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Part of my bedroom transformation was to create a unique feature wall. All made with plasterboard, joint compound, stencils, paint and timber.
Plasterboard
Dunlop FC Jointing Compound
Stencils
Dulux Paint
Cabots Interior Stain Walnut
90 x 90 recycled timber
Recycled fence panel timber
Liquid Nails
Dynabolts
Dewalt Mitre saw
Bandsaw
Drill
Mini Rollers
Paintbrushes
Cloths
The 'before' photo. This room was extremely dull, but also problematic. I'd been trying to come up with something for a while, with issues being that the walls were very uneven with rough plaster, and the vaulted wall wasn't vaulted centrally.
First thing to do was to make the uneven vaulted issue 'disappear' by painting the upper part of the wall dark as a backdrop to the panelling.
Then it was time to overcome the rough uneven walls that wouldn't lend themselves to stencilling, but liquid-nailing 3 plasterboard panels to the wall - leaving space between each one for a timber surround.
Now the fun part! I had a selection of stencils that I used along with Jointing Compound to make a patterned/textured design that would also withstand a bit of sanding and painting.
Then a coat of a base colour over all the panels and stenciling.
Although I don't have lots of photos of the next bit, I used some dark watery paint to wash over the base colour, then wiped a lot of it off with cloths so it highlighted the pattern more. Then I added touches of subtle yellows and reds to create more different tones.
I made some decorative wooden corners just stop it looking so square, and then added the timber framing. You can also see that I painted the bedroom furniture to match the new colour-scheme
Putting it all together with finishing touches.
Hello @Poshrustic
Thank you so much for sharing the steps you took to create your feature wall. It looks amazing and it is really eye catching.
Eric
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