Lollipops, peace signs, full moons, porthole windows. The circle is symmetry at its finest and comes with so many appealing associations.
We’ve been admiring the game-changing effect of a single, outsized circle painted on a wall. Here are seven examples in a range of shades, some quietly arresting, others exclamation points. And if coloring within the lines is daunting, read on for easy alternatives.
Patricia outlines her wall circles using a pencil tied to a piece of string taped to the wall: see this YouTube video for a How-To. Photograph by Dani Brubaker.
Above: Patricia’s finished circle. Photograph by Dani Brubaker.Above: Architect Josh Piddock of Studio Merlin lives in an eternally sunny London flat, courtesy of the clay plaster circle painted on his kitchen wall. Go to Kitchen of the Week for the full details. Photograph by Richard Chivers, courtesy of Studio Merlin.Above: Patricia Larsen painted a circle on a scrap marble headboard in her own house in Mineral de Pozos, Mexico, which she fully reinvented using scrap materials.
