A $600 Accent Wall Is the Star of This Adorable Nursery

When you consider a nursery or child’s room, likelihood is you envision a vibrant, ethereal and cheerful room to convey child dwelling to. However numerous nurseries begin out as long-forgotten visitor rooms that want numerous TLC.

That’s precisely the predicament Jordan Miranda, the blogger behind Boho on a Price range, was dealing with when the expectant mother got down to create a nursery for her son. “This area was an empty slate with excessive ceilings, which made the room tremendous darkish and gloomy,” says Jordan. “I wished to brighten up the room because it was going to show into our son’s nursery.”

What the area wanted was slightly bit of additional curiosity on the partitions to assist it really feel slightly homier. Jordan’s resolution: a comfortable wooden accent wall. “I knew wooden paneling would do the trick,” says Jordan. “We had been going to go together with wallpaper, however the white was simply further clear and introduced that beachy boho surf type we had been on the lookout for.”

Jordan and her husband determined to deal with the undertaking weekend warrior-style. They headed to The Residence Depot, the place they picked up about $600 price of supplies, together with wooden and {hardware}. Then, Jordan’s dad — a contractor — stepped in to assist with the set up. “I’m proud that my husband accomplished the accent wall undertaking with my dad,” says Jordan. “It was a cool bonding expertise for them to do that undertaking collectively and for my imaginative and prescient to come back to life!”

First, to offer their wooden accent wall slightly extra safety, they began by mounting strips of plywood to the wall horizontally; screwing these into the studs locked them in place. Then, they connected their vertical wooden planks into these anchors. As soon as it was up, they completed with contemporary paint.

After that, Jordan started working peppering the nursery with candy particulars. “Utilizing all native artists for the wall decor is one other particular contact,” she says. “From the tapestry, to the handmade wooden surfboard fin, every bit is one-of-a-kind and picked with intentionality.” All of the furnishings and equipment work collectively to create a neutral-yet-still-warm backdrop for child.

This one-wall surprise undertaking was simply what the nursery wanted to imbue it with a welcoming and comfy vibe. “Some folks had been suggesting doing the ceiling and a number of partitions, however I knew one accent wall would do the trick!” Jordan says. “The after turned out higher than I ever anticipated.”