Do It Yourself Rocket Ship Themed Room
Kids love outer space and rockets. Paint a rocket-themed room and accessorize it with toys and decor that are out of this world. Don't worry if you are not an artist; most of the wall accessories can be bought at toy, department or home-improvement stores. The rocket-ship theme can be modified for both younger and older kids. Get them involved in decorating by giving them some space along one wall to paint their ideas, or let them design and paint the rocket themselves. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Navy blue paint
- Pacific blue paint
- Taupe paint
- Red paint
- White paint
- Glazing liquid
- Paintbrushes
- Tarp
- Press-on glow-in-the-dark stars
- Glitter (optional)
- Rocket-themed linens
- Space-themed curtains
- Space-themed area rug
- Toy rockets
- Space-themed toys
- Space-themed accessories
Instructions
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Set the backdrop for your rocket ship themed room by painting walls and ceiling blue using two shades of blue -- navy and pacific blue -- to represent outer space. Protect your floor by covering it with the tarp. Colors get lighter toward the horizon so paint your ceiling and the top of your walls with the darker blue, ending about one-quarter from the top of the walls. Use six parts latex liquid glaze to two parts paint when you near the point where the navy and pacific blue meet. The glaze will allow better blending. The lighter blue shade should overlap the darker blue by a few inches along the wall. Don't worry, neatness doesn't count here. Use a large fan paintbrush to blend the light blue into the dark blue. Take the lighter blue down the walls, leaving the final strokes brushy and uneven about three to four feet from the baseboards. Paint the remaining wall space taupe, making a rocky terrain.
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After the paint dries, adorn your ceiling with light-absorbing glow-in-the-dark stars, according to label instructions. You can buy stars that absorb sun and room light that simply adhere to the ceiling. It's your world, so place the stars in whatever formations or constellations that you like. When you turn off the lights at night, the stars will shine. Place some stars onto the walls, keeping in mind that stars shine brighter when it's darker. It may take several packages of stars to complete your skyscape.
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Add the all-important rocket. Keep it the focus of the room by either painting one on the wall if you're artistically-inclined, or by buying a mural that you purchase online. If you choose to paint, simply use your imagination and free-draw the shape of the rocket wherever you want it -- on land or flying through the air -- and paint it using red and white paint, or any other color scheme you like. Don't forget the details and make a space hatch toward the bottom of the rocket. You and your child can find inspiration for rockets by looking online or by going through books at the library. Let your child help design the rocket so that it's his very own.
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Add spacemen or alien images to complete your walls and ceiling. You can find such images for sale online, and many are made of a simple clinging material that won't damage walls. Hang space-inspired artwork and curtains. Drape space-themed linens on the bed and a rug on the floor. Decorate with miscellaneous space and rocket themed toys for the full effect.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't want to adhere stars to your ceiling, choose a star-projector instead. Place it in the center of the room and turn off the lights for a planetarium effect.
Sprinkle the taupe terrain with a hint of glitter for texture before it dries, or add it to your paint.
Keep stars higher up on the walls or just on the ceiling if you have young children inhabiting the room as the small plastic stars may present a choking hazard.
If a family member is allergic to latex, use a non-latex paint.
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