I Painted My Daughter’s Room

Finished picture first. In our old place, I had painted a single wall with the spires of Oxford in a similar style and I was dying to do something else for her when we moved. Total work time approx 30 hours, just me and a bottle of whiskey. And a very patient wife.

I started with two pots of paint, one silk white and one silk ‘emerald green’. I mixed the six shades as I went along. I taped everything with Frog Tape - I totally recommend that stuff. Clean lines and wide enough to catch dumb mistakes like rolling to the ceiling.

Adding mountains. I literally did this as I went along, no guides or lines.

Second set of mountains, getting progressively darker. I forgot to paint around the window with the first set so I had to lift this line of mountains to cover it.

Adding tiny trees. I used the smallest paintbrush I could find and stippled the paint on.

Getting there

I used the previous lot’s paint to create a misty effect by painting a little at the bottom and then blending it up with a dry brush. It looks really effective in places.

More layers with more trees on each.

Adding the largest trees at the bottom. I actually made three shades of paint for these trees to give them more depth.

These were my favourite trees. A single line with a thin brush and then whatever you want stippled with a big brush. These big trees took ten minutes each.

Finished!

You can see the mist higher up.

Shelves up and stuff in. I’m so pleased it turned out exactly as I planned in my head. And she loves it!

Cat tax. This is Minton. He is a good cat.