How to Decorate With a Thomas Tank Engine Paint Border
Using a Thomas the Tank Engine paint border can be the cap to a train lover's room. For little boys, and some little girls, trains are a fascination. The cartoon character of Thomas the Tank Engine combines this fascination with everyday social and life situations. The character lends itself to decorating a child's bedroom in a train theme. The paint border and matching bedroom items are available at retail outlets and online through official sites. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Paint
- Paint brushes and rollers
- Wallpaper paste (optional)
- Tracing paper
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Matching paint
Instructions
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Paint the walls of the room. Match the color to a portion of the selected Thomas the Tank Engine border. Blue, red, gray and yellow are all acceptable colors along with plain white. Allow to dry completely.
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Apply the border to the top of the wall. Many of the commercially available borders have a self-sticking adhesive. If the border is not self-adhesive, apply using wallpaper paste.
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Trace the image of Thomas the Tank Engine from the border. Use tracing paper and a pencil to trace only the outline. Cut out the tracing.
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Trace the cut-out, traced image and trace onto cardboard. Cut out the cardboard stencil.
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Stencil the created image onto the wall at the half-way point of the wall, in a pattern or randomly on the walls.
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Paint the stenciled images in various colors from the border. Fill in the entire area to create train images on the walls.
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Finish the room with matching accessories, including Thomas the Tank Engine bedding or throws, pictures and display toys. Place toy trains and tracks where possible.
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Tips & Warnings
The more color used in the room, the better. Use each color available in the border to create a bright room image to correlate with the cartoon concept.
Some angles of Thomas the Tank Engine will not give a specific outline of a train. Choose to trace a side view of the train for the best results.
