Part of my bedroom transformation was to create a unique feature wall. All made with plasterboard, joint compound, stencils, paint and timber.
Materials
Plasterboard
Dunlop FC Jointing Compound
Stencils
Dulux Paint
Cabots Interior Stain Walnut
90 x 90 recycled timber
Recycled fence panel timber
Liquid Nails
Dynabolts
Tools
Dewalt Mitre saw
Bandsaw
Drill
Mini Rollers
Paintbrushes
Cloths
Steps
Step 1
The 'before' photo. This room was extremely dull, but also problematic. I'd been trying to come up with something for a while, with issues being that the walls were very uneven with rough plaster, and the vaulted wall wasn't vaulted centrally.
Step 2
First thing to do was to make the uneven vaulted issue 'disappear' by painting the upper part of the wall dark as a backdrop to the panelling.
Step 3
Then it was time to overcome the rough uneven walls that wouldn't lend themselves to stencilling, but liquid-nailing 3 plasterboard panels to the wall - leaving space between each one for a timber surround.
Step 4
Now the fun part! I had a selection of stencils that I used along with Jointing Compound to make a patterned/textured design that would also withstand a bit of sanding and painting.
Step 5
Then a coat of a base colour over all the panels and stenciling.
Step 6
Although I don't have lots of photos of the next bit, I used some dark watery paint to wash over the base colour, then wiped a lot of it off with cloths so it highlighted the pattern more. Then I added touches of subtle yellows and reds to create more different tones.
Step 7
I made some decorative wooden corners just stop it looking so square, and then added the timber framing. You can also see that I painted the bedroom furniture to match the new colour-scheme
Step 8
Putting it all together with finishing touches.
