Powder Room Wall Inspirations

So I have been browsing the web for some inspiration for our powder room the past week and I have to tell you that I am severely drawn to the white walls with gold accents. Especially after I applied two coats of white primer over the diamond pattern. It was kind of on the darker side previously and the white is so fresh! Can you believe the pattern is still showing through 2 coats of the primer though?

If you follow me on Instagram then you saw that my kiddos got a hold of the sharpie. It is funny, thank God it's only primer ;)

Thanks for pointing out where the pee and poop goes, Lilly!

And what's up with the faces and their tongue sticking out, LOL!
Can you see the diamonds peeking through?

I guess I have to prime it white one more time. And I think I have to sand a little more on some spots too. What a pain!

Speaking of painting white. It appears such an easy task but when you stark painting something white, everything starts looking dirty. You can't just stop, at least I can't. I have to paint everything, meaning trim, moldings and cabinetry. Ugh! And then my ivory outlets are bugging me too. So I have to replace those as well. That said...this powder room will take way longer again than I originally anticipated.

Back to the wall inspirations. I really love gold polka dot walls. I was thinking white walls with gold polka dots and a bright colored ceiling. I have seen them in nurseries but I think I would love having it in my powder room.

Take a look at these photos:

image via Land of Nod

image via zazzle 

image via indulgy

Gold Ikat dots (image via West Elm)

And I was thinking about what would be the cheaper or better approach. Stencil or wall stickers?
The stencil is $29 at Cutting Edge Stencils (click here) and the gold wall stickers that I found at Polka Dot Wall Stickers  (click here) are $8.98 for 24 dots for the 3" size. Now I don't know how many dots I would need, but if you calculate buying the stencil, gold paint (which is always a little pricey) and stencil brushes, then I will probably end up in the same price range as the dots. And the dots are so much easier than the stencil.

image via Polka Dot Wall Stickers

Hey, or I could try making my own sticker dots with my silhouette cameo, but I'm not sure which vinyl to use, so I won't damage the walls. I'm kind of too new for this.

Another idea that has been floating in my head is a gold on white fish scale wall and I should be able to draw this with a a sharpie. Or maybe not ;)

image via design sponge

image via design sponge

Or diagonal stripes!! I've been working on a small project with diagonal stripes and I'm liking it. I'll show you on Monday!

So what's your take on the vinyl versus stencil subject. Have you made your own wall decals yet and if so, which vinyl did you use?
And how about those dots, fish scale pattern and diagonal stripes? I know I love them all

Let's see.
Have a great weekend and talk to you on Monday.