Start small...they say!! Dino Bedroom #1

2013 saw me create a few 'crafty/DIY' projects with my most memorable project being my littlest's bedroom transformation!!

Liam is full of wonder, intrigue and a true explorer. Forever in the dirt and grime, constantly reminding me never to dress him in white. Ever. 

We moved to this house in May 2012 and are very slowly getting there in terms of how I'd like my home to look and feel. There is still such a looooong way to go before I can call it my dream retreat though!

Liam's room was dull, boring and plain magnolia complete with natural wood nursery furniture that was way too small for our toddlers growing needs and wild imagination. This time last year, Liam was in full swing Gruffalo mode! He had EVERYTHING Gruffalo! So we toyed with creating a woodland themed bedroom. This theme lasted all of 2-3 months when he tuned into an American kids programme 'Dino Dan'. 

From that day forward, our little explorer was captivated by the awesomeness of Dino's. He watched the programme back to back, quickly learnt some dino names and Rexy#1 became his new best friend! 

We knew Liam was well and truely smitten by these pre-historic creatures so went about planning him a Dinosaur Land of his own.

We scoured Ebay for wall stickers but found these too baby-Ish for our soon to be 3 year old toddler/pre-schooler. We found some wallpaper murals but these were too scary for Liam's little eyes. 

I knew of a company based in America called www.mywonderfulwalls.com whose designs were just perfect. Their stickers and stencils are stunning, but the prices, plus shipping and paint were too expensive for our budget to reach. 

Look at this and you'll see why I fell in love with this company! http://www.mywonderfulwalls.com/products/dinosaur-wall-mural-sticker-kit

Dino mural

This style was perfect for Liam in every way and I found myself muttering "I could do that!" 

So I set about planning the transformation! First up was to source the wall paint and decided the Colours range from B&Q suited both pocket and colour palette

Sherwood

Spearmint

Sky

 I chose the Spearmint for the main grassy areas, Sky for the.......sky ;) The Sherwood - I bought a tester pot and mixed a little of this with the Spearmint to create some hills in the landscape.

I then went on to plan the colours for each of the elements within the mural, thinking of complimentary colours that were versatile for the whole project. These were ordered from eBay at £1 per 10 floz. I was a little worried about buying paint online but I was pretty pleased when they arrived and were true to colour! I can't remember the suppliers, but if I find them, I will link them here.

Woohoo.....lots of colours!!

Now the real fun can begin!