Angel’s Room: When my sister planned her move from Florida to PA last summer, I can’t tell you how happy we all were! We love having her ‘home’! The budget for decorating their rental home was super tight. I wanted to surprise my teenage niece, Angel, with some pretty and fun accents in her bedroom. I know it’s not easy for a 16-year-old to move away from friends, but we are so excited to have our family local again. I wanted her to have a welcoming, pretty space of her own.
This blog post is sponsored by FrogTape. The walls are paneled (that old faux-paneling sheets) and since it’s a rental, we had no choice but to ignore the ugly green carpet.Thankfully it was clean, only in this one bedroom and in decent shape.
Rental Tip: It never hurts to ask the landlord if cosmetic changes/home improvement materials can be reimbursed or if material receipts can count as cash towards the security deposit. I’m almost always given a green light. Free labor for the home owner and more personal choices for the renter.
With permission from the landlord to paint the paneled walls, I chose a Valspar Signature Paint + Primer. Color is “Lilac Mist”. Painting paneling is NOT fun. All of those grooves. Hard work! But it is worth the effort. The next day, I then used my damask Cutting Edge Stencil (held in place with a piece of FrogTape) and simply rolled on the stenciled design using leftover white paint.
The result is very subtle and so pretty…
I let the paint dry for a day before using FrogTape Delicate on the walls so I could paint the moulding around the room…
Pretty, isn’t it? Light, soft and subtle and much better! Even the landlord approved.
{reveal pictures will be better quality!}
Next up: some thrifty wall decor and room accents.
*This sponsored by FrogTape. FrogTape provided by Shurtech. The opinions are completely my own based on my own experience.
Love it – so soft, so charming! Really stunning!
Thanks, Cecilia! The reveal pictures will show everything so much better…I was only using automatic settings on my camera when I took those pictures. Learning as I go. 😉 The room does look so much better though.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!
That’s cute! Very cute.
Oh I love it. And you are right about landlords. They usually will go for any free work improvements. My ex boyfriend is a landlord and he always let’s them do their upgrades.
It turned out beautiful!
Very nice. I will someday be painting my paneling, but not for a long time yet. My ex boyfriend pretty much let’s his tenant’s do free labor to upgrade also.
Ah I love it!
This turned out great! Does the base coat have to be a flat paint, or could it be a shiny surface (eggshell, satin?)
Love the stencil effect!!
I always use an eggshell finish on walls…even the base coat underneath the stencil.
It looks so pretty Roeshel! I’m sure your niece will love it!!!
Lovely. I did similar in my DR years ago, but that was before pre-cut stencils. I had to make my own! However, it’s the stenciling that’s the most work so congrats. I was wondering about the sheen on you stencil paint; You mentioned it was “leftover”, but do you know the color or the gloss? CTD
Hi! Thanks! I always use eggshell finish on walls so I know even my leftover would be an eggshell finish. I do not know the color though. I apologize! I paint a lot so my leftover paint stash is large. I can’t even guess and I tried looking it up (old photos, old blog posts, old paint cans), but I really have no idea. I LOVE homemade stencils – I bet your dining room is gorgeous! Thanks so much for stopping by.
Very pretty!!! So sweet of u to prep the room with your talent.
That came out really pretty! I bet your niece is much happier w/the room now!
I can already see your going to be working some major magic! The walls are beautiful now, so soft and pretty. Love that stencil design 😉 How thoughtful of you, I can’t imagine moving at 16 and it’s so sweet that you are helping her settle in and feel loved and welcome. You have the biggest heart Roeshel!!