Match as close as you can a bed set. We went with a chenille comforter set and accented it with a striped throw at the end of the bed and a sherpa pillow. Children love things that feel good and are soft. The sherpa pillow is perfect for cuddling
DIY Rainbow Painted Wall and Little Girls Room Reveal
I have a little niece who is crazy about rainbows and unicorns. She’s been telling us she wants a girls rainbow bedroom for some time now. So one day her mom and I started cooking up a plan to create a rainbow painted wall. In less than one day we changed the look of her room to a bright, happy, and cheerful place. Check out the final results and more tips at my 5 Cute Toddler Girl Bedroom Ideas on a Budget post.
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Rainbow Painted Wall
I have painted many murals on a wall but surprisingly I have never painted a rainbow on a wall. I had a strategy inside my head and I was keeping my fingers crossed it would work. So, let’s get started painting a rainbow on a wall by shopping for supplies.
To begin you will need to pick your colors or you can use the color I have already matched. These rainbow paint colors were matched up with a piece of art we found at Hobby Lobby called “Sweet Dreams”. I used sample sizes by Behr paint at The Home Depot.
- Behr paint Fruit Cocktail (use sample sizes on all rainbow paint colors & grab samples to match decorations)
- Behr paint Taffy Twist
- Behr paint Little Sun Dress
- Behr paint Wintergreen Dream
- Behr Paint Reserve
- Paint brushes (we got one brush for each color at the dollar store)
- Cup of water
- Paper plate
- Pencil
- Large eraser
- String
- Push pins
- Measuring tape
- Level
Now that we have gathered supplies for this rainbow painted wall let’s get started talking about the background of the rainbow.
White or Neutral Wall Paint Color
Before you start painting a rainbow on your wall make sure your wall is white paint or neutral base color. If you want your wall to look like our little girl’s room you will need to paint it white. We used Alabaster White by Sherwin Williams. This is a great white color that is softer on the eyes.
Once you have your wall painted and it is dry let’s begin drawing the rainbow on your wall.
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Rainbow Wall DIY Tutorial
Cheap and easy DIY for you today! I painted a rainbow on my daughter’s bedroom wall, and I’ll show you how easy it is to accomplish! This was 100% inspired by Jessica of Celebration Stylist. Her IG page has a highlight of how she did her daughter’s rainbow wall. I have a tutorial here for you as well.
Below is the video tutorial of how to create the rainbow!
4. Now you can remove the string and start painting your rainbow arches. The chalk will kind of disappear as you go. You can wipe it away as you go as well. After the paint dries, or at least after the first coat of paint dries, you can use a damp rag to wipe away any remaining chalk. Paint a 2nd coat if necessary. You can also choose to continue the arches straight down to the baseboards if you’d like! I chose to just feather the ends mid wall, not the whole way down.
5. Getting a perfectly clean, straight edge on the arches is almost impossible since you are not using painter’s tape, so I chose to feather the arches as well. This just means you kind of dry brush the edges a little bit so it’s not a perfectly clean line. It’s a little more organic.
Comments
- Kelsey says February 14, 2023 at 6:15 pm
Will you share the paint colors you chose?
- Lori says February 16, 2023 at 7:04 pm
Hi! My colors were all by Behr in Satin. The colors were Passion Fruit Punch, Dainty Apricot, Sunflower Seed, Avocado Whip and Balboa.
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