Colour my room

Add a little sunshine to your child's bedroom with a feature wall painted in a theme to suit your child's imagination.

Creating a room that your child enjoys and loves to play in is something quite special. A feature wall doesn't have to be a permanent display in the bedroom, as the room will "grow" as your child does. Develop the ideas and themes together, and you'll know your child will be getting his or her dream room.

Paint your own rainbow
You can paint your own rainbow (like the one featured above right) by buying a range of coloured testpots from your local Resene store.
Pencil-sketch the outline of the rainbow and clouds onto your pre-prepared blue wall (we love the gorgeous sky-blue shown, Resene Dreamer). If you're a little nervous about going over the lines when you paint, use masking tape to outline each rainbow colour and wait for each colour to dry before removing the tape, retaping the next colour, and moving on.
Paint the clouds last, once the rainbow is dry. Outline the outside edges of the clouds, then paint them in. You may need to do a second or third coat on the clouds once to hide the ends of the rainbow beneath them.

Other theme ideas
Fairy wonderland, enchanted castle, racing cars, geometric shapes, country fields, African jungle, zoo friends, a day at the beach, cartoon characters you know your child loves... The ideas are endless. Vinyl decals are also a great temporary way decorate walls.