How to Makeover Your Nursery

Need to know how to decorate a nursery? Create a reading nook that will stand out with a geometric design accent wall. At Sherwin-Williams, we offer the best paint colors for a nursery helping you welcome your little one home with warmth and style.

1.

Clean the walls with a bucket of soapy water and sponge to remove any dirt before painting.

2.

After the walls have dried, use a yardstick to measure out the background shape of the design.

3.

Use painter’s tape to tape off your design. Make sure to tape on the outside of your marks.

Tip: Use a drop cloth to keep the baseboards and floor clean.

4.

Use a 2½” brush and Harmony® Interior Acrylic Latex (in Rojo Dust SW 9006) to paint the border of the background shape. Then use a 9” roller with ½” nap to paint the rest of the shape, ensuring that the paint is applied as evenly as possible.

Tip: Using a roller makes painting go faster and helps you apply paint evenly.

5.

Once the paint has dried completely (4-6 hours), use a yardstick and pencil to mark the center of the dots as a guide for your stencil. (Our dots were spaced approximately 10” from one another vertically and 8” from one another horizontally.)

6.

Place the stencil (we cut ours from a piece of frosted mylar) over the first mark, and secure the top and bottom of the stencil with painter’s tape so it doesn’t move during paint application. With a 2” paint brush and Harmony® Interior Acrylic Latex (in Sashay Sand SW 6051) make strokes from the outside of the dot towards the center to keep the circle’s edge crisp.

7.

Let dry and enjoy!

The BEFORE and AFTER…

Tip: Always clean your brushes for future use. Learn how to properly store and dispose of paint here.

Colors We Used

Check out our most popular colors for your most important projects to develop your color palette and create like a pro. See the colors we used for this design below.

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