Some flags are just so lovely and simple - especially the Danish and
Swiss ones - and they look fantastic when used as part of a room’s design.
I've seen loads of interior pictures using flag designs on soft furnishings and
other items, so for this week's project, I thought I’d build on that and make something to be used as
artwork in our home.
I wanted to do something a bit different this time, I thought I’d combine the two flags on the one piece of plywood. I painted one on the front,
and one on the back.
So when I get tired of looking at one side, I can flip
the artwork over and have a completely new design! At the moment, I have them leaning up against the wall, so changing it around will be very easy.
This project was very simple and took no time at all. All you’ll need is
a piece of plywood (I purchased mine from Bunnings), a ruler and pencil and
some paint!
Firstly I printed out from the internet the flags that I wanted to
paint. This way I could see exactly how to draw the flag.
Then I drew the design onto the plywood using a ruler. This was much
easier that I thought it was going to be.
Then I painted in the red, then the white on the Danish flag. For the
Swiss flag, I just left the ‘cross’ as it was – with the plywood colour showing
through. The red colour that I used was Dulux Red Alert. The white was just a
tin of something I already had in the cupboard. I only did one coat of each colour.
These paintings already look really good in our home!
Happy decorating!
Emma
