Bright, bold boys room - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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We wanted to make a statement with our boys room. We wanted it to be unique. We picked these colours because they go well with all the Toy Story items we have in our boy’s room. Some people are shocked when they see it as it’s so bright, but it’s only paint, we can always sand it back and paint it again later once he has grown out of it.

Material

6 rolls Painters tape, quantity depends on desired pattern
Sample pots of different colours of paint
good quality 1 inch wide paint brush
long ruler

Method

Get a long ruler, we used a builders ruler with a level, mark out your design with a pencil. The design is only limited by your imagination.
Tape along the lines, be sure to press the tape firmly, so there are no air bubbles for the paint to seep through. You will need to go back and tape over areas where the colours cross to get a smooth transition from one colour to the next.
Paint away, we painted the thin lines first and did about 4-6 of each colour, then we added more for a bolder effect until we were happy with the result. We then painted the colour blocks on the bottom quarter of the wall, making sure to have most of the colours evenly spaced. Depending on colours chosen, you may need to do more then 2 coats. The red was the hardest to work with, it took 4 coats to get it nice.
Be careful when removing the painters tape.

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- mom129294
- 21 Jul 2015
  1:49 pm

53 Comments

- - mom465683 said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    8:09 pm
That looks great. Well done.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Oct 2020
    10:20 am
Wow, that’s a lot of work there!

- - mom462038 said
  - 07 Apr 2020
    5:18 pm
Oh that’s Amazing! If I’m ever planning on painting a kids room, I’ll certainly use this for inspiration

- - mom129591 said
  - 11 Aug 2019
    12:14 am
The colour effect is amazing. Thanks for sharing this one.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 May 2019
    8:34 am
Wow that is a lot of effort – I bet your child loved the room!

- - MrsA said
  - 21 Mar 2019
    3:22 pm
Wow. That is a whole lot of colour

- - mom19782016 said
  - 11 Mar 2019
    9:52 am
Wow, very very creative!

- - mom111059 said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    10:05 pm
Kids would absolutely love this thanks

- - kjgarner said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    9:31 pm
That is an awesome idea for our boys too

- - natct said
  - 21 Aug 2017
    7:08 am
Does look awesome but this house isn’t ours so stick ons it is for us.

- - deannepritchard said
  - 03 Aug 2017
    8:21 pm
That is amazing! you have done a great job! i hope your little one loved it!

- - BellaB said
  - 30 Jun 2017
    5:40 pm
This looks absolutely fantastic. Congratulations.

- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Oct 2016
    8:32 am
Any boy would love this to be their room! Look’s fab!
- kjgarner replied
  
  18 Jun 2018 , 10:36 pm
  Quite different to the animal ones, love it
- - mom111362 said
  - 22 Jun 2016
    11:49 pm
very creative, looks awesome, well done

- - mom165744 said
  - 31 May 2016
    11:22 pm
That’s so cool

- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    6:03 pm
love this idea it’s very impressive

- - JessyJade190490 said
  - 02 Nov 2015
    5:29 pm
Definitely a nice, bright and bold statement =) Thanks for showing us this amazing design, looks like it could be lots of fun for older kids =) Could be something I could get my kids to help with, with my caravan that’s out at my dads place, where we visit when we can!

- - mom113055 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    3:54 am
the boys room

- - Kelz81 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    11:44 pm
Wow, that looks great!! My boys would love it!!

- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    11:15 am
This is a really great and creative look!