Exotic Den

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Host Joan Steffend and designer Kim Wahl give a plain den an exotic flair with lots of color.

$26 - Wall Treatment
Using a light projector, they project an image of bamboo poles into the corner and trace the design onto the walls with a pencil. Next, they trace the pencil lines with paintable caulk for a 3D effect. After it dries, they paint the walls a warm brownish orange hue and then use a of mixture brown and black acrylic paint and an artist's brush to add shadows to the bamboo design.

  • wall paint: Behr - Iced Tea, 230D-6
  • paintable caulk: Elmers - Squeeze ‘N Caulk
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$109 - Window Treatment
Decorative peg racks are attached to a custom painted valance to hold two layers of curtains.

  • curtain panels: Cost Plus World Market - crinkle voile window panel, #2338 paprika and #2077 ruby
  • elephant hooks: Cost Plus World Market - #340455

$126 - Desk Set
A light-colored desk is spray-painted with dark red paint, then further darkened with a wash of black paint to match it to a mahogany-colored chair.

  • wicker desk: T.J. Maxx - #122502

$33 - Fabric
The neutral-colored ottoman is enhanced with a colorful slipcover. Jewel-toned fabric is used to add color to the throw pillows.

  • fabric square: Cost Plus World Market - Zardosi Squares

$36 - Rug
Place mats are sewn together to create an area rug. A stylized floral design found on one of the pillow covers is replicated on the rug and painted with gold and silver markers.

  • paint pens: Michaels - Deco Color, Liquid Gold and Liquid Silver

$30 - Trunk
A white trunk found in the homeowner's attic is painted to match the other mahogany-colored elements in the room and enhanced with a design created with more of the paintable caulk. Molding is added to the top and bottom and the top is updated with a new slipcovered foam cushion.

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$25 - Artwork
Artwork above the sofa consists of three clocks and a picture made out of clip art. The clocks are made out of 12" x 12" pieces of lumber, paint and clock mechanisms to show times in England, Mexico and Hawaii. The clip art image was printed from a computer and enlarged on a copier, then put on a painted blue background to bring color up on the wall.

  • acrylic paints: Michaels - Deco Art Americana, Sapphire, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber
  • acrylic paints: Michaels - Plaid Apple Barrel, Barn Red #20577
  • clock mechanisms: Michaels - Walnut Hollow Quartz Movement, TQ600P

$12 - Lantern
Wahl uses colored pencils and markers to make a paper lantern match the new colorful design.

  • paper lantern: Cost Plus World Market - Floral #344850

$96 - Accessories

  • flowers: Cost Plus World Market: Philodendron – 343045, Hawaiian heliconia – 345199, Red exotic gino - 345204
  • elephant photo clip: Target - Dept. 065, Class 7, Item #2697

$493 - Total Cost

Resources
decorative project materials
Cost Plus World Market
Website: www.worldmarket.com

paint
Behr Process Corp.
Website: www.behr.com

adhesives and caulks
Elmer's
Website: www.elmers.com
Guests
Kimberly Wahl
Eye Candy Design - Design & Color Consultant, Decorative Painter
E-mail: kimwahldesign@integra.net Also in this Episode