Decoration for teenage bedroom?

Question

My 13 year old daughter wants to paint her bedroom totally white. She is very arty and good at art too! and she wants to do her own designs with stencils etc. on the walls. Does anyone have any ideas where we can buy large stencils from for this kind of thing and what paint we use - is there a special type? Many thanks

Answer 1

You can easily make your own stencils using plastic or card.

Use Acryllic paints for the stencil work, and a stencil brush.

Answer 2

They sell stencil blanks at craft stores, and you can search online for sources. The best paint I have found for kids rooms is regular wall paint, so it is washable, and you can get the quart sizes tinted to any color you want! I suggest you use a stencil adheasive that will reall help with the paint bleeding under the stencil. And practice on some poster board first! It will really help. Good luck. If you need some more help just email me.

Answer 3

when I was your daughter's age my parrents let me do what your suggesting. I didn't use stencles I just drew in pencle what I wanted to paint and then just painted using acrylic paints. Later I also did some work in oil pastels and with an airbrush when I was about 18.
any acrylic paints work well on wall surfaces, if she really likes the stencle idea then thick bristol board, a cutting board and an exacto knife should work pretty good to make your own. Craft stores would have pre-cut stencles.
I find spraypaint and airbrushes are great for stencles, or acrylic paint and brush or sponge.
If she gets bored of what she does it's pretty easy to sand the wall and put a coat of white over the area she wants to change. Mr. Clean eraser will get off pretty much everything including oil pastel.
I moved out a couple years ago but my parents never had the heart to paint over what I did, and I'm now in school to be an animator so I think they're glad they encouraged my love of art.
I hope your daugter gets as much fun out of it as I did, your cool for letting her do it.

Answer 4

Great idea with the stencils. There's usually a good selection in DIY stores. I've also seen stencil-making kits with special card and craft knives.

In my son's room we reserved one area of wall and did a large circle of blackboard paint so he/we could chalk messages on it. So that area is infinitely changeable.

Just make sure the white is washable....

Answer 5

Another way is to trace the images she wants to use onto acetate and then use an overhead projector to display the outline onto the wall at a size she is happy with. Draw the outline and then fill with colour. You can also do this with images directly from your PC using a PC projector.

Try here for more info: http://www.ehow.com/how_17473_paint-wall-mural.html

Have fun!

Answer 6

go t your local art shop they always have things like that and books to help too

Answer 7

I'd try ebay they have everything now days.