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Personalized Letters for Kid’s Room

July 23, 2018 / 55 Comments

Kid’s rooms can be so much run to decorate, but for some reason, we often forget about the door. The door is the introduction to a room, the beginning of the space and if your kid’s room is anything like mine, the door is often shut to hide the mess! So, why do we make these cute rooms with a plain door? I wanted to have something to hang on my boys’ doors that will introduce the theme of the room and provide a cute decoration for when those doors are shut. Taking the first letter of their names and making personalized letters seemed like the perfect project.

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I never really thought of myself as being good at painting. One of my favorite things to do is to prove myself wrong. So, I decided to take on a fun project of painting letters to hang on the doors for my boys’ rooms. My oldest is having a transportation themed room and I’m designing a Peter Pan themed nursery for my baby. I thought the perfect decoration for the doors would be to paint a wooden letter (the first letter of their names) for each of them. My oldest starts with “D” and my baby’s name will start with an “N”.

Supplies

I needed a couple large wooden letters (a “D” and an “N“). It’s important to have letters that are smooth for painting. The size is a preference, but I wanted larger ones so I had more room to paint.

I also needed some acrylic paints and paint brushes. For the paints, I got a basic set that included lots of colors along with black and white so that I could mix and make the colors lighter or darker as needed.  I choose a paint that isn’t overly expensive, but also that isn’t too cheap so that it would come out looking nice. I also got a metallic gold I choose based on the color. For paint brushes, I also went with a variety pack so that I could choose which would work for different parts of the paintings. Getting a variety also means that I will have what I need for future projects!

Making it a Surprise

When I started this project, I hadn’t told my husband that I had decided on a name for our unborn son. He was absolutely in love with a name and I kept being indecisive. Our fourth anniversary was approaching as I can to a decision and so I thought it would be fun to announce it to him on our anniversary by showing him the painted letter. I knew it was going to be tough to paint a Peter Pan themed letter, especially having very little confidence in my painting abilities, but I was willing to give it a try.

I started by painting the “N” with a twilight blue color that I made by mixing black in with my blue paint. Then, I made a Peter Pan silhouette stencil by sketching it out on paper and cutting it out. I laid this down where I wanted it and painted white around it in a large arch to create the moon. When I lifted the paper stencil, I was left with the Peter Pan outline I wanted against the moon. I touched it up and painted over it with black to make it more like a shadow. Then, using a light grey I made mixing white and black, I painted some shadows on the moon to make it more realistic and some stars across the twilight sky using white. As a finishing touch, I took a metallic gold paint and painted Tinkerbell and some fairy dust coming off of her wand.

I’m so happy with how this one turned out and completely surprised myself. I guess I’m better at painting than I thought! My husband was so thrilled when I showed him the letter. Not only did we finally have a name, but he was also really impressed with how it turned out.

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Including my Toddler

For the letter “D”, I wanted to include my toddler since it was for his room. I thought it would make it a little more special if he helped. His room is transportation themed, so I started by painting the letter to look like a road using black and white paint.

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Then, we had a little fun. I took some bright colors and broke out the hot wheels and we painted tire tracks using the hot wheels! To do this, we simply rolled the cars in some paint and then rolled them on the “road” I had painted on the letter. My son had a lot of fun doing this and painting with hot wheels (and other cars) is a new fun craft we like to do together!

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At first, I wasn’t sure if I liked how it came out. Having a toddler help paint means it isn’t going to be the “cleanest” looking product. However, the first time he saw it and looked at me smiling and said “I did that”, I knew it had to stay! So, I decided to put some little final touches on and hot glued some cars onto the road. In the end, I’m happy with how it came out and it’s really special how he helped and is so proud of it!

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Finishing Up

To make sure that the paint doesn’t get messed up, I made sure to seal it. To do this, I use a clear spray paint that will coat the paint and protect it without covering it or messing it up. It has to be a thin, even coat of spray paint and really makes a difference in creating a final product that will last!

I’m really happy with how these turned out and think it’s a really fun, personal way to decorate their doors. They both relate to the theme of their rooms and are unique pieces of art that mom made for (and with) them.

Letters like these can be made for any theme and for any name. I think it’s very special to try and do them yourself, but if you don’t want to and are interested in me making one for your kid(s), you can email me for a custom quote!

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