How to Paint My Bedroom in NFL Colors
If you're a die-hard football fan, you would probably love a bedroom painted in your favorite NFL team's colors. Imagine the disappointment of a Steelers fan, though, if the gold looked like a pale yellow or of a Cowboys fan if the metallic silver were just a dull gray. Getting the exact colors is a priority. Fortunately, it's not hard to do that. You can take an official licensed team item, such as a hoodie, to any home-improvement store with a computerized paint-matching system. The paint clerk can scan the color and duplicate it in paint. In addition, you can find Glidden paints in official NFL colors at Home Depot, which has a licensing agreement with the NFL. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Screwdriver
- Painter's tape
- Drop cloths
- Interior spackle
- Primer, if applicable
- Paintbrush
- Paint roller
- Roller pan
- Interior paint in your team's colors
Instructions
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Obtain your NFL colors at the paint or home-improvement store of your choice.
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Remove outlet covers and switch plates. Remove drapes and curtain rods, and push
furniture to the middle of the room. Fill any nail holes with interior spackle.
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Mask, using painter's tape, anything that you don't want painted, such as the ceiling, crown molding, baseboards, window casings and the floor.
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Place drop cloths over your furniture and the floor. Secure the drop cloths with painter's tape.
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Prime the walls if they are new and unpainted drywall or if you are covering oil-based paint with latex paint. For large wall areas, roll on the primer on in a "W" pattern, making overlapping strokes from side to side. For edges and corners, brush on the primer. Allow the primer to dry per the manufacturer's instructions.
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Apply your paint to the walls in the same manner as the primer, making "W" strokes with the roller in large areas and using a paintbrush for edges and corners. Let the paint dry per the manufacturer's instructions. Apply a second or even a third coat as needed, until the paint covers completely, leaving no streaks or signs of the old paint.
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Remove the painter's tape and drop cloths, wash the roller and paintbrush, move furniture back where it belongs, rehang curtain rods and draperies, and replace outlet covers and switch plates.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't stop with paint. Many NFL teams offer posters, logo accessories, fabrics and even furnishings, Go all out and create the perfect NFL-themed room.
If you follow another sport, such as baseball, basketball or hockey, consider painting a room in the colors of one of those teams.
References
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