Chic Stenciling

Did you all see the $300 room makeovers in The New York Times Style section this past Sunday? They lined up a number of top interior designers to re-do one room in the home of someone who recently lost their job. Each designer only had $300 to work with, and was asked not to use donated items or things they had leftover at their design studios if possible. 

While the results were varied, I admit I was taken by this dramatically oversized stencil in the living room designed by Fawn Galli. It really turns an otherwise basic room into something pretty "wow." Maybe I will try something like this in my bedroom, with charcoal as the background instead....