil. Their alternating red and blue centers bring order to the patchwork.

The whole design got a protective top coat of amber-tinted shellac. It's kept the floor pristine despite foot traffic and pets.

2. Roll On Faux Bricks

Photo by Jeremy Samuelson

Replacing an old concrete path with natural stone or cast pavers is always a good way to go, but it can also require loads of cash. So instead of repaving, give your walkway a face-lift—with paint. Sweep the surface, then prime it with a concrete resurfacer, like Rust-Oleum's Epoxy Shield. Let dry; then, starting in one corner, use a 4-inch roller to create a "brick" with a terra-cotta-hued concrete paint. Paint another one below it, and so on, to make a border; repeat along the other side. Fill the space in between with a running bond pattern of 8-inch bricks. Don't worry about keeping them exactly the same size or the lines pin-straight; imperfections make the design realistic.

Let dry, then watch visitors do a double take as they walk toward your door.

3. Add Drama With an Oversized Pattern

Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

For a one-of-a-kind look that is more personal than wallpaper, grab some blackboard chalk and start sketching. In the dining room shown here, Brian Carter hunted up a swirly floral wallpaper pattern to adapt as a larger, looser drawing. Then, using tracing paper, he copied the biggest shapes, stripping away the small stuff. Finally, he transferred his drawing to the walls, stepping up the scale dramatically for a fresh, whimsical effect.

His oversized flowers, tendrils, and leaves never repeat, making them even more dynamic as they travel around the room, bumping up against the trim. Other tools of his trade include a chalk line to create a grid on the walls and an artist's round brush for maximum control when making curving lines. The paint itself is regular interior latex. Carter recommends trying out this technique in a little powder room, where it's easy to take a big risk, or in a dining room, adding, "It's a good place to be theatrical since you're mostly there in the evening."

4. Enlarge a Bath with Sideways Stripes

Photo by Jean Allsopp

Big fat stripes would dwarf a small bath—right? Paradoxically, just the opposite is true. "Wide horizontal stripes appear to 'push out' the walls, making the room look larger," says Debbie Zimmer, a color expert at the Paint Quality Institute.

"Choose two hues that are closely related for an 'analogous' scheme," says Zimmer. Pick one (usually the lighter of the two) for the base color and apply two coats. Then measure the wall's height in inches and divide by 5. The resulting number will be the width of your stripes. (If you end up with an awkward fraction, add a little extra to the top and bottom bands to round off the number. ) Measure stripes, mark them using a pencil and a level, then tape them off. Paint top, middle, and bottom stripes with two coats of the deeper color. Finish the room with a few black accents—such as the mirrors shown above—to give the pale wall colors a sophisticated edge.

Benjamin Moore's Moonlight and Rainforest Dew in a semigloss finish help brighten the narrow space. Find closely related hues by consulting a color wheel.

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5. Take Notes with a Chalkboard Calendar

Shown: Most chalkboard paint comes in a classic deep gray. A paint store can lighten a quart by adding white colorant. Back home, dark and light can be blended to get a couple of different shades in between. Photo by Dan Duchars

Remember Harold and the Purple Crayon, the book about the kid who liked to draw on walls? You don't have to be a fan of the book—or even be a kid—to share Harold's compulsion to scribble anywhere you like. Luckily, with the right surface and writing tool, you can erase your scribbles and do it again.

Chalkboard paint isn't new, but creative minds keep coming up with new ways to use it. Consider the dramatic wall calendar shown here. It began with a floor-to-ceiling coat of standard gray chalkboard paint. With the help of a yardstick, squares were drawn in pencil, then taped off. Three-fourths were filled in with different shades of light and medium gray, leaving the remaining squares the same color as the wall.

The hardest part is coordinating the taping: After you paint the first set of squares, pull up the tape, wait a day, and put down a new line of tape to do the next set.

Once it's had a couple of days to cure, the chalkboard should last years. It's the kind of project that might inspire a Harold wannabe to paint erasable surfaces almost anywhere, including tabletops and canisters. Can't quite picture it? Click "Next."

