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My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

March 11, 2014 By Vidya 52 Comments

Woot woot…part of the laundry room is ready! I couldn’t wait for ‘the rest of the room to take shape, so here we go!

FYI: The room has no light source other than that light you see here and I haven’t yet figured out how to take good pictures with a glaring bulb!

My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

What do you think of the red? Here is what happened while I was painting;

The biggest Red fan in our home, my son, came along and asked, “Are you painting it red?”

“Yes”

“Yeah! We need more red in this house!”

“Really?”

“Of course!”

Doesn’t matter what I paint if I paint it red I’m sure I’ll have a cheer leader at home! 🙂

Actually my original plan was to stay away from red in this room ( red is my favorite color too and shows up in most of the rooms) but when I was looking for accessories all I was drawn to was Red! The fact that most of those were on clearance at Target (think Christmas & Valentine’s) didn’t help either. So red it was!

I started painting the Herringbone the traditional way, measuring and marking off sections, which was taking forever until B suggested something simpler. It is kinda similar to stencil but way more basic and easier!

My arch nemesis during the makeover. This one just gave me a hard time at every turn!

My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

Yup, that chandelier is made of flat washers from the hardware store! Truth be told it is no fun stringing 400 Zinc washers in 2 days! Was definitely a test of my patience and endurance.

My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

And because I like to lie down on the floor and take pictures of my Herringbone ceiling,

My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

Ok, now you can leave a collective sigh out, “WTF was my builder thinking when they carved out (yes literally the walls are not even straight) this room!

Need to wrap up some more small projects in the room before I do the full reveal. So stay tuned. Leaving you with a shot of my badge of perseverance. 😉

My Herringbone Ceiling & Washer Chandelier

Oh and I’m linking this to East Coast Creative’s “Creating with the Stars 2014 Contest” Link up. If you haven’t heard about it, it is The American IDOL of the DIY blog world. A reality blogging contest were 12 blogging stars mentor 12 contestants and they compete for 4 weeks, where the readers can vote them out.

Linking up to;

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Comments

  1. Anu says

    March 11, 2014 at 6:36 am

    Love it…love it…Love it…love the ceiling and the fab washer chandelier!!! Kudos to u Vidya for pulling it off…it’s one glam laundry room…cannot wait to see the whole reveal!!!! Wishing u good luck for the contest as well!!!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:00 am

      Thanks Anu. Finishing it in such a short time was an ordeal, that is all I can say. 🙂 I should plan better next time.

      Vidya

      Reply
  2. smitha says

    March 11, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Love the RED!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:00 am

      Me too, Smitha! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Aj_pn says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Who would complain about laundry now?? If only I had the energy and patience like you V! Way to go! 🙂

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:01 am

      Mm…..don’t know about that. 🙂 As we speak there are two loads of washed clothes next to me that need folding and one in the dryer. 😉

      Vidya

      Reply
  4. Kalyani says

    March 11, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Love it. Can’t wait to see the tutorial for making this Chandelier.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Thanks Kalyani!

      Reply
  5. Good Time Charlie says

    March 11, 2014 at 10:41 am

    That chandelier is just amazing!!! I hope you will come by and share at Redouxinteriors this Thursday at 1 PST when my link party opens! Love it!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Would Love to Karen. I’ll be there. Thank you.

      V

      Reply
  6. Elisha @ Pneumatic Addict Furniture says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    L-O-V-E this Vidya! I may need to “borrow” the chandelier idea sometime.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Thanks Elisha! Anytime….

      V

      Reply
  7. Lynn says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    What cool ideas! I love both… How did you do the chandlier? I want to make one!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Will post the tutorial soon, Lynn. Thank you.

      Vidya

      Reply
  8. Vijaya says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Vidya,

    I absolutely love the look!! Nice job.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Thanks Vijaya!

      Reply
  9. Rekha says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    Red is my favorite, love it!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  10. Kathy says

    March 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    I knew it would turn out amazing!!! I can’t wait to see the full reveal. EC2 is gonna love you Vidya!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      Thanks Kathy. Keeping my fingers crossed……

      Vidya

      Reply
  11. Divya says

    March 11, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    Dear Vidya, I really appreciate ur creativity . The roof painting is really cool!! Keep it up! Good luck to u for the contest as well .

