A D.I.Y. Pine bedhead and dark blue painted walls helped transform a bedroom and create a moody look.
The project
Moody vibes in my bedroom makeover. DIY bedhead using maritime Pine and Feast Watson's Brown Japan stain. The wall colour is a gorgeous dark blue called Black Forest (Taubmans' Easy Coat interior).
Creating moody vibes with Taubmans' Black Forest and Feast Watson's Brown Japan stain.
Steps
Step 1
I joined my pieces of wood using the Biscuit joiner and Taskmaster size 20 biscuit joiners, plus Aquadhere PVA wood glue exterior and let it dry between each row.
Step 2
I cut out the rectangles for the lights by firstly drilling holes in the corners to fit the jigsaw blade. Then cut out the rectangles. This was very nerve wracking!
Step 3
I tested on the back of the bedhead one and two coats of sanding sealer and also how long to leave the stain on. For my pieces of Pine, I only needed one coat of Feast Watson sanding sealer and two very quick coats of Feast Watson Brown Japan interior stain. After I applied the stain and it was dried, I screwed on the bedside tables.
Step 4
I ended up putting a hidden shelf to rest against the back wall as I needed quite a space behind to allow for the cords and power sockets. I used the Black melamine shelf for hidden shelf, cut it to 11.5cm wide and attached it with brackets.
Step 5
I prepped the walls with sugar soap, then cut in the edges using an edging paintbrush. Then used a roller to apply three coats of Taubmans neutral low sheen easy coat in Black Forest. Before I decided on this colour I bought a few sample pots and painted pieces of cardboard to see how the colours looked against the wood and artwork. I highly recommend this as the colours I originally chose were too bland and I realised I needed a specific blue hue with a touch of green.
Tools and materials
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