6. Bring Walls to Life With Tiny Twigs

Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

Wall-frame molding can help make a large room feel more intimate, but those rectangles can also be a challenge to work with. Interior designer Meridy King, who likes to give period rooms a contemporary touch, originally decided to simply paint the paneled dining room walls in this Atlanta home a soft French blue with linen-white baseboards and chair rail. Artwork didn't sit right within the frame molding, and wallpaper inserts would have looked too fussy.

But something was still missing, so she turned to local decorative painter Brian Carter to provide the needed finishing touch. The solution came in the form of gentle tree branches, a natural motif for a room with a garden view. He let the branches grow up naturally, as if rooted in the dark oak floor, their leaves bumping up against the wall moldings as if they were framed by windows.

7. Check the Walls with Tone-On-Tone Color

Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

When decorative painter Brian Carter was asked to turn a bland dining room into a magnet for good food and conversation, he instinctively thought of warm tone-on-tone squares. He started out by painting the walls a creamy beige, then applied two shades of tinted glaze (all from Benjamin Moore) to create a pattern of 17-inch squares.

Pro2Pro Tip: “Use chalk to mark off the squares and avoid taping them. Using the chalk lines as your guide will give you a softer look,” Carter says.

After applying a base coat of Philadelphia Cream eggshell latex, he used a measuring tape and chalk line to create his pattern, tweaking it to avoid partial squares. Then, using a 1-inch painter's brush and random strokes, he painted every other square with a mix of 1 part Antique Bronze Impervo Satin to 3 parts Studio Finishes alkyd glaze. The next day, after wiping off stray chalk marks, he lightly painted the entire surface with a mix of 1 tablespoon of Mink Impervo Satin paint per quart of glaze, using a 2½-inch painter's brush and random strokes.

8. Make Odd Seats Look Like a Set

Photo by Courtesy of Bilk Surface Graphics

Love hosting dinner parties and big holiday gatherings, but hate hauling out your collection of mismatched chairs? Before the event arrives, give orphaned chairs with flat backs a cohesive look with a coat of paint and decorative decals in dressed-up furniture styles. The decals go on in a few simple steps (just make sure the surface is clean and smooth before transferring the design) and peel off easily when the look wears thin.

Blik's Classic Chair Backs; about $30 for a set of six; whatisblik.com

9. Use Stamps for Visual Interest

Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

Remember those potato stamps you made in school? Now imagine a less starchy—but no less fun—medium made with a sheet of flexible craft foam and squares of scrap wood. The pattern shown here was applied with two homemade stamps and semigloss paint. Decorative painter Brian Carter who came up with the pattern as a way to enliven a plain white bath painted with Benjamin Moore's White Dove. "The wainscot provides an orderly block of color so that the handprinted pattern can dance above it." A base coat of Benjamin Moore's Hawthorne Yellow serves as the pattern's backdrop.

Carter likes the contrast of a semigloss pattern on a flat base coat. To keep the look loose, he moved across the wall, stamping squares with diamond cutouts at 4-inch intervals in freehand fashion. Then he went back and added smaller circles in the blank spaces. "Try out your pattern on a piece of colored paper, and if you don't like the way it looks, vary the amount of paint on the stamp or make a new one," he says.

View the complete step-by-step instructions at How to Create a Stamped Wall Design.

10. Glaze On a Bamboo Grove

Photo by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

Bamboo has been a popular design motif since the 18th century. But decorative painter Brian Carter had a fresher, cleaner look in mind when he updated this beige bath.

Carter used painter's tape to create 2- to 4-inch-wide striped wall painting with Benjamin Moore's Shaker Beige. "Make the stripes different widths for the most natural look," he says. Starting at the top, he brushed on glaze in sections 9 to 12 inches long, leaving every other one blank—and making sure to offset the sections from one stripe to the next. Once the glaze was dry, he filled in the blank areas, overlapping brush marks to create the nodes. The walls were done in a weekend.

