My backyard ghost sign mural is finally done. (there will be a how-to tomorrow, so check back if you want to know how we did it)
So here is some background. We had a boring beige cinderblock wall at the back of our yard. It was boring to look at, and well BEIGE. I cant leave anything beige in my wake, so I set out to ramp it up some. After we found a $9 ‘Oops’ can of paint at Home Depot, and my Mom picked up some chalk paint for us, we set out to create a faux Ghost Sign. What’s a ghost sign? Those old faded sign’s and ads on the sides of buildings! We live in an old storefront, so we wanted something that looked old and cool. What design did we end up going with? Inspired by this image of bold graphic beautiful type, we decided to do a typographic approach to our house number.
So here it is. The before and afters!
Before:
During:
After:
SOURCE LIST:
Materials:
Base Paint – Behr Premium Plus Ultra: Home Depot
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Bright White: Diamonds & Toads
Tools Used:
Paint brush, tray, roller, tape, rag, sponge, muscles
Difficulty Level (on a scale of 1-5):
Total Cost: $50