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      Thanks Divya.

      Reply
  12. Stephanie @ Sandpaper and Glue says

    March 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    that chandelier is AWESOME!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Thank U!

      Reply
  13. Sammi @ Every Home is a Castle says

    March 11, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    Wow! I saw your preview pics on twitter and wasn’t sure how the ceiling would turn out but It looks great! That chandelier is incredible as well – 2 fantastic DIYs there 🙂

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Ha..ha…I know a lot of my friends were checking too to see what was going on. Glad it turned out great. 🙂 Thank you, Sammi.

      V

      Reply
  14. cassie says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    the ceiling looks amazing! my son would love it, too- his favorite color is red. he wishes we had more red in the house! and love the chandy- what a great idea!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 11, 2014 at 11:04 pm

      Yay, another Red fan! My daughter tries to rub it in sometimes that I’m siding with my son by adding more red around the house.:) Thanks Cassie.

      Vidya

      Reply
  15. nmburk says

    March 11, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    WOW. That took some patience! I love your plate wall, too! Very creative.

    Reply
  16. DesignedByBH says

    March 12, 2014 at 1:07 am

    The ceiling is great, but OMG I love your chandelier! That’s amazing!

    – Brooke –

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 4:54 pm

      Thank you Brooke!

      Reply
  17. rakhi says

    March 12, 2014 at 1:14 am

    ceiling is great with the red . i am sure it was not an easy job . waiting for the tutorial

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm

      Rakhi, Ceiling was actually not that difficult. Will post the tutorial in a week or two.

      V

      Reply
  18. shiji says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Awesome Job Vidya…I am sure the effort wont go waste…Good Luck on the contest!!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm

      Thanks Shiji.

      Reply
  19. Emily Thompson says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:19 am

    wow!!! That is SO fun! Love the red and the light, just beautiful!! EMily

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:01 pm

      Thanks a lot Emily!

      Reply
  20. Pixie Dust Savings (@PixieDustSaving) says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:32 am

    I love it! I am thinking I could modify the design slightly to make the washers into Mickey heads to Disneyfy it. You did an awesome job and that is beautiful!!!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:22 pm

      Yes of course you can. That’s a great idea. Thank you!

      Reply
  21. Jesny M. says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:36 am

    way cool…i applaud your patience with all those washers….love the red….you can never go wrong with red 🙂

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:23 pm

      🙂 Thanks Jes.

      Reply
  22. lydiaf1963 says

    March 12, 2014 at 11:06 am

    My first thought was, “I’m not sure about this” but the photos are awesome. You really pulled it off! Love the chandelier, but I really love the ceiling.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:36 pm

      Aww….thank you Lydia. The ceiling was way easier than I thought.

      Reply
  23. [email protected] says

    March 12, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Turned out amazing. Love it!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 12, 2014 at 5:36 pm

      Thanks Julia.

      Reply
  24. Gwen says

    March 12, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    Wow! That is amazing! I’m tots jellie!!!

    Reply
  25. Deepthy Nair says

    March 13, 2014 at 8:50 am

    Awesome job Vidya!! I loved the ceiling and the chandelier too. Love the chandelier especially thinking of how you made it.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 13, 2014 at 6:08 pm

      Thanks Deepthy!

      Reply
  26. Sherry says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Hi, I just hopped over from “Creating with the Stars” to see this beautiful chandelier you have created. It is gorgeous! I am in the process of making a chandelier for my bathroom and yours immediately caught my eye! Started following you via google plus. Good luck with the contest!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 13, 2014 at 6:10 pm

      Aww…thank you so much Sherry. Would love to see you bathroom makeover pics. Already loving your family room.

      Vidya

      Reply
  27. Reshma Sanjeev says

    March 13, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Vidya, I love your red ceiling….(red is my fav too)..how did you do it so perfectly. And now coming to the chandlier…..it looks so glamorous….does not look like an easy job. I bow to your patience.

    Reply

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