If you're looking for a way to liven up your home's walls you can easily and inexpensively paint decorative accents if you have access to an overhead projector. Just photocopy the pattern you want onto a transparency and project that on the wall or piece of furniture you want to decorate.
Family living weblog Sawdust and Embryos shares this method from the author's recent kitchen remodel. After projecting the image on the wall they traced the design with a pencil and hand painted the accent. In the photo above the wall was painted with flat paint and the accent was with high-gloss paint of the same color. The same method was used on a restored changing table as well.
All in all as long as you have access to an overhead project this will probably be a lot more hassle-free than trying to use a stencil or freehand a design on your wall. If your tastes are geekier than flowers and curlicues you always use this technique to create a Star Wars style space battle on your wall.
Our Kitchen Reveal | via