Sharon Lee

The room gets quiet when you put down your first line of stencil patterns; it feels like success. Then, stepping back, you see the grid … Read more

First, there’s the wall: Flat. Painted an unchanging eggshell white, and oh boy, have you been sick of staring at it lately? A friend mentions … Read more

When most folks begin a felt wall project they have a general notion of how much they need. Then suddenly they’re left with a half-filled … Read more

It’s like this: One day, you have a certain bolt of linen in mind for your living room and a picture-perfect idea of what it … Read more

The problem is this: You pick out a pattern or color, take out your tape measure, and stand at the end of the room with … Read more

Mural wallpaper is about aesthetics. But to install it, you need to measure accurately. Once you know what panels and walls you want, input that … Read more

With high hopes you begin hanging wallpaper, yet that first panel sags. Why? You had to conserve adhesive by diluting paste. But the wall required … Read more

So when it comes to figuring out how much gold leaf you’ll require, simply input the walls’ measurements and calculator does the rest. No more … Read more

Every time you work with grass cloth there’s one of these moments: measuring the walls, loving the texture, then realizing that something isn’t adding up. … Read more

A common starting point for stripping paint is a plan. Maybe you’ve found a beat-up dresser you want to refinish. Or maybe you just want … Read more