DIY - Chevron Canvases

I LOVE looking through Pinterest and finding all kinds of projects I could do at home.  In fact, I like looking at the different projects so much that I find I rarely actually do a project.  Every once in a while I'll make the time to put one together, though.  I was inspired by this canvas that I found through Pinterest.

There is a spot above our kitchen sink in our little rental town home that has desperately needed something to help bring it some color and dimension.  I've been thinking about doing a couple small canvases there for a long time and thought that a simple chevron pattern would be fun.  

Finding an hour to sit and paint, however, is difficult with an almost-six month old.  Even when he is napping, the house is beckoning to be cleaned, laundered, organized, and de-cluttered.  But on this day I decided that the dishes could wait and I would do some painting instead. 

While Evan napped, I completed this little project in about an hour. All I used was a few different bottles of acrylic paint, a small painting sponge, painters tape, a small paintbrush, and two small canvases.  In this case they are 12 in x 12 in.  

 I started by creating a light edging to the canvases to help center them and add a little interest.  I used some gray paint and lightly dabbed the color on using a sponge. Then I used my painters tape to create a chevron pattern and painted the stripes yellow.  I thought the yellow would give a nice pop against the blue that is in our kitchen.

I can be really impatient when it comes to waiting for paint to dry (who really can patiently wait for paint to dry when you're working on a project!).  So I let these canvases dry no more than 10 minutes before I was peeling off the paint and examining the finished product.  Here they are hung above the sink:

Sorry the picture's a little grainy - took this a little late in the day.  I can't decide if the yellow is a little too bright and I'm thinking I might do a light "white wash" over the entire canvases to help tone them down a bit. For now, though, I'll let them be and see if the brightness grows on me :)

Have you done any chevron patterns in your home? I find chevron patterns all over Pinterest in various projects and ideas. I saw one done on a pillow and another on a quilt - both look like fun, too! If only I was better at sewing :)