An Inexpensive Bedroom Makeover Using Paint-A-Pillow

Create Custom Bedroom Accent Pillows Using A Paint-A-Pillow Kit

Welcome back, my Cutting Edge Stencils friends. It’s funny how something simple like a clearance item at Target can spark a room makeover.  A small project can typically snowball but it doesn’t mean you have to break the piggy bank to reach decor satisfaction.  Simple DIY projects involving stencils can easily give any space the pick-me-up it needs.  Come check out this inexpensive bedroom makeover using Paint-A-Pillow to make DIY accent pillows.

We’d like to introduce Kristin, the creator of BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder and contributor to the blog All Things Thrifty. Kristin spotted a Nate Berkus accent pillow at Target on clearance for $12.98. Here is what the pillow looked like:

She was ecstatic until she realized it didn’t really go with her bedroom decor.  In fact, as she looked around she realized nothing really went with her bedroom decor. This is what her bedroom looked like before the makeover:

It was plain and simple.  Kristin decided it was time for a DIY makeover.  She had also snatched up a gray duvet cover at a steal of a deal but her space needed more color. That’s when she decided to make her own DIY accent pillows using Paint-A-Pillow.  Kristin had been introduced to the fab pillow making kit at the BB Frosch craft party.  She set up her crafting area and read through the instructions.  For this project, she chose to use BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder with latex paint so it would bond nicely with the fabric. She painted the pillows using Benjamin Moore’s tricycle red, spring tulips and flame.

First up was the Chrysanthemum stencil.  She decided to use all three shades of the pinky red. So, she squirted a line of each onto her tray like this:

Then she rolled the dense foam roller through the paints.

** If you’re recreating this at home, be careful not to overload the roller with too much paint.  Roll off the excess paint onto a folded paper towel until it looks almost dry.  The key to stenciling is using as little paint as possible.  Too much paint will cause the design to bleed and smudge.

Once the entire pillow cover was painted, she peeled back the metal tabs holding the stencil in place to reveal her painted pillow.  When it was dry, Kristin removed the cardboard insert inside of the pillow cover.  The cardboard insert is there to catch any paint that might bleed through the fabric.

Kristin made two DIY accent pillows using Paint-A-Pillow.  On each side she used a different pattern so she could mix it up a bit each day.  With her newly stenciled pillows in hand, Kristin completed several other DIY projects that you can read about here, before revealing her awesome bedroom makeover.  Ready to see how it all turned out?

And then when she flips the pillows over she has some cute nautical designs!

Tell us: What do you think of this inexpensive bedroom makeover using Paint-A-Pillow accent pillows? Leave us a comment below!

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Thanks for reading, and happy stenciling!

Michelle and the Paint-A-Pillow Team