Pro2Pro Tip: “Choose a tint for your glaze that reinforces a color in the room,” Carter says. “The raw umber I chose here brings out the shading in the limestone tile.”

"Oil-based glaze dries slowly, so you can keep the color even and clean up any mistakes," says Carter. Using a 2-inch-wide brush, he created translucent stripes, overlapping glazed sections an inch or so to suggest the nodes on stalks of bamboo.

11. Pick a Pairing to Add a Blast of Color

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The trick to pairing colors, says Mark Chamberlain, a decorative painter and colorist in New York City, is to select hues that are neighbors on the color wheel, a tool that designers use.

Pro2Pro Tip: Chamberlain says, “To give a traditional room a more contemporary look, use two bright colors. For a more conservative pairing, choose softer hues that have gray or brown in them.”

Then keep in mind that warmed-up hues often pair well with cooled-down ones. The two here are Climbing Lily and Limeade from Ralph Lauren Paint. Limeade is a warm, yellowish green; Climbing Lily is a cooler, greenish yellow. Rooms with wainscot naturally lend themselves to the two-related-shades treatment, but you can also create separate color fields by taping off the wall halfway up or adding a chair rail.

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12. Paint a Checkered Floor Design

Photo by Kolin Smith

The burgundy red floor in the master bedroom of Sara and Andrew Taylor's Massachusetts farmhouse didn't fit the fresh and energetic personality of the newlyweds. But refinishing wasn't an option on a limited budget. So to update the space, they painted the floor in a light checked pattern, using beige and white to warm up their cool blue walls. Recently, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers used their techniques to create a similar floor in his own house.

View the complete step-by-step instructions at How to Paint a Floor.

Floor paint: Bay Harbor Beige and Patio White by Benjamin Moore; about $39 per gallon

13. Use Leftovers to Add Charming Details

Photo by Amy Wheaton

While Stephany Kropman was awaiting the birth of son Zane (her sixth child!), she found inspiration for the nursery in a catalog shot of a room with a tree mural. She sketched the tree in chalk first. "If you don't like it, you just wipe and redo." To add dimension to the branches, she hung them with six wood crafts-store birdhouses—one for each of her children—that she painted.

Previous projects had left her with half-full cans of loden green and deep red latex. So after painting the crib wall white, she called on her husband, Scott, for help taping off 8-inch-wide stripes. Still, she says, adding the green stripes was easier than she thought. "The trick is to pull off the tape slowly—at an angle—when the paint is still tacky." Stephany chose a grayish blue for the other walls, tying them to the striped wall with horizontal bands of green and red, plus white polka dots dabbed on in between with the end of an artist's brush handle.

14. Paint Candy-Coated Wainscot Stripes

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To give your walls a dimensional look, start with a neutral base coat, then pick a secondary color that'll pack some punch. Use a pencil, ruler, and plumb line to outline the stripes, suggests New York City-based decorative painter Alison Shapiro. Then, to give them an icing-like translucence, mix one part interior latex paint with two parts latex glaze, and pour it into a small roller tray. "The glaze-paint mix may be different from what you're used to, so practice on some illustration board until you get the right look and can do a stripe in one swipe," Shapiro says.

Roll on the wide stripes, and if your edges are slightly uneven, don't worry too much. You want your work to have a made-by-hand, folk-art quality. Wait a day for the paint to dry, then add the pinstripes with a ½-inch-wide round artist's brush. To introduce a little contrast, use straight color with no glaze for these.

Used here: Whizz Roller System's 2¾-inch roller, $4; Benjamin Moore's Regal Interior latex, about $16; Studio Finishes latex glaze, $8 per quart

15. Spruce Up Stairways With Carpetless Runners

Photo by Di Lewis/EWA Stock Photo Library

This trick-of-the-eye runner looks ambitious, but if you start with ivory-painted stairs, you need only add two black stripes, two yellow stripes, then two rows of triangles and one of squares.

