When I started redesigning our boys' room I knew it had to have a super hero theme. My guys love everything super hero related, so there was no going wrong!
I spent countless hours searching the internet for some sort of direction. I really was hoping to find a diagram or something that would REALLY dumb the process up for me.
I soon came to accept that I was going to have to wing it. I have never done anything like this before. I mean, I've painted walls, lots of walls, but never anything that required any level of creativity.
I started at the doorway, and with my roll or painters tape, I started taping off buildings. There was no rhyme or reason to it, I just tried to make them different sizes and through in random shaped buildings. I had the grey paint left from painting their beds. I mixed some to make some of the buildings darker and some lighter. We had this pass through that we cut into the wall that I wanted to incorporate into the super hero theme. It is far from perfect, but it was the last thing I did and honestly, I was kinda over the entire thing.
Once I had the buildings completed, I used yellow and white paint to add windows. Again, no rhyme or reason, I just picked places here and there and threw up a window. I also used some glow in the dark paint but they never seem to glow. I guess they never get enough bright light to juice them up.
This took FOREVER. I was anxious and wanted to see the final product. Through the entire ordeal (yes, it was an ordeal) I never felt confident that I would like it. I actually was quite confident that even after the painstaking hours that I had put into this project, I would likely be painting over the entire thing.
I added Superman like beacons with Liam and Logan's names in each one. That was a HUGE pain in the butt! The angled wall made it difficult to paint the oval and names. My arms were KILLING me!!
The final touch was adding silhouettes of superheroes. I was able to find these online, with some patience and a lot of time. Liam helped me figure out just the right place for each hero.
In the end, TOTALLY worth it. They LOVE it. So, I LOVE it! Liam likes to makes up stories with each of the heroes. Logan likes to hang in his hammock and pretend he is flying over the city.
If you are considering tackling something like this, I say, GO FOR IT!! If you have any questions, let me know, I'm glad to help anyone bring this happiness to their lil' superhero!
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