the current state of mrs. jones’s physique (possibly cupcake-related?) precludes her from wearing the cute lilly pulitzer prints that some of her friends sport with such elan.  the classic pink & green lilly look, though, was inspiration for the treatment on this little flea market shelf. 

here is before & after: 

and some details:

(supply list: benjamin moore’s moonlight white #2143.60, 50′s pink #2086.70, wales green #2028.50, sherwin-williams’s impatient pink, #6854, pratt & lambert’s biscay green #18.13, and the fabric damask stencil.)

have you seen the fall lilly pulitzer catalog?…how about the gilded chair with those acid-green walls?  the distressed chair against the glossy pale blue/gray?  (and it may be time to re-consider bangs…she makes them most appealing.)

not long ago, a lovely client requested a preppy wall treatment to pair with her daughter’s lilly p bedding…it’s the most fun i’ve ever had with blue tape.  in case you missed it, here’s a re-run: