Sweet Dreams...or DIY ceiling jewelry!

How to take your light from fab to fabulous...add a little jewel of an accessory to make your ceiling go from ho-hum to how did you do that?!!...

Do it yourself in an afternoon by decorating an inexpensive ceiling medallion from your home-improvement store...

To get this finish, you will need an aqua blue, a sandy beige, and a creamy white (or adjust to your decor)...Brush the blue into every crevice and curve of the medallion...do not be shy...just 'moosh' it in there...then loosely brush the beige around the rest of the surface...

When dry, use a big brush to drag light applications of the cream paint over each surface...applying until you are happy with the look...then let dry...

Use a bit of cream tinged with blue to letter out your phrase (this one was 'sweet dreams"...but it could be many things...even their monogram)

Once set, then go back over with a more visible blue application (I freehand my lettering for a more whimsical look, but you could use transfer paper or stencils too)

While the blue is still slightly wet, introduce highlights in the sandy color...

...allowing the paint to mix slightly for a dimensional look...

Then , pull back out the light cream/blue mixture you used to layout your lettering and add a few shadow and accent marks...

then stand back and admire your work...for your ceiling is calling you to get dressed...

Remove your light fixture to install (here is where I step back and let the experts (ahem...my husband) do their work...

Sweet dreams little one...