9. Vibrant Tropical Floral Door Frame Accent
Introduction
Frame an entryway, doorway, or mirror with a vivid border of tropical leaves and exotic blossoms, bringing tropical warmth into home interiors.
What This Idea Means
A decorative, architectural chalk border design featuring oversized monstera leaves, palm fronds, hibiscus flowers, and trailing vines that trace the outer edge of a doorway.
How to Make It
- Map the Border: Clean the wall surface directly surrounding a door frame or mirror.
- Draft Large Foliage: Draw large monstera leaf cutouts and fan-like palm fronds anchoring the top corners of the frame.
- Incorporate Exotic Flowers: Nestling bright hibiscus or plumeria blooms near the leaf junctions to break up green areas.
- Connect with Vines: Extend delicate curling vines and smaller tendrils down the vertical edges of the door frame.
Tips and Variations
- Work with rich emerald green, bright turquoise, and hot pink chalk pastels for maximum visual pop.
- Use a damp cloth to clean up any dust along the trim lines of the door casing.
Materials Needed
- Chalkboard paint around door frame
- Tropical colored chalk pastels
- Detail blending stipple brush