First, calculate the placement of the black and yellow stripes. Section off the black stripes with painter's tape, smoothing the edges with a credit card. Using latex porch and floor enamel and an extra-firm sash brush, paint two thin coats. Next, tape off and paint the yellow stripes, also with two thin coats. The remaining center section will serve as an ivory stripe.

Using flexible posterboard, make templates for the triangles and squares, sizing them so that they climb the risers and wrap the treads. Outline the shapes in pencil and tape them off. "To reduce bleeding in the corners," says Jeffries, "pounce on" the paint, one color at a time, with a stiff, lightly loaded stencil brush. Repeat for two coats.

Finally, protect your work with two coats of polyurethane—one glossy, for durability, and the other matte, for ruglike verisimilitude. Then get ready to climb your stairs in style.

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Drawing stencils, how to use them and ideas for decorating

Las- stencils for painting they serve us endlessly. The first thing that comes to mind is to use them to make patterns on the walls, but there are many more interesting ideas for them. From painting wooden furniture to decorating just about anything you can paint on, whether it's baskets, blinds, fabrics, or wooden storage boxes.

Templates can be bought, but they can also be made to your liking, because we cannot find this particular type pattern or pattern we need to decorate the home. So pay attention to how patterns are used, how to create them, and ideas for decorating with these patterns, because there are a lot of them.

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How to make DIY stencils

0005 we have a lot of materials . From rigid paper such as cardboard to plain paper, wood, metal and other materials. Of course, the easiest way to do this is on cardboard, since we can all easily find it in stores. It's also stiff and wide enough to keep the paint from going over to the other side. This material also has a quality that we can work well with because it is very malleable. We can also use EVA rubber which has become very popular to make these templates last longer if we are going to use them again. For single use, we can use paper. nine0003

We have to use the cutter with maximum precision, to make the pattern perfect even if it has small details. The cutter can cut cardboard or styrofoam well. In the case of creating templates from other materials, we may need tools, although of course these templates will be much more durable, but they are more difficult to obtain.

How to use templates

Using these templates is very easy. Important select the exact site in which we will color the pattern. The best we can do is stick it with painter's tape if we haven't used sticker-style paper, which makes it easier for us. It is important that the paint is not very liquid and especially use a small amount so that it runs down and ruins the drawing.

with tape we will stick well to pattern on the wall or on the surface to be painted. There are several ways to paint, as we can do it with a sponge, for a worn effect, or with a spray, which is easier, but you must be careful when spraying so as not to paint on the outside. In the case of a spray, rather large templates should be used. We can also do this with a more traditional style roller. It all depends on the surface that we have to paint. For metals, spray works best, while for walls we can use a brush or roller. The sponge is suitable for small crafts such as wooden boxes or wicker baskets. These materials need a small amount of paint, but this can be made more beautiful and natural with a sponge. nine0003

Finally, we only have remove the paper or cardboard and let it dry. If we're going to use other colors, it's always best to make several templates so they don't mix on the paper. However, these paper or cardboard templates are disposable.

Ideas to Decorate with Stencil Paintings

The most common idea to use these templates is to paint the walls differently without resorting to vinyl or wallpaper to give it a different shade with motifs that we like. This way, in the end, we won't need to remove the vinyl or paper, but to change the look of the wall, we will only need to paint over it again. In the long run, this is a much simpler and more practical idea, and of course it can be much cheaper because the templates can be drawn on paper or downloaded directly from the web. nine0003

Another idea to use these templates is to decorate furniture . If that piece of furniture you love so much is outdated, you can always update it with stars or polka dots. Creating a template ensures that the pattern is the same for all the reasons we have mentioned, something important, for example in the case of moles, which is better if they are the same. We can paint both wooden and metal furniture.

With these templates, we can also to decorate small items that we have at home, and they seem boring or outdated. If we want to draw a few polka dots on a laundry basket that seems boring to us, we just need to draw it with a template and it will look like another. Storage boxes can also be upgraded to give them a fun look.


