Fun guide to painting a kid's bedroom
Picking colours for your kid's bedroom
Finding the right colour can depend on the size of your kid’s room and the overall theme. You can order colour swatches or stickers and even get the kids to select from the pre-picked colour palette. Hunting for George transformed this kid's room in the Lorne Beach House, a great use of colour in a kids room.
This project is uses:
Tranquil Green-->
How to get the perfect look
Step-by-step
Choose your colour
To start, find inspiration and select from the Dulux colour range. Explore our inspiration gallery and get a sample pot to help you choose the perfect colour.
Prepare your space
To avoid any accidental spills, prepare the area by moving all furniture and items out of the bedroom. If needed, sand back any imperfections in the plaster or paint. Then, clean the walls and ceiling using Selleys Original Sugar Soap and lay down your drop sheet to protect from drips.
Cut in
Cut in around the wall edges with a brush - these are the areas a roller cannot easily reach. Maintain a wet-edge by cutting in larger areas in sections as you go. This will help to avoid ‘picture framing’ where unblended cut in areas remain obvious after rolling.
Apply the first coat
Load your roller and apply paint to the wall in a ‘W’ motion. Cross over the same section as needed and continue to paint along the wall until it is evenly covered.
Laying off
After you have covered a section of the wall, it’s time to lay off to get a smooth finish. This is arguably the most important step in rolling a wall and should be done when you’ve painted a section roughly 3-4 meters. Laying off your wall means giving it a smooth consistent finish and hiding those streaky brush strokes. Simply place your unloaded roller at the top left corner of your wall. Ensure the handle side of your roller is to the right. Then with almost zero pressure roll straight down your wall until you reach the bottom. Remove your roller, return to the top, and slightly overlap where you just rolled so that each panel rubs away the line from the previous lay-off.
Dry time
Dulux Wash&Wear® is ready for another coat after 2 hours of dry time.
Move back in
With Dulux UltraAir®, you can move back in after only three hours of the final coat. It's the only paint that allows your kids to sleep in their room that night, so no disruption to their routine.
Here's what you'll need to get started:
Colour & Paint
Tools & Accessories
High-quality synthetic brush (for cutting-in)
Roller extension pole
Paint pot – for cutting in
Roller tray
Drop sheets
Any other accessories you might need to achieve your desired design effect. (e.g. roller, large brush, sea sponge, muslin rag)
New and improved
Dulux Wash&Wear®
For a superior washable finish, check out the all new Wash&Wear® Low Sheen, with its stain resistance and mould & mildew resistant technology which makes it ideal for all interior walls including high traffic areas.
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