Look! Striped Bedroom Set

We walked into a design showroom yesterday and this window display stopped us in our tracks. Literally. The side of us that wants to support artisans wanted to buy it on the spot. But the diy side of us won the fight and we can't wait to try to recreate the look at home. See how we'd go about doing so after the jump...

Now the bed is fabulous in it's own right without the striped paint treatment. But with the stripes, it adds some serious spunk to the space. Try masking off straight lines on a Craigslist or auction find to accomplish the same look. If it has wicker or woven bits, hit it with spray paint when possible. It won't gum up around the holes and will keep things nice and even.

To complete the look, hit the sand paper drawer and pick the smallest number grade you have and rub down corners and random places until your desired level of "worn" is achieved. To do long skinny stripes of distressing, try folding your paper and sanding with the fold itself!

(Image: Sarah Rae Trover)

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These painted stripes would be great on almost any type of furniture... how about a child-sized table? Or a chest of drawers? Or a chair, or, or... my mind is spinning!!

posted by lisamfb on August 14th 2009 at 11:36am
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i LOVE the fabric on those pillows...any idea on the source??

j
http://prudentadviceformybabydaughter.blogspot.com

posted by jaime5 on August 14th 2009 at 11:55am
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This is really expertly done. The colors are just the right mix of tones, matching, contrasting and clashing, not too bright. Reminds me of Paul Smith's signature stripe. The wonderful, artful retro fabrics bring it all together, making sure it's not silly.

Lots of raccoons kicked the bucket for those hats, but I have to admit I had one way back when. Obviously they are all vintage.

posted by stt64 on August 14th 2009 at 1:07pm
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jaime5 - This is the store we were at:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/midwest/be-here-now-056308
I'm sure you could give them a call or email and ask!

posted by sarahrae on August 14th 2009 at 1:29pm
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Great find, SarahRae!

posted by heather @ dollarstorecrafts.com on August 14th 2009 at 3:49pm
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wait, so did sarah do it herself, or buy it like that. amen on the color choices!

ps. what is the wall color?

posted by sevenmegan on August 17th 2009 at 1:08pm
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*swoon!*
When I have a daughter... her room will look like this.
My college comforter was a bright Ralph Lauren plaid in these same colors. My mom thought I was insane, but I adored the playful, candy-like feel of it. So cheerful! So fun!
http://cozylittlecave.blogspot.com

posted by CozyLittleCave on August 17th 2009 at 1:16pm
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I saw this bed a few months ago at a store in Houston and had to take a phone photo. It was just too cool not to save for a later project!
Thanks for the tips! I was wondering how to get the distressing right.

posted by sanguine-designs on August 17th 2009 at 2:20pm
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It would look great in my 2nd bedroom. So cute. Until I got to the creepy, creepy clowns.

posted by sasharenee on August 17th 2009 at 5:55pm
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