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A beachy wave bedroom mural!

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My sister + bro in law love the beach, like LOVE LOVE LAHHHOOOOOVEEEEE the beach; the sand, the waves, the vibes, ALL of it! So when they asked me to add some pizzaz to their beachy bedroom, I jumped to the opportunity! Lanae had found some wave-style wallpaper inspiration for me to reference, but (being the most amazing EVER) she gave me full reign to just “have fun” while they were on a little vacation for a few days! (and let me just tell you how fun it is to do a “mini-makeover” in a room from start to finish while someone is out of town)! 🙂

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This mural is really one of the more “simple” murals I’ve ever done! I used only one color: WHITE! And it was more focused on the lines and shapes to make a cohesive look + feel for the main wall in their bedroom! 🙂 And it was quite fast to complete (it took me almost as much time to figure out the size of the wave by doing the math than it did to paint the whole wall) : it only took me about 5 hours from start to finish! 🙂

MATERIALS:

  • Chalk
  • White paint (I used a Behr Marquee paint sample for $4.98 from Home Depot)! 🙂
  • A few different sized paint brushes to make the waves (depending on how “thick” you want the wave outline)
  • Thick white paint maker – I used “Painters” brand chisel tip extra thick
  • A laser level
  • Big piece of paper + tape + scissors + pen to make a stencil
  • Paper towel or rag to clean chalk from wall
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Since I knew that I wanted to add lots of line movement, it was important to be sure that the wave shape itself was as uniform as possible. So the first step was to measure the wall + make a wall stencil that “fit” in the dimensions of the walls’ width x height evenly. The wall measured 168″ x 92″, so I divided that out to make the wave wall stencil 24″. I drew the shape on a big piece of paper (you can use wrapping paper or even a cardboard box) and then cut out the wave from the paper. Using chalk, I then traced the wave onto the wall using a laser level to be sure that the waves continued in a straight line.

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Use a paint brush (I used a 1 1/2″ thick brush) to “outline” the waves and added white caps to the wave (3 semi-circles near the crest of the wave).

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Wave mural DIY, how to paint a beachy mural, how to paint a wave mural, beach mural DIY, how to paint a mural

After the painted waves were dry, I then began to chalk the lines, curved lines and movement amongst the waves. This is where things can get fun and you can add as little or as much detail as you’d like. The great thing about using chalk to do this is that it’s SUPER easy to wipe off if you don’t love the look.

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When you have the chalk lines how you’d like them, grab a wet rag or paper towel and with one line at a time, wipe the line and then use your paint marker to trace over where the chalk line had just been.
note: you can *try* to use the paint marker to go right over the chalk without wiping it off first, but I didn’t have any luck getting constancy with the paint marker with the chalk still on the wall.

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Keep repeating your paint lines until the entire wall is covered and looking AMAZING! I’d recommend wiping the entire wall one last time with a rag + water to be sure that all of the chalk is removed! 🙂

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I just put up a big ‘ol blog post with how I painted this wave mural on their bedroom wall with 2 paint markers and 1 white paint sample all for under $7 🌊 🌴
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Zipper pouches are a *must* in this household to make sure all of these pre-schooler “collections” are gathered and kept together. 
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Welp, I guess I'm predictable! :)
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This spring weather calls for a springy color pale This spring weather calls for a springy color palette for a new mini-mural! 😍 All of these colors will be turned into happy florals for the amazingly wonderful @farmtofist fresh flower farm stand sign (I mean, a flower stand!?!!???? How does it get any better)! 🌷🌸🌼❤️🎉
And that watermelon color!? It’s just perfectly punchy isn’t it!?
Esther’s color-filled, floral mural is done but Esther’s color-filled, floral mural is done but I can’t promise that photos are back on the walls or laundry isn’t spewing out of the hampers behind me 🤷‍♀️ I guess it’s what we call balance. 
But yay for florals. I’m slightly in love with this wall and can’t wait to write up a blog post with details and more pics. 🌿❤️🌸
Adding color and life into every corner of this we Adding color and life into every corner of this weekend. Because today is ALLLLL about how love wins, evil is overcome and death is conquered. 🎉❤️
Also, I’m clearly still on this floral kick and I have no plans to stop. Three cheers for my @officialcricut that helped turn these doodles into egg stencils. 🎉🌿🥚
A few weeks ago I snuck into my amazing sister in A few weeks ago I snuck into my amazing sister in laws house and painted a beachy, wavy, tropical-esque, happy mural in their bedroom! If you know ANYTHING about @lanaesteffen then you know how much she loves the color turquoise, the @mnstatefair the Bachelor annnnd anything and everything beachy! (And I wasn’t going to paint every food on a stick from the state fair on her walls) 😂😂😂😂 
I just put up a big ‘ol blog post with how I painted this wave mural on their bedroom wall with 2 paint markers and 1 white paint sample all for under $7 🌊 🌴
Of course when I live with a 5 year old bunny enth Of course when I live with a 5 year old bunny enthusiast, my latest zipper pouch pattern hassssssss to be a carrot. Duh! Did you catch the live event on @therealcraftsy + @nationalsewing today!? (Don’t worry, if you missed it, the video will be up for a bit complete with the whole PDF pattern to download!) 🥕🥕
Zipper pouches are a *must* in this household to make sure all of these pre-schooler “collections” are gathered and kept together. 
And if you can’t tell, Esther is 100% pretending to nibble on the carrot in this photo! I’m telling you, BUNNY ENTHUSIAST 🥕😂🥰
Apparently Norman pug has taken the role of qualit Apparently Norman pug has taken the role of quality control supervisor while I start putting the finishing florals + details on Esther’s wall mural today. 😂 😂 apparently he’s not aware that I have tubs of paint instead of tubs of treats. 🤷‍♀️
Also, who knew I would love painting on a dark background so much!? I may have turned a new leaf with this “Russian Olive” color. It’s just the right amount of color with it’s dark and bold quality, I looovvveee! 🌿
I finallllly got a blog post together sharing the I finallllly got a blog post together sharing the full scoop of the color palette, some tips + tricks and allllll of the behind-the-scenes for this oversized floral mural in the playroom for @katiedfredrickson kiddos! :) And surprise, I used not just one but TWO colors of yellow in this mural! ⁣
Welp, I guess I'm predictable! :)
Doing my best to spread color and light these days Doing my best to spread color and light these days. And also following through with allll the painting requests of a certain 5 year old that I live with, including how I can incorporate a jumping bunny with glasses in the mural for her room (specifically a pink jumping bunny, obvi). 👓 🐰 🌸 🌼🌿
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