As I was sitting at Emily’s apartment I was looking around getting a mental picture of what I wanted to change. In her apartment you can see the back of the cabinet’s right as you walk in. See what I mean…
Emily and I talked about the idea of putting three canvases side by side up there to make it prettier. We thought maybe we would cover the canvases in fabric, but Emily loves the Chevron pattern, as do I. We planned to paint canvases with our friend Dandi last Saturday night, but we were all too tired and had a long day ahead of us with Emily’s Apartment Makeover on Sunday.
Emily left for Disney on Sunday night and since we hadn’t done this project I took it upon myself to finish it. Here’s the process…
What you will need:
acrylic paint ($0.99 at your local craft store)
3 canvases
sponge paintbrush
pencil
cardboard (I used a manila folder)
First, make the stencil. Trace the chevron pattern onto the cardboard and then cut it out.
Then start tracing the pattern onto the canvas using a pencil (try not to press too hard for lighter lines)
Then grab a paper plate, sponge brush and paint and get to painting!
This yummy pear hard cider from Philadelphia helped me through the painting process. Yes, I put ice in my cider, don’t judge 
This is one coat of paint (very see through).
And here are all the canvases after two coats of paint.
They aren’t perfect, but that’s what is so fun about handmade projects. Now I just need to sneak them into Emily’s apartment before she gets home
I will be back tomorrow with a fun announcement!!
