Decorating a nursery is a tender experience, filled with hope and anticipation.
Now you can create
a look that is as sweet as
those emotions.
A fun, froggy border runs around this room at half-height, pulling it within a baby's or toddler's range of vision. The soft lavender and yellow combination is warm and welcoming, while the green accents serve to liven
it up.
This whimsical combination works equally well for a boy or a girl, and the frog theme will continue to delight through toddlerhood.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Walls:
- Prime the surface with Fresh Start® Primer and allow to dry.
- Roll on the yellow undercoat. Allow to dry thoroughly.
- In a corner of the room, measure a span about four feet from the floor and mark with a pencil dot. Do the same at the other three corners.
- Using a pencil, draw in your water line. Draw this free form, taking care to keep it slightly irregular. Bring the level back up to your four-foot mark in the corners, so the line does not grow noticeably crooked.
- Mask off the area directly above the line with painter's tape.
- Cut in the area around the water line with a brush, using the blue-lavender paint.
- Fill in the rest of the lavender area with a roller.
- Once paint is dry to touch, remove the painter's tape.
- Working free hand with a large artist's brush, add the spirals in the same yellow as the top half of the wall. Avoid placing them in an overly symmetrical pattern.
Frogs:
- Make your frog stencil. Create three to five frog shapes, copying them on a photocopier and enlarging or reducing to the desired size. Design Tip: Make the frog stencils slightly larger than you think you will need. They will look better as a border that way.
- Cut out the shapes and glue to a piece of thin cardboard. Using a craft knife, cut along the outlines to make your stencil.
- Place the stencil along the border at irregular intervals. Brush or sponge on the accent color to create the frogs.
- Any additional detail can be added by hand with small artist's brushes.
Supply List
Supplies:
- Drop cloth
- Low-tack painter's tape
- Measuring tape
- Pencil
- Thin cardboard
- Trays or plastic plates
- Craft knife
- Benjamin Moore rollers
- Roller tray
- Benjamin Moore paint brushes
Paint:
- Fresh Start Primer
- For Walls: North Cascades 1411 and Squish-Squash 311 in Regal® Matte Finish
- For Trim: Simply Irresistible 205 in Regal Semi-Gloss Finish
- For Frogs: Dill Pickle 2147-40 in Regal Matte Finish
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