Wow! I can't seem to keep myself busy enough. So in 2 days (with the help of my Mom, Dad , who fixed my level problem, and husband Kevin with the TV installation), we transformed our son's bedroom.
When doing lines…I realized my mistake and will try again when I attack my daughter's room. But in the end it looks pretty fabulous. He is happy and so far it is super clean.
I also found a fantastic room planner from Pottery Barn Kids. Just type in the room measurements, the size of the furniture you have and what you plan on buying & play around with your look. Since we added furniture to his room, I wanted to be sure it wouldn't look out of place and over stuffed.
Also, of GREAT importance that I learned after I had peeled off the tape:
When you are doing stripes: place tape, then roller over all the tape in the colour of your back ground or current wall colour. This sets the tape and will prevent bleeding through.
My friends at my favourite store - Rona - mixed up some great paint from my jersey. Note - use paper samples, as fabrics are much harder to match. I left the codes for you friends out there who may want to do an Oiler's themed room.
When doing lines…I realized my mistake and will try again when I attack my daughter's room. But in the end it looks pretty fabulous. He is happy and so far it is super clean.
I also found a fantastic room planner from Pottery Barn Kids. Just type in the room measurements, the size of the furniture you have and what you plan on buying & play around with your look. Since we added furniture to his room, I wanted to be sure it wouldn't look out of place and over stuffed.
Use your level, and tape measure. Make your first line as straight as possible. My Mom and I then measured up 1" from our first tape mark…all the way around the room. Were there adjustments? Oh, yes my friends. Was it work? Yup. Was it a lot to do in two days? Nope. Super duper fun. Did I learn what to do next time? Yes. My tape was not the correct one. (and you really should search the internet and not just rely heresy) Our first line was in dark green and the tape itself isn't a consistent width. The lighter green was. It peeled of nicely but apparently you should use the blue tape for doing stripes. Make note friends.
Also, of GREAT importance that I learned after I had peeled off the tape:
When you are doing stripes: place tape, then roller over all the tape in the colour of your back ground or current wall colour. This sets the tape and will prevent bleeding through.
Above is where we hung vinyl that Kevin's Mom & Dad had purchased for him. (This was really a big family project, wasn't it?)
The final taping and picture frame placement.
My friends at my favourite store - Rona - mixed up some great paint from my jersey. Note - use paper samples, as fabrics are much harder to match. I left the codes for you friends out there who may want to do an Oiler's themed room.
The final painting with out removing the tape. Note - remove tape 1-2 hours after painting. We found that the paint rollers were much too wide and would have run into our next colour so my sweet hubby, Kevin purchase some sponge rollers for me. These were smaller and earlier to use.
The almost completed room.
We are waiting for new sheets and a duvet cover to arrive. We purchased a new duvet from Ikea. Nice and cool for him.
Some more vinyl from that same purchase.
And…look up above! Now when he is resting he can contemplate what Wayne Gretzky has said. "You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
All the best in your future projects… Now what shall I work on next…?
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