How to Paint a Kids' Room With a Mountain Scene
Decorating your kid's room means more than just adding a new bedspread or slapping the latest cartoon character on the wall. Whether your child is an avid nature enthusiast or simply wants to have a pretend camping expedition each night at bedtime, a mountain scene is the perfect way to bring a touch of the outdoors into his bedroom. With a few easy steps, you can recreate a mountain vista mural that will rival a creation a professional painter would charge hundreds of dollars to paint. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Painter's tape
- Tarps
- Paint in various colors
- Roller
- Paint brushes
- Sponge
Instructions
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Discuss the room design with your child to get her feedback. She will likely surprise you with some creative ideas about what things she would like to see in her room.
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Tape off the window frames, doors and baseboard molding with painter's tape to keep paint from dripping onto these features. Move the furniture to the center of the room, and cover the floor with tarps.
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Use a roller to paint the walls with the lightest of the background colors you have chosen. Since a light blue sky is likely to be the lightest color, paint the upper third of the room with that color. Paint the lower third of the room with the color you have chosen for the ground.
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Paint the shapes of mountains all around the room. The craggy shape is easy to do with a paintbrush, and you can quickly outline all of the mountains. Fill in the mountains in the color you want them to be--purple, gray or brown work well--and then finish painting in the sky along their edges.
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Paint the ground and midline to look like ground, rocks and trees. Use a sponge dipped in paint to paint the tree line or give texture and depth to rocks and the ground. Be creative with your painting, and do not worry about trying to make things look perfect.
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Add details to the scene to make it more interesting. You may want to paint a lake, wildlife, a cabin or other items you might find in the mountains.
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Remove the tape carefully to avoid damaging the trim, and fold the tarps up after the paint has dried completely.
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Tips & Warnings
While the difficult part of the project might be in the details, those special touches are what will make the room meaningful to your child. Paint his initials into the trunk of one of the trees, or add a rough rendition of the family pet to the scene.
Finish off the theme with a bed tent, rustic curtains and lantern light fixtures. Add a pine scented electric air freshener to mask the smell of sweaty clothes, as well as bring another sensory element to your child's space. A white noise machine with the sound of running water will help soothe your child to sleep at night, while adding an authentic touch of the outdoors.
