How to Paint Numbers and Letters on the Wall | Pottery Barn Kids

If you are in the process of making a beautiful nursery for your kid, this video is a must watch. Encourage your child to be creative and hone his imagination and learning skills. This instructive video shows Maura Garrity, Painting Stylist for Pottery Barn Kids, demonstrate how to create a numbers-and-letters design on the walls of your child’s nursery. Maura starts by collecting tools to make a simple design consisting of three numbers and three letters. She says that it is a good idea to play with different fonts and refer to it while drawing them. She selects a white wall and tapes a square shape with blue tape. With the help of a level and a pencil, she draws the letters and numbers inside the border. Different sized blue tapes help fill in the numbers and letters depending on its width. Maura chooses a tape that fits each letter or number and starts taping each letter. She then cuts a round shape as the pencil line is visible through the tape. Maura seals the edges of the letters by applying the base coat. After the base coat has dried, she applies the Spruce green shade from Benjamin Moore. She then leaves it to dry and after it has dried completely, she slowly peels off the edges and tapes on the wall. If any area needs a little touch-up, Maura applies white paint on it. Finally, you have a design that stands out from the rest of the walls of your kid’s play room or nursery. Many more designing techniques can be used to transform your kid’s space, making it his …