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Easter is the oldest and most important Christian holiday in honor of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. One of the main attributes of Easter is colored eggs. They break the fast after the night service, decorate the table and the house, present it as a gift to relatives and friends. nine0002
Painted eggs - a traditional symbol of Orthodox Easter

Why eggs? According to one of the legends, Mary Magdalene came with a sermon to the Roman emperor Tiberius. Having announced the good news of the Resurrection of Christ, she presented the emperor with a simple egg - the only thing she was rich in, and it was not customary to come empty-handed. Tiberius did not believe the words of the saint and shouted out that the white egg would sooner turn red than the dead could be resurrected. And the egg in the hands of the emperor immediately turned red. From surprise, Tiberius uttered: “Truly Risen!”. So it was customary to paint eggs and give them to each other - as a sign and symbol of the victory of life over death. nine0003

Eggs are dyed on one of the days of Holy Week (the week before Easter). It is best to do this on Maundy Thursday or Holy Saturday. It is not recommended to make any preparations for the celebration on Friday, since it was on this day that Jesus was crucified. The traditional color of Easter eggs is considered to be solid red (the color of the shed blood of Christ), but in our time, clergy are not forbidden to paint eggs and paint them in other colors.


Easter cake and Easter eggs

Now there are hundreds of ways to dye - and natural, and food, and synthetic dyes. But keep in mind that the shell is riddled with microscopic pores, and even the smallest cracks may appear during the cooking process. Through them, the components of the dye will penetrate into the egg, which will make it hazardous to health. So if you are preparing eggs for food and if you have children, use only natural dye. But to decorate the table and at home, you can “walk around”. For example, blow out the contents of an egg, or purchase wooden, ceramic, or papier-mâché eggs from craft stores. Then you can paint them with any paints, varnishes and wax crayons, and then thread the ribbons and hang them around the apartment. nine0003


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Easy to dry eggs on the rack

Specialty dyes and stickers are easy to find in stores, but if you want to get creative, let's look at different ways to create interesting and colorful eggs for both the table and home decoration . When showing your imagination in decorating eggs, keep in mind that Easter is a church holiday and it is desirable that the drawing is appropriate and respectful of the meaning of this celebration. nine0003


Natural dyes can be found in your refrigerator

Method 1

which, after staining, scratch the drawing, specks - from the Ukrainian word "scribble", that is, cover with drops. Drapanki are usually made from brown eggs, as they have a denser shell than white ones. The eggs are dyed dark, and then patterns are scratched out with the tip of a knife. nine0003


Drapanki

Method 2

Different colors can be obtained using natural ingredients - juices and decoctions of herbs, vegetables and berries. One of the oldest and most popular methods is onion skin coloring . Depending on the concentration of the solution and the staining time, shades from light brown to burgundy can be obtained.


Eggs dyed with onion skins

Method 3

Recently, modernized versions of the onion method, for example, marble eggs . If the egg shells are rolled in finely chopped wet husks, tied with a nylon stocking or gauze and boiled, and then a few drops of brilliant green are added, an unusual brown-green pattern will be obtained.


Marble eggs

Method 4

You can also make colorful marble eggs . To do this, you must first paint them in one light color, then pour a darker or contrasting dye into the cup, add 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil, stir well so that the oil stain breaks into drops. Gently dip the egg and let dry. nine0003


Multicolored marbled eggs. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 5

Leaves or flowers pre-soaked with hot water, plastic-based stickers can be applied to the shell and the eggs wrapped in a stocking or gauze, boiled. You will get a traditional and beloved by many floral ornament .


Floral design is a timeless classic

Method 6

Blue can be obtained by soaking an egg in hibiscus tea or red cabbage broth with vinegar. And if you put them in the dye for different times, you will have a "set" of eggs of different saturation.


Blue shades can be obtained from natural dyes

Method 7

If the tea leaves and pieces of cabbage are not removed, the color will be uneven, then you can use a toothbrush or brush to sprinkle the shell with gold food paint - here you are space eggs !


Space eggs. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 8

Another option variegated coloring : spray paint of a different color on already dyed eggs with a toothbrush, and then blot it with a napkin.


