Creating a Marvel themed bedroom

Well, we've finally moved out, moved in and unpacked and if the bathroom wasn't such a 'public' place, my boy's room would have been the first room we tackled.  It was the first (and only) room we painted and this started before we even moved in by painting one of his walls 'Spider-man' red.

Creating a Spider-man red wall

Whilst waiting for the centrepiece to arrive and be placed on this lovely new red wall, we bought a blue (Spider-man blue) blackout blind from Argos as Max's room is now East facing and we learnt very early on that the sun, as lovely as it is to shine in his room, pops by just a wee bit too early for us.

Back in March I wrote a post on our wish list for this room and created a Pinterest board, which I found myself referring back to AND ordering from!

From the pin below, we did buy Max storage units from Ikea, but by the time we'd added all his toys - it looked nothing like the staged photos of a perfect boy's bedroom.

Ikea storage boxes before the toys moved in.....

What the Ikea storage units now look like!

Storage units now the toys have moved in!

After telling us for the last month he wanted a 'Hulk Smash' hand light, he changed his mind at the last minute and we now have a Captain America shield... it's all Marvel so of course it still looks very cool.

Putting up the crack in the wall

Crack done, guidelines shown for the shield itself

Placed just above his bed where he wanted it

Before the final piece, we added the comic canvases we purchased from B&Q in the sale last year - all under the supervision of our son.

Sneaky little DC canvas made his way onto the wall.....

Our final piece is the Spiderman vinyl sticker quote.  This is why we painted the wall red.

THE Spider-man quote

With great painted walls comes great vinyl

The quote went on lovely but the Spider, due to its size is definitely a 2 man job.  As with the bathroom vinyl, the spider was trying to wrap back upon itself, so with one holding the spider on the wall the other can very slowly peel back the paper.

Preparing the Sticker

The only spider he's ever going to get that close to ;)

And doesn't it look fabulous?

So proud