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Floral wallpaper and timber moulding used to brighten up a girl's bedroom wall.
The project
I recently decided to redo Siennah’s bedroom and wanted to create a fun and colourful feature wall to match her vibrant and cheeky personality.
As her room is quite small, I didn’t want to create a full wall feature as I felt it would feel too busy in her small space. I decided a half-wall feature would be the best option, to give her room a pop of much-needed colour.
Here’s how I brought her feature wall together:
Steps
Step 1
Siennah’s room already had a light grey feature wall which I decided to keep, as I felt it would work well with the wallpaper design I chose. I started off by giving her wall a clean with a mixture of Selleys Sugar Soap and water.
Step 2
Once her walls were dry, I started to apply her half-wall wallpaper. I selected a design called "Flossy" by Minnie and Me Interiors. The wallpaper is a very simple peel-and-stick removable style which made installation super easy. Each piece comes numbered, so I started on the left hand side of the wall with piece number 1. I used the included wallpaper installing tool which helped to remove any air bubbles.
Step 3
After the first piece was installed, I continued to install the rest of the pieces until the wall was complete. After the wallpaper was installed, I used a Stanley knife to cut off any excess at the bottom to give a clean and finished look.
Step 4
Now that the wallpaper was installed, I wanted to add something to the wall over the join between the wallpaper and the painted wall. I decided to go for timber moulding as I felt it would create a polished look and would be a fun, modern take on traditional wainscoting. I chose to use Porta 30 x 12mm moulding from Bunnings.
Step 5
The timber moulding is quite lightweight, so it could have easily been installed with Liquid Nails or wood glue, however, we decided to go with tiny nails for the installation this time. Installation was really quite easy and only required lining up the moulding in the required spot, before hammering in the small nails to hold it in position. We used a spirit level to double check the moulding was straight prior to hammering.
And that’s it. Once the last of the moulding was installed, her feature wall was complete. I added some fun artwork and decor pieces to her wall that suited the overall colour scheme and theme of the room to tie it all in beautifully together. The feature wall looks fantastic and was a quick and easy job completed over one weekend.
At this stage I have left the moulded timber as is but may give it a clear matte coat of varnish if I feel it needs it. I feel keeping the timber moulding raw really helped it tie in beautifully with the timber accents on the bed, as well as the other timber pieces I used around the room.
Feel free to drop any questions below.
More inspiration for your feature wall project
Workshop member selva used Pine square edging for her bedroom feature wall, which she then painted with Dulux Tranquil Green.
Community member jenna11 used creative flair when she created this dramatic cloud feature wall.
For more great ideas from Workshop community members, check out our 10 ways to decorate a wall, 10 ways to update your bedroom and 6 ways to add patterns to your home decor.
