Turquoise Stenciled Walls in the Kids' Bathroom

Hi all.  Just a quick post at the end of a very relaxing weekend. Hubby , the kids and I hung out home all weekend - no big events, just lots of family time inside and out.  

I tried to finish a few jobs around the house and got caught up with some projects that have been half-done for ages.  

One particular thing checked off my "finish" list was....

Four years ago I decorated the kids bathroom in the bright shades of turquoise and orange.  I has seen this colour combo in an issue of Better Homes and Gardens and knew the pairing would be perfect for a light-hearted kids bathroom.  

I painted the walls turquoise and added several orange accessories.

As the years have  passed, the room had started to look ragged- the paint is scratched, the towels are stained and the rug has lost its bright colour.  

So after 4 years, orange is on its way out!  Time for a "freshen up" and the introduction of a new accent colour.....

Instead of re-painting the whole room, I touched up the aqua paint in several places.  Then using a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils, I began to add a little interest to the plain, painted walls.  

I chose a darker turquoise as the stencil colour. I figured it would add detail without overkill.  

It took a few minutes to position the stencil  at the correct angle, but once I had taped it in place, the paint rolled on smoothly and easily.  

After about 2 hours, I had 1/2 of the wall covered in this "Cathedral Window" pattern.  

Then I hit the wall.  Throughout the process I had been stenciling across and up the wall at the same time.  Then all of a sudden, my stencil wouldn't match up.  The pattern wouldn't fit together horizontally AND vertically.  

What had I done?  How could it go so well for so long and then all of a sudden fall apart?? 

I quickly realized that all I could do was  roll some of the base colour over the messed-up area and try again. 

(This was very hard to do after all of my hard work, but luckily it all came together the second time around...)

After 2 more hours, the wall was done!!

One wall - quite enough to stencil, let me tell you!

Hubby then hung the newly re-furbished towel rack on the freshly painted walls and the room was another step closer to completion!!

I bought this hanging rack at a discount decor shop.
I love the glass pulls and the distressed finish.
I added some wooden letters to personalize it for my three kids, A, B & C.

TA-DA!! 

There we go- a cool pattern on the wall and the introduction of an new accent colour.  

I have a few other projects up my sleeve that will add ever more red to this particular room. I can see sewing, hand-painting and new accessories in the near future.  I can't wait to show you the rest as it all comes together.....

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