![]() |
(c) Ursa Major Corp. |
The idea is that you put up a stencil on the ceiling (mine was in 5 12-foot long strips) then use glow-in-the-dark paint to fill in the holes, remove the stencil, and voila!: a starry night every night.
Since I was busy painting the bedroom and generally trying to freshen things up around the house, I decided that it was finally time to pull out this stencil and use it. I've been wistfully looking at it for a long time. Years.
![]() |
(c) Ursa Major Corp. |
My neck and shoulders are aching today, but I have to tell you, the overall effect of the stencil is well worth it. Oddly enough, there's was this sense of floating as I lie in bed last night looking at my handywork. These little pinpoints of light go give the illusion of stars...but very close ones. The stencil was big enough that I had to do some of the east-west portions on the walls and that also added an interesting effect.
I have thought about giving away the box of stencils over the last decade. It was one of those things that I wanted to do, but couldn't get the energy for...or felt like if I'd be moving soon that it wasn't worth the effort. I considered that someone else might make better use of it. I suppose that they could have, but I'm very glad that I've held onto this little package. Better late than never---I now have my starry nights.
1 comment:
My wife bought a bag of glow in the dark stars. She knows i do astronomy, and asked me to put them on our son's ceiling, in my copious free time. I decided on something simple. The big dipper, and Polaris. The stars came in four sizes and two colors (green and red). I used bigger stars for brighter ones, and, there really is a red star, if i recall.
It IS amazing how long it takes to do even such a simple thing right.
What I wanted was a lamp shade with appropriate holes.
Post a Comment