How to Create an Accent Wall in a Nursery

Last week you saw the pink and mint nursery moodboard for Maya and the items I was keeping and nixing from her first room. Let's dive in next - how to create an accent wall in a nursery. We're talking pink and ice cream cone decals, folks. Holla!
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Before any of the fun stuff, I first needed to get the room painted. I LOVE myself some white walls with fun bright colours in accents, so I got to work painting the trim, baseboard and walls in a bright white - PARA Paint's "Whitewash White" - using an eggshell finish for the walls and PARA's door & trim paint for the trim. It's a really cool, bright white, which works in this space because we have two windows which let in tons of natural light. Did you catch Emily Henderson's post recently about when NOT to paint walls white? If not, you should check it out. It totally makes sense.





Remember those ice cream decals from the moodboard? Well, I spotted them through my fave decals source, Urban Walls, and barely paused before I hit the purchase button. Seriously, how cute are they? I could die. I have used Urban Walls products in past projects (like their big heart in this client's nursery) and not only are the designs amazing, but the product is easy to use, good quality, and affordable.





Originally my plan had been to put the decals straight onto the white wall where Maya's crib (and eventually bed) will go, but I had a sudden urge to throw some pink on that side of the room to balance out the pink dresser, which I knew would be on the other side. So, out came PARA Paint's "Flushed". This colour isn't for the faint of heart - it's a full on pink. And I love it.





Decals time. They are individual rather than sheets, so you can choose exactly how you want your spacing to look like. I did a quick count of how many I had, and then calculated out how many rows it would give me with about a foot between each decal, and half a foot between each row. Once I had figured out that basic placement, I tapped up my decals using painter's tape. I was able to step back and view it all, before going one by one and removing the backing and applying the decal to the wall. PS - the space in the middle of the wall will make more sense in a sec.





Note: If I wanted to be really precise, I would have put the first one up, then measured a foot every time, making a pencil mark where the center of the decal should go. Having a laser level would have also been helpful to make sure my lines were perfectly straight. But you know me... sometimes I don't have enough patience and I figured I could more or less eyeball as I went. Luckily, it worked out.
I also kept the colour placement random, but made sure not to stick like 4 mint cones in a row.
The result? SO FUN!!!! Oh my goodness I want to marry those decals. They are just the cutest. My only thought had been "what if I'm promoting unhealthy eating in my daughter?" which is so the health promotion academic in me speaking. Like maybe I should have gone for pineapples or watermelon (fruit!) instead? But I just loved the ice cream cones too much. I figured I was being ridiculous, and stuck with my sweet cones.





So there it is - A beautiful accent wall for a kids room! Pretty easy, eh?
Hop over to the blog to see more tips on creating a DIY accent nursery wall and more from MAYA's Mint + Pink Nursery Design:






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