On page 94 of our latest Ideas Issue we’ve created a CIY typographic wallpaper (below) using whiteboard paint, primer and coloured pens. It’s inspired by this image (above) of a bedroom in the beautiful Danish family homestead on page 86 – a surface for endless doodling and scribbling. And now we’re giving you a chance to try this at home.
WIN! We’re giving away five square metres of whiteboard paint plus primer to a lucky reader. Simply tell us what the first few words will be on your wall…
This competition is now closed.
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My words would be ‘Thanks to Elle Decoration I can boldly & brightly announce on this wall that I am blessed with a beautiful family.’
“Think outside the box.”
My husband is a consultant and works from home. He would FREAK out about white board paint – where do you find it in Cape Town?
DE-FACE-DA-WALL!
“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
From Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
http://www.online-literature.com/hesse/siddhartha/6/
Hi Jenn
This whiteboard paint is not yet available in South Africa, but we’ll keep you posted!
We got ours from Idea Paint – http://www.ideapaint.com/connect
What a great idea! Mine would be: “Always laugh when you can, it’s cheaper than medicine”!!
“You have not failed if you did not win. You have failed if you did not try!”
When I grow up I…
“It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” – Paulo Coelho
My daughter got 2 distinctions in matric, one being art. She would be creative and write “Für immer in meiner herzen (forever in my heart in German)” as my mom died tragically and we all miss her !!
1.INSPIRE 2.CREATE 3.NURTURE
My kids, will write down, can we paint the whole house…………
“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
and
Home is where the <3 is!
doubt your doubts, and believe your beliefs.
oh my word…i looove this so so much!!!
i’d write…
“what the mind can conceive, it can achieve…”
with all my plans & ideas beneath
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xx
oh my word!! i looove this so so much!!!
i’d write..
“what the mind can conceive, it can achieve..”
with all my plans & ideas beneath that!
xx
oh my word!! i looove this so so much!!!
i’d write..
“what my mind can conceive, it can achieve..”
with all my plans & ideas beneath that!
xx
oh my word!! i looove this so so much!! <3
i'd write..
"what my mind can conceive, i can achieve.."
with all my plans & ideas beneath that!
xx
I have been going through some difficult times in my life which has lead to my negativity & unhappiness. These are words I will have on my wall to give me the ongoing daily encouragement I truly need:
“One who fears failure, limits his activities!
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.
No one can go back & change a bad beginning,but anyone can start anything anytime & create a successful ending.
If you wait to be happy, you will wait forever. But if you start to be happy , you will be happy forever!”
“You can find inspiration in everything and if you can’t, look again” I work from home and Can’t afford much at the moment. This would be greatly appreciated.
You can find inspiration in everything. And if you can’t, look again!
I love this idea so much. I work from home and created a little studio space for myself.this would be so perfect.
Yes my angel, you can draw on THIS wall…..
“Gekke en dwase skryf op mure en glase. Ekke gek!”
Love this paint; my whle family wants it!
My words would be:
LiveLoveCreate
“excuse the mess,the kids are making memories”
Thank you for all the entries but unfortunately this competition is now closed!
Elle-e-vate!
^ boo, just noticed the message: competition closed.