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Decorating a Basement with a Sharpie

Maricar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:30:22 +0000

Decorating a room doesn’t have to cost much. With talent and imagination, Charlie Kratzer turned his basement from blah to bam! using $10 worth of black Sharpie markers.

Charlie drew both historical figures and fictional characters on the walls of his basement. He featured his dad, R2D2, Winston Churchill, Joan Crawford, Sherlock Holmes, and others. Here’s a screenshot of a corner of the basement:

Although the entire basement is covered with the drawings, it doesn’t look crowded or overwhelming, due to the simple lines of black over a cream background. There isn’t a spot of color on the walls, which makes the mural even more striking.

If you can draw, you can try this technique out yourself. Start small like in a bathroom or a closet. It can add a bit of whimsy to an otherwise boring wall.

You can see Charlie’s entire basement at Kentucky.com.

image via screenshot of Kentucky.com

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The Winner of the WallPops Decorations

Maricar — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:14:13 +0000

The second winner of the day has been picked by random.org:

#38, which is commenter:

teresa n.
May 16, 2008 at 10:47 am

I have never seen anything like these. What a great & easy way to dress up a room even if you don’t have decorating skills. I love it!

Thank you for the great giveaway!

Congratulations, Teresa! You win the WallPops decorations! I’ll be emailing you for your address.

Thanks for joining, everyone!

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Giveaway: WallPops Decorations

Maricar — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:59:08 +0000

I have one more giveaway this week!

I have a set of Wall-Pops for one lucky winner. WallPops are an easy way to dress up any wall in your home. These are repositionable fun wall art in various patterns and solid colors. Great for kids, tweens, teens, college students, young adults and homeowners. You can stick them not just to walls but also for headboards, poster frames, message boards, etc.

The set to be given away includes:

1 pack of Poppies (Purple)

1 pack of Poppies (Green)

1 pack of Flirt Dot (circles, bright pink color)

2 packs of Flirt Stripe (wide bands, bright pink color)

1 pack of Oh Pear Dot (circles, green color)

1 pack of Purple Perk Dot (circles, purple color)

You can mix and match these WallPops to make your own design.

For more information visit www.wall-pops.com.

To join, just leave one comment. This giveaway is open for residents of the U.S. and Canada. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on May 21, 2008. One comment per household please! Good luck!

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