NOT confident enough to draw on your walls? Why not commission a student from your local art college? Ask for examples of their work and show them what you're after before agreeing a price. Or try the DIY route of wall stickers or stencils instead.
Family bathroomTHE pale, colourwashed floorboards were far too tasteful for such a highoctane scheme as this. Using a stencil and black spray paint, an instant zebra skin rug was created to provide some visual impact and break up the expanse of wood. The Stencil Library (www.THROUGHOUT the mural there are loads of family references and in- jokes - and all are encouraged to add to the artwork for a really personal touch. To really get mum in the mood for a fabulously indulgent evening bath-time soak, there's a sketched bottle of wine at the ready and a prettily-drawn decorative table on which to put a bathtime chocolate bar.WE dramatically transformed a traditional wooden bed with a punkrock Rococo headboard drawn straight on to the wall. Some scraps of wallpaper have been transformed into the upholstery, while the dark, fairytale embellishments are all courtesy of some late-night sessions with a magic marker. As the artist's godfather, I would love to disapprove, but actually I was exactly the same at her age!CHAIR WE GOUmbra Orvino soap dish pounds 3.20 (www.houseoffraser.co.uk, 0844 800 3731)Candice Olson is an interior decoratorand host of HGTV's "Divine Design."
Sante Fe stripe towels from pounds 3 each (www.johnlewis.com, 0845 604 9049)
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