Variegated eggs

Method 9

Pink color will give beetroot juice , yellow color - diluted in hot water turmeric powder and carrot juice , green - decoction of nettle leaves and spinach . Eggs dyed in this way are not very bright, natural.


Shades from natural dyes are not very bright, but pleasant to the eye

Method 10

lace or use mesh tights, boil or soak in dye. In this way, the shell will be colored unevenly, and you will get interesting white stains and patterns on a colored egg. nine0003


Rubber band method. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 11

Rice is also used to create an interesting effect. Pour some rice into a glass and add food coloring so that it is completely colored. Roll the eggs in colored rice and leave to lie in it for a while. Also, be sure to experiment with different colors.


Rice staining

Method 12

Looks very unusual gradient staining . Pour food coloring into a glass and put a boiled egg, add a little water every 5 minutes until it completely covers the egg. Take out the egg and pat dry.


Gradient staining. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 13

Rainbow eggs can be obtained using napkins - you need to wrap eggs in them, drip concentrated food colors and leave for 15 minutes. The result will pleasantly surprise not only you. nine0003


Coloring with paper towels

Method 14

Spots can be made with wax . Either a white or a light-colored egg needs to be dripped with wax. Then dip it in the second color - it should be darker than the previous one. Let dry. You can drop wax again on the second color and dip the egg in the third darkest or contrasting color. Dye solutions should not be hot so that the wax does not melt.


First apply drops of wax on the eggs


And then paint. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 15

An interesting but forgotten way to decorate eggs for Easter is hot wax painting . To create patterns, you will need a scribbler in which wax is laid. It is held over the candles, and then the melted wax is applied to the surface. But not everyone has such a device, so you can use an old fountain pen or a knitting needle. The tip must be dipped in hot wax, and then applied to the egg. An egg painted with wax is placed in a cold solution with a dye. After staining, the wax is melted over candles. This is painstaking and delicate work, but the result is amazingly beautiful. nine0003


Wax painting

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Method 16

You can paint eggs with natural homemade paints . For a dark color, you need to take cocoa, for white - powdered sugar, dilute them a little with water to the consistency of thick sour cream - and here you have edible paints for Easter eggs. Absolutely natural and safe.


Pysanky

Method 17

Eggs can be decoupage technique . Only instead of glue it is better to use egg white. Take a beautiful napkin, carefully separate the top layer with flowers or ornaments, cut out the desired element - the smaller, the less wrinkles there will be - grease the shell with protein, apply a decor element and coat it with protein on top.


Decoupage decoration

Method 18

Part of Easter eggs can be wrapped in colorful foil - will come out very elegant and festive. Yes, and it will take quite a bit of time.


Eggs in foil

Method 19

Surprise the family and color not chicken, but quail eggs . Small, with a charming speck - they will decorate the Easter table and will be remembered by your guests for a long time.


Quail eggs

Method 20

You can also dye the shell with artificial dyes, but such eggs are not suitable for food. But they will definitely be bright and unusual. If you or your child love to draw, you can paint painted eggs felt-tip pens, markers or gouache . It can be both traditional Easter sketches and unusual drawings.


Children can be offered to paint eggs with ordinary gouache

Method 21

If art is not your forte, then you can get by with simple but very beautiful dot ornaments . It is most convenient to make them with a cotton swab. And to get smaller dots, use a toothpick.


Simple ornaments

Method 22

paper applications , which can be found in stores for every taste, can become a wonderful decoration. While you are baking Easter cake, this creative and exciting task can be entrusted to children.


Flower applications. Photo from ru.pinterest.com

Method 23

Nobody has yet canceled plastic stickers , a great variety of which can be found before the holiday in any grocery store. Pull the plastic ring over the egg, put it on a spoon and lower it into boiling water. Under the influence of temperature, the plastic will tightly wrap around the egg. Fast, effective, colorful and exciting. True, not very natural. But here it is up to you to decide what you want: a quick result or complete harmony with nature.

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